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Pontiac pool preliminary drawings shown at AGM, committee seeking $8 million grant

6 May 2024 à 1:31 pm

Updated on 6 May 2024 à 3:29 pm

The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee held their annual general meeting on May 2 at the Fort-Coulonge municipal hall, with about 20 people in attendance. While there have been efforts to build a pool in the region in the past, the current iteration of the project was spearheaded by MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller in 2017, […]


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New bursary for Pontiac nursing students thanks to family donation

30 April 2024 à 2:54 pm

A new bursary to help retain local nursing students is now available thanks to a sizable private donation to the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation. The MacLachlan  family recently donated $100,000 to the foundation in order to support the hiring and retention of new nurses, one of the local health service’s biggest challenges at the moment.  […]


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CISSSO head doctors sounding alarm about future breaks in service, launch petition

25 April 2024 à 4:16 pm

Several high-ranking doctors in the regional health authority CISSSO are calling on the provincial government to immediately address the pay disparities between health care workers in Ontario and the Outaouais, following the recent announced departure of several technicians for jobs across the river. Earlier this week, CISSSO’s head of emergency care, Dr. Christal Dionne, penned […]


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Another health warning for products from Pontiac Abattoir

25 April 2024 à 2:31 pm

Updated on 25 April 2024 à 3:36 pm

Another health warning has been issued for products from the now-shuttered Abattoir les Viandes de Pontiac. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAPAQ) is warning the public to not consume that the following products, as they were slaughtered without respecting the inspection process: Beef (various cuts and ground meat): All products packaged between March 7 and 11, 2024 […]


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TransporAction Pontiac sees increase in usage for 2023, in need of volunteers

25 April 2024 à 1:36 pm

Updated on 25 April 2024 à 3:41 pm

Local public transportation non-profit TransporAction Pontiac held their annual general meeting on April 25 at their office in Campbell’s Bay. The group has busses and vans that make regular runs as well as a host of volunteer drivers who take individuals to their appointments, known as adapted transport. Director Sylvie Bertrand explained that they’d seen […]


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Boil water advisory in effect for Shawville

11 April 2024 à 1:45 pm

As of noon today (April 11) the Municipality of Shawville is asking residents to boil their drinking water for one minute before consuming it. Mayor Bill McCleary said that the measure was precautionary, as there had been some maintenance done on equipment regulating the level of the water tower. By law, two consecutive water samples […]


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Baby basket now available for Pontiac’s new mothers

25 March 2024 à 2:32 pm

New mothers in the Pontiac region will now have access to a baby basket full of essentials thanks to two local service groups teaming up. Manon Gervais of Bouffe Pontiac explained that the new program is a collaboration with Les Amis du Pontiac, a local charity group. She said that they had been discussing the […]


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MAPAQ issues health warning about product from Pontiac abattoir

22 March 2024 à 10:40 am

Le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Abattoir des viandes du Pontiac, is warning the public not to consume ruminant stomachs that were sold recently, as they are unfit for human consumption. The warning covers all of these products sold up until March 15, 2024. The product is […]


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Power outages trending down in Upper Pontiac, 2023 best year on record

8 March 2024 à 3:30 pm

Back in 2009, exasperated by the number of power outages in his area, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie started keeping track of the electrical grid servicing the Upper Pontiac, documenting the length and frequency of its failures. After 15 years, numerous discussions with elected officials and Hydro-Quebec representatives, it appears that the numbers are trending in […]


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New ultrasound equipment at the Mansfield CLSC

29 February 2024 à 3:30 pm

Regional health authority CISSSO announced in a press release on February 29 that they had acquired a new ultrasound machine for the ER at the Mansfield CLSC. The statement notes that the machine was purchased with the support of the Fondation du CLSC du Pontiac and donors, who raised $40,000 for the equipment. “For the […]


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