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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 […]

Up on L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, the municipality is in preparations for their annual Islandfest celebrations, which will take place on August 11 and 12. The weekend celebrations will take place at the grounds near Harrington Community Hall, located at 64 chemin Pembroke. Community Development coordinator Chantal Lair explained that this year’s party would be a special occasion, […]

The village of Bryson is celebrating their 150th anniversary this year with a host of activities throughout the year to bring people from throughout the region to their small slice of the Pontiac. Meghan Griffin, a volunteer with the 150 committee, explained that they’d had the summer festival in years past, but were reviving it […]

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 […]

On Thursday evening (May 18), Pontiac High School held their athletic banquet, with a packed auditorium celebrating the achievements of a number of students throughout the year. The evening kicked off with a video message from Teena Murray, an alumni who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of Integrated Performance for the NHL’s Pittsburgh […]

More than thirty school bus drivers on strike since the beginning of the month demonstrated in front of the Pavillon Poupore de l’École primaire des Petits-Ponts this morning (May 11). The drivers wanted to make parents, who currently have to bring their children to school, aware of their union requests. Jacques Masseau, a driver with […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract issued a press release earlier this afternoon (May 3) advising residents that the levels on the Ottawa River have surpassed the 2017 levels and they are now currently in “evacuation mode”. “The level of the Ottawa River has made municipal infrastructures dangerous and large areas inaccessible,” the statement reads. “For those […]