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It is with great enthusiasm that the programming for the Fête nationale du Québec in Gatineau has been announced! The event is free and open to everyone! Among others, Louis-Jean Cormier and Ariane Moffatt will be performing on June 23. More details in interview with Isabel Thériault. All the information on fetenationale.quebec     https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6cd804da-0725-4790-90d6-acc200da74d4/0d766f53-39b8-44e7-a999-ad1e00fda487/f2dcc130-17af-418c-b807-aeae00f53c0b/audio.mp3

For the second time, the MRC Pontiac has posted the offer to fill the position of director of economic development left vacant since the departure of Cyndy Phillips, who left the post on May 27. Job posting by the MRC Are you looking for new challenges? Are you looking for a dynamic team capable of […]

The Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) says labor shortages could threaten access to justice in courthouses. According to the SFPQ, this due to the lack of personnel that continue to accumulate and are denounced by stakeholders in the judicial field, including the judiciary. “In our region, the lack of personnel […]

The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac recently launched their new student employment days pilot project for the month of May, in order to prepare French and English-speaking students in Pontiac’s high schools and adult education centers for the job market. Project manager Mélissa Piché explained that the intention of this program is to help students aged […]

During an interview regarding the petition to offer sample collection services at the Quyon CLSC, Pontiac MNA André Fortin commented on the current attempt by the regional health authority CISSSO to form a users and residents committee for the Pontiac region. He said that such committees are “extremely useful” in conveying the will of the […]

With a labour shortage affecting numerous industries across the province, local volunteer fire departments are also feeling the pinch. Challenges to recruitment According to MRC Pontiac’s Fire and Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon, there are a multitude of issues that hamper recruitment, from an aging population to employment in the area, to the length of […]

MRC Pontiac is searching for an economic development commissioner to focus on agriculture. A job offer posted on August 27 states that the full-time, permanent position will “work closely with community partners and provides strategic advice to foster agricultural and agri-food development in the Pontiac.” Applicants will require a degree or work experience in an […]

The Carrefour jeunesse emploi du Pontiac (CJE Pontiac) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) last Thursday (June 18) virtually. According to CJE Pontiac General Manager Karim El Kerch, despite the pandemic, the CJE Pontiac team has managed to offer unparalleled services to job seekers and at the same time help entrepreneurs in the region. “It […]

The delegates of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières FSE CSQ (SPEHR) voted 96.5% to once again hold an innovative strike exercise, in line with the mandates obtained last fall . SPEHR teachers will therefore be on strike on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 from 2:45 p.m. to 5 p.m., in order to do […]

A new company is set up in the Pontiac, more precisely in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The Filgo-Sonic Group is a Quebec company that has acquired the Beausoir convenience store, located near the Pont Blanc. Their spokesperson, Mélanie Côté, mentioned that the company aims to be a center offering motorists several services. “The convenience store will become a […]