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Following the major storms on December 14-15, damaging over 500km of their trail network, the Club Moto-neige Pingouin made requests for funding and volunteers to repair the trails; to allow the opening of the snowmobile season. In a follow up interview, last week, with the organization’s president Martin Hérault, he gave more details on the […]

The Danford Lake Carnival will take place on January 25th in the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. The director general of the municipality, Isabelle Cardinal, gave an overview of the event. More details about this annual event organized by the Danford Lake Recreation Association can be found on Facebook. The full interview with Isabelle Cardinal, in English, […]

The “Clic, je t’ai eu mon bébé!!!” contest, organized by the Masion de la famille du Pontiac, featured three local winners once again this year. Over the last few weeks, the participants had to send their best instant photo of their baby, between the ages of 0 and 5, in order to enter the contest. […]

Notice to residents of Fort-Coulonge: Over the next few weeks, the municipal firefighters will be making courtesy visits across the municipality in order to validate the conformity of the smoke detectors in the area.

Following the Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) announcement that the free French Second-language Courses would be cancelled until the fall 2020 [site], the organization has received multiple requests from former students offering to pay for the courses. In the regular segment: the West Quebecers Corner, Linton Garner, the executive Director of the RAWQ, explained […]

The member of Parliament for the Pontiac, William Amos, is inviting the Pontiac population to give their opinion, in a survey, on medical assistance in dying. Amos has qualified this issue, which affects families and loved ones across the Canada, including the Pontiac, of utmost importance, but also very personal. He invited the Pontiac residents […]

How Libby Got Married by Vicki Williams A staged reading as part of Theatre Wakefield’s program New Works: From The Page To The Stage, and in collaboration with The 100 Mile Arts Network, supported by the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais Friday, January 24, 7pm, Brennan’s Hill Restaurant & Bar (Brennan’s Hill) Saturday, January 25, 2pm, Mill […]

During their most recent meeting, the council of the municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet adopted a resolution to claim $15,000 for the fees incurred by the attorney in connection with the Réjean Meilleur file at the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ). According to what was said by mayor Serge Newberry, this file would have cost the municipality […]

During the municipal council meeting in Fort-Coulonge last week, the former mayor Hector Soucie asked for more clarifications concerning the file of the potential relocation of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac and the efforts made by the municipal council. Hector Soucie insisted that, in his opinion, when voting on the resolution allowing the […]

A Pontiac athlete had a brilliant performance at last weekend’s Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships in Edmonton. Xavier Lusignan, of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, won a gold medal in the 89kg category. The competition was broadcasted live on the Web, where the analysts and commentators described Lusignan’s performance as ‘solid and impressive’, insisting that his progress could eventually take […]