NEWS

The MRC Pontiac is launching a call for candidates among the Pontiac residents, to fill a position on the Agricultural Advisory Committee (CCA). This mandate is for a 2 year period (2020 and 2021) with the possibility of renewal. The Agricultural Advisory Committee usually meets up to four times a year. According to the MRC […]

During the Pontiac community radio’s annual general meeting, which was held Thursday evening, the achievements of CHIP 101.9 during 2018-2019 were highlighted. On site, the mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Gilles Dionne presented, on behalf of his municipality, a certificate of appreciation to the CHIP team for the role they played in informing the public during the […]

During the most recent meeting of the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac, the regional council resolved to accept the recommendations of the FDT Analysis Committee for growth generating projects, under the Fonds de développement du territoire, to the sum of $ 216,500. This financial support stems from an agreement between the Ministère des affaires municipales […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets are holding a teddy bear toss and food drive during Saturday’s game which will be held at home at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs. The owner of the comets, Danick Boisvert, gave more details: Note that a game between the Senior Comets and the minor hockey players will take place […]

Skating through the Forest, the 3km skating trail in the forest in the village of Lac-des-Loups in the municipality of La Pêche, is now open. This staking rink is also accompanied by a snowshoe and hiking path adjacent to the skating rink. Information at https://www.patinageenforet.com/

Due to delays regarding the location of the meetings, language of use, and the previous members graduating, the Pontiac Youth Council was forced to delay the restart of operations in the Fall of 2019. According to the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, the Youth Council should resume in January 2020. Note that four […]

The residents of the municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims will soon have to vote in a partial election to appoint two councillors after the seats were left vacant over recent months. In fact, the councillor of seat #3, pro-mayor Maureen Sarrazin, resigned in October and the councillor of seat #4, Paul-André Paquette, resigned in recent weeks, according […]

The government of Québec announced this week that they would be stepping up efforts to find an investor in order to revive the assets of the Fortress plant in Thurso as a way to preserve the jobs associated with the company, ensuring the sustainability of the forestry industry in the Outaouais. When asked about this […]

During the question period of the most recent regional council of mayors meeting on Wednesday, a new group of forestry workers called the Pontiac Forestry Alliance gave a presentation on their new group which will help favour the hiring of forestry workers in the Pontiac. The purpose of the presentation, spearheaded by Gaetan Fortin, a […]

The President of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO), Diane Nault, sent a letter to the Minister of Families and Minister responsible for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, in which she, representing the School Board, reacted to Lacombe’s apology on Twitter, concerning an error made in a recent publication of the newspaper Les 2 vallées. On December […]