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Pontiac Warden Jane Toller said that she was shocked to learn that there had been a 138% increase in Quebec babies born at the Pembroke Hospital over the last year. The data was compiled in an article by Justine Mercier for Le Droit, revealing the impact of the February 2020 closure of the Pontiac Hospital’s […]

The Journées de la Culture au Québec will take place from Friday September 24 to Sunday September 26, with several free activities taking place in various locations throughout the Pontiac. “I am absolutely delighted to see some cultural activities coming back to the Pontiac this year. Throughout this pandemic, the postponement of many of our […]

The Shawville Fair issued a statement on September 10 at the direction of regional public health authorities after two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at the fair on September 4: “It is with great sadness that the PAS Board of Directors learned of the passing of Grand Chief, John Boudrias. Mr. Boudrias was a respected […]

Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to launch a petition asking that the provincial government make changes or clarifications to Bill 96, the proposed changes to Quebec’s language laws. Toller had previously stated that she would be drafting a petition on the issue when she spoke at a meeting hosted […]

Pontiac Conservative candidate Michel Gauthier held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to go over his priorities for the rural portions of the riding. One way that he sees economic vitality returning to the rural MRCs in the riding, namely Vallee de la Gatineau and Pontiac, is by ensuring that public servants and other white […]

At the federal candidates debate hosted by CHIP 101.9 on August 25, the four participants were questioned on their views on the issue of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) project at Chalk River. The facility would permanently store 1,000,000 cubic metres of low level radioactive waste in mound on the Chalk River grounds, […]

The MRC Pontiac published a public notice regarding the opening of candidatures for the post of elected warden. Applications will be accepted until October 1st. In addition to the various directives for voters, the MRC Pontiac has registered health safety rules in the context of COVID-19. During the 2017 election, which was the first election […]

At the federal candidates debate hosted by CHIP 101.9 on August 25, Pontiac NDP candidate Denise Giroux was asked about Quebec’s proposed changes to their language laws, Bill 96. Giroux, who was born and raised a Franco-Ontarian, said that the rights of minority language speakers must be respected, but pointed out that the histories of […]

The Pontiac candidate for the People’s Party of Canada, David Bruce Gottfred, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his candidacy. An engineer by trade, he describes himself as a “semi-retired” stay-at-home father and currently resides with his wife and two children in Chelsea. He has previous political experience working on the 2006 and 2008 campaigns for […]

C’est maintenant officiel, les pompiers de la brigade d’incendie de Mansfield pourront maintenant se servir de la lumière verte pour intervenir sur les lieux d’incendie ou encore se rendre à la caserne. Des panneaux ont d’ailleurs été installés depuis quelques jours dans la municipalité de Mansfield-et-Pontefract, afin d’avertir les automobilistes de ce nouveau procédé qui […]