NEWS

Still on the subject of the announcement that the obstetrics service at the Pontiac Hospital will be closed until September, several political meetings took place over the weekend. As a result, the municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract decided to hold a protest at the Hull Hospital today, they organised transportation for those who wanted to participate in […]

The 2020 delegation of student skiers will arrive in Quyon today at 4:30p.m. The Cross-Country skiing expedition began Sunday morning, following a press conference at 6:30 a.m. at ESSC high school, direction Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Around 30 students from both Pontiac high school and ESSC are currently traveling to complete the over 120km expedition. […]

The Pontiac Comets played two out of the five game series, over the weekend, in the first round of the playoff against the Mont-Tremblant Diables. The Comets had a poor start to the series losing 4-2 while Sunday, the Comets dominated the game winning 11-2. Both games were played at home in Fort-Coulonge. As for […]

The residents of Rapides-des-Joachims were invited to vote in a partial election over the weekend to elect two new municipal councillors. The people elected Dale Lévesque and Anne Butler, both of whom have previously held councillor positions within the municipality. This election aimed to replace Councillor Maureen Sarrazin who resigned in October and Councillor Paul-André […]

A protest was held today, February 24 2020, at the Hull Hospital to oppose the decision of the CISSS de l’Outaouais in closing the obstetrics wing at the Shawville Hospital for a six month period (until September). On site was the CHIP 101.9 journalist Élizabeth Séguin who spoke to elected officials such as the MNA […]

The municipality of Litchfield’s annual report, published earlier this month, mentions that it is still waiting on confirmation for financial assistance to begin repairs on the Crawford Road bridge and part of Pilon road, both of which were damaged during of the 2019 spring floods, which have remain partially closed for some time. 2020 Budget […]

The Pontiac Comets will play two out of the five game series over the weekend, Saturday and Sunday, in the first round of the playoffs versus the Mont-Tremblant Diables. The Comets had an exceptional season finishing first overall and having only lost 6 games for the entire season. The team is made up of several […]

The student delegation from the Pontiac will cross-country ski to the House of Commons in Ottawa once again this year. This year’s expedition will include students from ESSC and Pontiac high school. The trip is over 120 km and the Pontiac cross-country ski team is expected to arrive on Parliament Hill mid-week.

The mayors of the MRC Pontiac made a request to the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, during Wednesday’s regional council meeting, to grant a special status to the region and take “immediate” action in remedying the shortage of nurses in the Pontiac. That situation caused a number of interruptions in obstetric services […]

After participating in the 2020 Forum des communautés forestières, organized by the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM), the Warden of the Pontiac MRC, Jane Toller, said she was satisfied to see that the Pontiac was part of the discussion concerning the revival of the forest industry in the Outaouais. Jane Toller was accompanied by the […]