NEWS

Ontario Power Generation has adjusted the schedule for closures on the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort. While OPG had previously announced closures from Monday to Thursday this week, those dates have been removed and their website now only lists three weeks of closures in July. The bridge will be closed between […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller is hosting two town hall meetings next week to discuss the “Energy from Waste” project that she has been championing for years. She explained that the meetings will give the public a chance to ask questions and discuss the merits of the project. When asked about the progress that has […]

Environment Canada has issued another air quality statement today, as smoke from northern wildfires is causing hazy conditions across the Pontiac region. It notes that high concentrations of particulate matter will lead to periods of poor air quality over the next few days. “Wildfire smoke can be harmful to everyone’s health even at low concentrations. […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets will be back on the ice this fall, this year as part of the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League (EOSHL). Comets owner Sébastien Bonnerot will be taking reservations for those wishing to book their season tickets at the Village en fête celebrations in Fort-Coulonge Saturday. “I’m going to share this wonderful […]

A new rest area is about to open in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, located near the Georges-Bryson Museum and the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge. This new rest area includes a high-tech self-cleaning washroom. Louis Harvey from the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract explained how it works. “And yes, I am, as you say, completely flabbergasted by the quality of the equipment we […]

The Pontiac Maison des jeunes hosted a barbeque on Wednesday evening (June 14) at their satellite location in Campbell’s Bay. The event featured a live DJ, face-painting, a bouncy castle and plenty of activities for young children. Desiree Tremblay Giroux, a coordinator with the MDJ, explained that the event marked the end of their after-school […]

A local mother has created a bilingual children’s book  that’s almost ready to be shared with the world. Mansfield resident Bianka Guillemette-Denault explained that she came up with the idea while helping her eight-year-old son Jayce with his homework, and he challenged her to write a story with him. She liked the resulting story, entitled […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac broke ground on Monday (June 12) on the grounds of its new offices, which will be located on rue Hérault in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. On site, the president of the board of directors of the Caisse, Madeleine Vallières and the director of the financial institution, Stéphane Labine, expressed their great […]

UPDATED 10:35 a.m.: Jasmine Heise was found safe this morning (June 14) in Shawville.   The Sûreté du Québec is asking for the public’s help in locating 14-year-old Jasmine Heise of Clarendon. She was last seen on June 11 in the evening in the Heath Road area of ​​Clarendon. Her family has reason to fear […]

One person was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries following a head-on collision in Bristol last night (June 12). At around 9:50 p.m., emergency crews were called to a scene on Hwy. 148 near the intersection with 5th Line, where two vehicles had collided along a curve in the road, ending up in the ditch. […]