Politics

On Friday, December 15, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna announced that the Government of Canada will provide more than $ 1 billion for the Low Carbon Economy Leadership Fund. Over the next five years to the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia will have access to […]

In a press release issued yesterday, the member for Pontiac issued a report from the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development. This report talks about the conservation of Canada’s historic sites. The report Preserving Canada’s Heritage: The Fundamentals of Our Future, offers 17 recommendations to better protect these places. The Committee’s study was spread […]

Pontiac Chamber of Commerce President Mireille Alary has published an open letter in Pontiac Journal urging business people to mobilize the business community to provide guidance on the role and expectations of the Chamber. Mireille Alary: The full interview with the President of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce Mireille Alary is available here.

The study concerning a possible merger between Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield should be back on the table in 2018. Two of the members of the citizens’ committee open to the merger (CCOF) Benoit Paré and André Boisvert, explained that they wanted to propose a plan that could be started soon if the study shows advantages for […]

The Pontiac MRC supports the request of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the Government of Canada. The MRC Pontiac Council mandated Warden, Jane Toller, to sign a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish, among other things, a Postal Bank, which would provide day-to-day banking and private sector partnerships, local and […]

The Government of Quebec has publicly announced its intention to modify the school tax system by introducing a single tax rate for all administrative regions. This announcement was made as part of the update presentation of the government’s economic plan. The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais is pleased with this announcement, given the exodus of many […]

The new council of mayors of the MRC Pontiac has adopted its budget for 2018. It was adopted unanimously at the first meeting of mayors, which took place yesterday morning at the office’s in Campbell’s Bay. This budget, totaling $ 6.2 million, reduces governance and administrative expenses by 8.8% and increases investments in economic development. […]

There will be changes in the MRC Pontiac and TNO public meetings. Mayors will meet at 6:30 pm every third Wednesday. The goal behind this change is to make it easier for citizens to attend meetings. In the same vein, three committees have been added: Finance and Administration, Communication/Transport all well as Economic Development and […]

On November 14th, Pontiac MP William Amos visited students at Sieur de Coulonge High School and attended the meeting of the School Parliament. Exceptionally, he presided over the session and agreed to answer many of the students’ questions, particularly regarding the legalisation of cannabis. It was also an opportunity for the MP to connect with […]

The MRC Pontiac has a new Deputy Warden. At this morning’s committee meeting, the first official gesture of the newly elected Warden, Jane Toller, was to select Mme. Kim Cartier-Villeneuve as vice Warden. Mme. Cartier-Villeneuve was re-elected by acclamation as Mayor of Otter Lake during the most recent municipal elections.