Society

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 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 deadline for submitting tender for the Félix-Gabriel Marchand covered bridge repair project was last Wednesday. According to data from the Quebec government’s electronic tendering system, 4 companies submitted bids. Submissions range from just over $ 5,127 million to just over $ 8,990 million . A period of approximately 45 days is now required to […]

On November 16, the bill establishing the Quebec Cannabis Society via the Cannabis Act was tabled. The Minister of Public Health, Lucie Charlebois. The Minister of Public Health says that Various regulations are also to be expected, Lucie Charlebois. The complete interview conducted by Élizabeth Séguin is available here.

Tonight is the Green PPJ Verte Group Information Meeting at the SADC Pontiac offices. This organization set up to promote the bike path hopes to raise awareness among elected officials and the local population of the importance of this infrastructure. The spokesperson of the Green PPJ Vert Group Remo Pasteris explains: Remo Pasteris explained that […]

Hydro-Québec is expected to lose close to $ 100 million this year due to unpaid bills. This amount includes unpaid bills and rebates granted to low-income households. More than 250,000 hydro users were unable to pay their electricity bills according to the Journal de Montréal. Last year, nearly 50,000 customers were disconnected due to delinquencies […]

The Tuesday, November 14, 2017 edition of Le Droit newspaper, covers of the beginning of the trial of a former camp monitor, David-Francis Bursey, Camp Tim Hortons in Quyon, accused of sexually assaulting two children. An alleged first victim delivered his testimony last Monday in Gatineau, on events that would have occurred in 2005. The […]

The organization l’EntourElle will hold an information evening on November 14, under the theme of “cyber-danger”, which aim to explain how the Internet can be dangerous and how to protect yourself. This evening will be at the maison de la Famille du Pontiac. For more information, contact Kim Laroche at 819-683-2709.

CHIP 101.9 spoke with members of the brigade Jeunesse du Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac, the Pontiac Youth Employment Brigade, who were at the Warden Candidate Forum to ask a question during the election. The coordinator of the project, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet said that the exercise was not only for the elections but also for a lesson […]

Local Chef Yannick LaSalle from Bryson was able to enjoy some exposure by Ici Radio-Canada Ottawa-Gatineau and Le Droit newspaper in recent days as he was named personality of the week. In an article entitled “Un Chef qui sort de l’ombre”, at the age of 30 Yannick Lasalle’s most recent act of culinary innovation was […]