NEWS

The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Forests against Fire (SOPFEU) have lifted the ban on open fires in or near the forest as of May 15 at 4 p.m. This ban went into effect May 7. Currently, 9 forest fires are active across the province, […]

Former Pontiac MP and Fort-Coulonge native Robert Bertrand passed away yesterday (May 17) due to cancer. He represented the riding, which was then known as Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle, for the federal Liberals from 1993 to 2004. Bertrand was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993, as part of the party’s landslide victory under Jean Chrétien. […]

Local youth looking to sharpen up their softball skills before the start of the season will have the chance to attend a clinic tomorrow night (May 17) at 6:30 p.m. at Elwood Dale Park in Shawville. Jeff Ireland, the President of the Quyon Sports and Recreation Association and one of the organizers of the clinic, […]

The Youth Protection Department of the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) is partnering with Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Outaouais to offer a mentoring program for young people between the ages of 16 and 21 years-old who are among the most vulnerable in the Outaouais region. This initiative follows the […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract bodybuilder Sylvain Lusignan is now in the top 15 in Muscle & Fitness magazine’s prestigious Mr. Health and Fitness competition. Selected among many candidates, Sylvain Lusignan will need the help of the public to try to win this competition, which would allow him to appear in an edition of Muscle & Fitness magazine. The […]

With the weather warming up over the past few days, Quebec’s forest firefighting agency SOPFEU is warning the public about the dangers of fire this time of year. Communications agent Melanie Morin told CHIP 101.9 that while it might seem counterintuitive, spring is typically the time of year where they see the largest number of […]

In an effort to keep invasive species out of their region’s lakes and waterways, Otter Lake has invested in a new boat washing station, located outside the municipal garage on avenue Palmer. The station, which is operated with magnetic cards, will be free to use for Otter Lake residents, with visitors charged $10. Otter Lake […]

The Pontiac NDP riding association is inviting citizens to attend a panel discussion on the proposed near surface disposal facility at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories site at Chalk River. The event will take place this Saturday, May 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (Room E0204, Pavillon Alexandre-Taché). Association President […]

The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac recently launched their new student employment days pilot project for the month of May, in order to prepare French and English-speaking students in Pontiac’s high schools and adult education centers for the job market. Project manager Mélissa Piché explained that the intention of this program is to help students aged […]

On Thursday last week, MRC Pontiac announced that their economic development director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her role, effective May 27. Phillips was hired on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself left the MRC in January 2020. She is the third economic […]