NEWS
Otter Lake will study the possibility of installing a municipal Splash Pad
The Otter Lake municipal Council held a public consultation Monday, where it was decided to postpone the request for funding a splash pad project within the municipality until the file is set in motion. Mayor Kim Cartier-Villeneuve. During this extraordinary meeting in Otter Lake, an approximate plan was given to the public which showed the […]
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Official return of the Pontiac Youth Council
The Pontiac Youth Council officially returned last night at the MRC Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay, where five out of the twelve members attended. Each of the attending members were presented by Warden Jane Toller, who said a few words before the presentations. For this year’s edition, the Pontiac MRC has partnered with Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du […]
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Western Québec deplores the loss of school commissioners among Francophones
The adoption of Bill 40, amending school governance across Quebec, is still receiving much attention among the education community. Though the English school boards in Quebec did not see the elimination of their school commissioners, contrary to the French school boards, the Chairman of the Western Québec School Board, Alain Guy deplores the fact that […]
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Pontiac Comets finish first in the general Standings
The Pontiac Comets won their last regular season game yesterday at home (Fort-Coulonge) against the Maniwaki Forestiers. The day before, the team had lost 8-0 against against the Forestiers on the road. This time, the Comets won 8-2, the Forestiers had to forfeit the game as the their two goaltenders were injured. The Comets Coach […]
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Great American song book this Saturday in Fort-Coulonge
This Saturday, February 22nd, a show called the ”Great American song book” will be performed at the Pontiac Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. This show will feature songs from the great crooners, such as Frank Sinatra. Performed by Douglas Moyle, he spoke to CHIP 101.9’s Jacob Lavigne during ”The Drive.” Tickets are currently on sale for […]
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New interruption of service in obstetrics at the Shawville Hospital
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais issued a press release today announcing another interruption of service in the Obstetrics wing of the Pontiac Community Hospital. This new interruption will begin at 8 p.m. today (February 17), and should end Wednesday, February 19, at 8 a.m. Once again, according to […]
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Opération Enfant-Soleil donates $ 15,000 to the Pontiac Hospital for local children
A donation of $ 15,000 was made to the Pontiac Hospital Thursday, by the organization Opération Enfant-Soleil, to allow the purchase of equipment to better monitor the health of hospitalized children in the region. Present for the announcement in Gatineau, the spokesperson for the organization and Québec native actor Louis-Georges Girard explained the importance of […]
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Ile-du-Grand-Calumet intervention Plan for its road infrastructure
The municipality of L’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet plans the implement of an intervention plan for its road infrastructure in the coming weeks. The director general of the municipality, Sabrina Larivière, gave more details. In the fall of 2019, the municipality hired an engineering firm to assess the roads in its territory (type, mileage, location of culverts, condition, etc.). […]
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Sunshine list Outaouais; public sector employees earning $ 100,000 or more
The Aylmer’Bulletin published an article this week regarding a study released by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation on employees in the public sector in Quebec earning more than $ 100,000. Among the organizations serving the Pontiac, we can learn that the Hauts-Bois-de -l’Outaouais school board has 13 employees earning $100,000 or more, and Western Quebec school […]
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Nature Conservancy of Canada acquires land in Bristol
The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) will acquire a 31-hectare in the Grand marais sector of the municipality of Bristol, described as an important ecological corridor and home to the largest population of blanding’s turtles in Quebec, a species designated as endangered. The Ouest Quebec Program Director for the NCC, Caroline Gagné: “Keeping such corridors […]
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