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1½ tonnes of waste collected at Lac Dumont

18 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 7 August 2023 à 10:10 am

Recently On the MRC Pontiac’s Facebook page, a report on the environment was posted. According to the data provided, about 1½ tonnes of waste was collected at Lac Dumont. Among the items considered trash are: – vehicles parts – a sofa – camping seats – beer bottles – swimwear – flip flops – plastic bags […]


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Work Details for Bryson Generating Station

18 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 7 August 2023 à 10:09 am

Hydro-Québec has disclosed various details of the preliminary design of the planned refurbishment work for the Bryson Generating Station located on Ile-du-Grand-Calumet and in the municipality of Bryson. Julie Leonard from Hydro-Québec talks about how they will have to replace the 3 turbines at the station: She also said that there will be economic benefits […]


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Guignolée of Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield 2017

15 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 3:36 pm

The Knights of Columbus of Fort-Coulonge’s Guignolée will take place Friday, Dec. 15, at the Parish Hall in Fort-Coulonge. Volunteers will go door to door collecting donations of food or money to help families in need in Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield. One of the organizers, Carl Morin, spoke at CHIP 101.9 to reminds residents of Fort-Coulonge […]


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Six new graduates in the Personal Healthcare program

14 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:39 am

On December 2, six Pontiac students received their Professional Education Diploma in Personal Healthcare Attendant (Beneficiary Attendant) from the Pontiac Vocational Training Center (CFPP). The graduation ceremony took place at Bowers Restaurant in Mansfield-and-Pontefract. After 750 hours of training, the students are in the job market, qualified to hold positions in various health care sectors. […]


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Monument commemorates first meeting of the MRC Pontiac 170 years ago

14 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:38 am

Yesterday, the Pontiac MRC unveiled the monument that stood their office in Campbell’s Bay. The monument made of stone commemorates the first meeting of the MRC Pontiac 170 years ago. It is a traditional Algonquin group that opened this ceremony which attracted thirty people who braved the cold. In the past, a plaque that commemorated […]


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Outaouais delegation going to Baie-Comeau for 2018 Destination loisirs

13 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:52 am

Outaouais is looking for people to register for its delegation yo be sent to at Destination loisirs 2018 in Baie-Comeau. Thirty participants from our region will travel 850 km to attend the largest gathering of disabled people in Quebec for a leisure event. More than 600 people are expected for this biannual meeting that began […]


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Draveurs AGM

13 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:51 am

The cooperative Des Draveurs recreation center held their annual general meeting last Sunday. During the meeting, the organization revealed a good financial year with a financial surplus of $35 065. The president of the cooperative Gaétan Graveline, spoke of two big projects that were completed this year; the fitness room as well as the installation […]


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Drive with caution

13 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:50 am

With the several centimeters of snow that have accumulated, the Sûreté du Québec reminds motorists to install their winter tires, even if the Highway Safety Code states that all vehicles registered in Quebec must be equipped with winter tires as of December 15th. A resolutions has been tabled by the Ministry of Transport, last week, […]


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The Pontiac disaster; front page of the newspaper Le Droit

13 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:49 am

The newspaper Le Droit featured on the front page this morning, the Pontiac disaster, in reference to healthcare in the region and the effects of Minister Gaétan Barrette’s reform had on local healthcare . In her article, journalist Justine Mercier refers to the Outaouais 2020 Health Group report, which raises concerns about delays and the […]


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Details of the 93rd Convention of the Union of Agricultural Producers of Quebec

11 December 2017 à 12:00 am

Updated on 4 August 2023 à 9:30 am

From December 5th to 7th, the 93rd Congress of the Union des Producers Agricoles du Québec was held. From Quebec City, UPA Pontiac President Philippe Lamontagne described the problems and worries brought up at this year’s congress. Mr Lamontagne, however, hopes for a favorable response and believes that the Union of Agricultural Producers is moving […]


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