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At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on October 18, a resolution was passed approving the recipients of the FRR stream 4, a large funding envelope provided through the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH). The fund was for projects that promote “economic vitalization” in the region. There were 35 submissions […]

The head of one of Quebec’s largest trade unions, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), was in the Outaouais yesterday (October 5) to mark International Teachers’ Day. CSQ President Éric Gingras was invited to Maniwaki by one of the group’s affiliated unions, the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR-CSQ), which represents teachers […]

Dozens of volunteers and staff of local public transit non-profit TransporAction Pontiac gathered a the Forest Inn in Bryson on Thursday evening for a dinner in their honour. This year, Guylaine Marcil, Lise Pleau, Linda Smart, Lois Smith and Gisèle Peck Beaudin were all recognized for 10 years of service. The group’s Director General Sylvie […]

Some slides and information used by Warden Jane Toller in public presentations on “Energy from Waste” came directly from the company Covanta, CHIP 101.9 has learned. The warden has been the public face of the project to establish a waste incinerator in the Pontiac for several years. During this time, she has repeatedly stated that […]

Doug Rousselle, the Mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims, passed away on September 11 at the age of 73 after a battle with cancer. He leaves behind a wife, 2 children and grandchildren. Pontiac Warden Jane Toller said that there will be a moment of silence in Rousselle’s honour at the MRC’s upcoming monthly meeting on September 20, […]

A free support group for people dealing with grief is set to get underway in Campbell’s Bay later this month. Ali-John Chaudhary, a psychotherapist who is spearheading the meetings explained that they are for anyone experiencing the loss of a loved one, or for people looking to help someone dealing with grief. Though the group […]

SADC Pontiac held an open house on Thursday (September 7) at their newly renovated office in downtown Fort-Coulonge. Funded by Economic Development Canada, the organization offers a broad range of services to businesses in the region, from loans to marketing advice to workshops with subject matter experts. The local branch used to be based in […]

On Wednesday evening, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay unveiled the newest additions to Maurice Beauregard Park, two sets of horseshoe pits and a shuffleboard court. Mayor Raymond Pilon explained that they had ordered the material for these additions the previous year and had installed them earlier this summer. The new additions to the community park […]

At a special meeting of MRC Pontiac council on August 24, the majority of the time was spent discussing a resolution regarding the waste incinerator project that has received much public attention in recent months. The MRC currently spends $1.7 million annually to truck its garbage roughly 200 km to the landfill in Lachute, and […]

The Pontiac Community Players are gearing up for this season’s summer farce, with an interesting twist on a classic tale. The troupe will be performing the play “Marian” which is a female-led remix of the classic tale of Robin Hood. Tanya Leigh Maguire, a long-time member of the Community Players, will be directing and starring […]