Society

Last year, the Centre intégré de Santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais announced changes to the services offered to people with autism who live in residences like the one in Shawville. As of now, all the residents who were formerly at the Thomson residence have moved. Brenda Godin, mother of Angèle Pieschke, is accompanying […]

In the Midget 3A Hockey League, Mansfield native Connor Romain, continues his good season with the Gatineau Intrepids. He has scored 25 points in 27 games. Connor Romain is a hopeful for the Shaniwigan Cataractes in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]