NEWS

The annual Canada Day flea market in Shawville was a resounding success again this year, raising a whopping $6,859.70 for educational supplies at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School. The total haul was just shy of last year’s record breaking $7,586.80. The event has been going on for more than a decade, and was spearheaded by […]

After more than 4 decades of work, the organizers of the Pontiac Terry Fox Run are looking to pass the torch on to a new group of volunteers. Rick Valin, one of the founders of the local run, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about its history and what it takes to put on the event every […]

Pontiac High School’s athletics department has recently launched a community fundraising effort to install retractable bleachers in the school’s gymnasium. PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay explained that the “Take your seat” campaign has been in motion for only a few weeks at this point, and it was the result of a brainstorming session with […]

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed overnight from Monday to Thursday for the next several weeks. The bridge will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates: July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 17, 18, 19, 20 […]

On Canada Day the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood inaugurated their new splash pad at Henry Heeney Memorial Park in downtown Danford Lake. Director General Isabelle Cardinal said that the project had been in the works since late 2021, and was made possible through grant funding from MRC Pontiac. The municipality spent some of their gas tax […]

The MRC Pontiac has published a new job offer for the position of strategic communications advisor, currently occupied by Colleen Jones, who will be departing at the end of August. According to the job description, the strategic communications advisor reports to the Director General and, based on the directives, orientations and priorities of the Warden, […]

Since announcing the return of senior hockey to Fort-Coulonge, the Pontiac Senior Comets have announced via their Facebook page nearly a dozen players under contract with the team for next season. The Comets have already announced the return of their 2019-2020 captain, Darcy Findlay, as well as Matt Warren and local player Connor Romain. Also joining […]

A new vineyard was christened on the Sixth Line in Bristol this past Thursday (June 29), with a “cinq à sept” attended by local officials and fellow vine growers. Cynthia Case, who co-owns “Le Domaine de la Belle & le Gentleman” with her husband Frédéric Gagnon, explained that they currently harvest organic vegetables on their […]

Last week, MRC Pontiac issued a call for projects under component 4 of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR). The funding is administered by the MRC through an agreement with the Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation (MAMH), and this round has around $2 million available for projects that promote “economic vitalization” in the […]

On Thursday morning (June 29), local food bank Bouffe Pontiac held their annual general meeting in Campbell’s Bay. Director Kim Laroche said that their revenue over the past year was boosted by a grant increase from regional health authority CISSSO, however, they also saw a large increase in both food price and food bank users over […]