NEWS

MRC Pontiac issued a press release on May 30 announcing that chemin du Bois Franc (known locally as the Jim’s Lake Road), will be closed to traffic at kilometer 87 for several hours on Wednesday June 5, as crews replace a culvert. The statement notes that the work will start in the morning and circulation […]

Pontiac students pursuing post-secondary education can get a little boost in their finances through the Pontiac Scholarship Fund, which is distributing 37 $1,000 bursaries this year. Long-time president of the fund Robert Pelletier explained that the program started back in 1989 and has grown significantly since its inception. The bursaries are funded through donations from […]

Earlier this month, a group advocating for people with mental health issues held a public consultation with patients who have been involuntarily hospitalized when deemed a threat to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de l’Outaouais, explained that they held the consultation in light of the provincial government’s review of law P.38, which regulates […]

The second annual Maurice Beauregard Memorial 3-pitch tournament took place this past weekend (May 24 to 26) in Campbell’s Bay at the park named in the late mayor’s honour. Beauregard’s widow Kelly McMahon said that they had a great turnout with 14 teams across two divisions, with dozens of volunteers helping out to keep the […]

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command is advising the public that they will be conducting military training operations near Davidson and Portage-du-Fort on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Operations will be conducted during the day and night near the Davidson Mill on May 29 and near the Chenaux Dam on May 30. Residents may see military […]

Two weightlifting siblings from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Xavier and Naomie Lusignan, took part in the Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships in Halifax Nova Scotia over the weekend, taking home some hardware in the process. Xavier, having won the competition last year in the 96 kg weight class, moved up to the 102 kg class this year and once […]

Local elected officials are urging the provincial government to immediately address the health care staffing crisis that’s anticipated to worsen in the upcoming months. Senior doctors with the regional health authority CISSSO have been sounding the alarm in recent weeks about the difficulty retaining staff in the region and the strain it puts on their […]

On May 23, Connexions Resource Centre held a seminar at St-Paul’s Anglican Church in Shawville on the subject of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Connexions is a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting health and well-being for the English-speaking community in the Outaouais. The speaker was Dr. André Moreau, a specialist […]

Despite the early departure of snow this spring, it’s been a quiet start to the season according to Quebec’s forest fire fighting service SOPFEU. Melanie Morin, a communication and prevention specialist with SOPFEU,  explained that while it might be counterintuitive, spring is the period with the most forest fires in Quebec, typically human caused and […]

A Mansfield man is facing several charges after crashing a vehicle that subsequently caught fire early Monday morning. At around 3 a.m. on May 20 officers were called to chemin Trécarré in Mansfield after a vehicle had crashed in the ditch and caught fire.  According to Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Marc Tessier, the vehicle […]