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Third annual Maurice Beauregard Tournament fills the Bay
The third annual Maurice Beauregard Memorial 3 pitch Tournament took place this past weekend, filling downtown Campbell’s Bay. The tournament honours the town’s former mayor, who passed away from cancer in October 2022, and is played in the municipal park that bears his name. The funds raised by the event go towards three bursaries for […]
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Council approves $10k MRC office renovations to comply with fire code
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on May 22, a resolution was passed approving just over $10,000 in renovations to the MRC office to comply with the fire code. According to the resolution, on March 25 of this year, the building was inspected and several “anomalies” were found. Speaking after the meeting, MRC […]
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MRC gauging interest in organic waste management
MRC Pontiac will soon be seeking proposals of interest for the collection and disposal of organic waste in the region. The MRC council of mayors approved a resolution at their public meeting last week approving a call for interest to be published on the provincial contracting website, SEAO. The third orientation of the MRC’s waste […]
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Public health orgs focus on seniors’ health
On Thursday (May 22), local health and social service organizations held a day-long seminar on seniors’ health, with more than 100 attendees packing out the Campbell’s Bay RA hall. The event was a collaboration between regional health authority CISSSO, MRC Pontiac, as well as social service groups like Connexions Resource Centre and TransporAction. CISSSO’s Pontiac […]
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Military training taking place in several Pontiac locations next week
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is advising the public that there will be military training exercises in several locations throughout the Pontiac next week. Troops will be in the vicinity of Portage-du-Fort and the Chenaux dam on Monday and Tuesday (May 26 and 27), Davidson on Tuesday and Wednesday (May 27 and 28) as well […]
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Maurice Beauregard memorial tournament returns this weekend
The third annual ball tournament in memory of former Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who passed away from cancer in October 2022, will take place this coming weekend at the park named in his honour. Beauregard’s widow, Kelly McMahon-Beauregard, said that she and Maurice had met playing ball and when she and her sons had […]
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Pontiacers take part in provincial independent trucker protest
An association representing Quebec’s independent truckers (including some from the Pontiac region) took part in a province-wide protest last Wednesday (May 14), calling on the government to change the way they regulate public infrastructure projects. In a statement, the Association nationale des camionneurs artisans inc. (ANCAI), an association representing independent bulk hauling truckers, request that […]
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Learning about health care rights in Shawville
Around 10 people gathered at St. Paul’s Anglican church hall in Shawville Thursday morning (May 15) to hear a presentation on the rights of patients in the health and social services sectors. The speaker was Colette Paré, a councillor with the Centre d’assistance & d’accompagnement aux plaintes (CAAP) Outaouais, an organization that informs patients of […]
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Movie featuring scenes shot Mansfield showing in Renfrew Friday
A movie featuring scenes shot on the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be shown at the O’Brien Theatre in Renfrew this Friday (May 16). “Not a Love Story” is directed by Brian Lutes and tells the tale of two best friends torn apart by tragedy as children in the 1970s and reunited 10 years later. […]
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Big turnout for men’s night fundraiser for Shawville arena
Roughly 600 people showed up to the Shawville arena this past Friday night (May 9) to take part in a sizable fundraiser for the future of the institution. Organized by a group called the Pontiac Arena Fund, the night featured a large auction and guest speakers. Committee member Mike Rusenstrom said that he was very […]
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