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Environment Canada has issued a weather alert for the Pontiac region today (April 7) and tomorrow, due to heavy rainfall amounting to between 25 and 50 mm. “Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible,” the statement reads. “Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall […]

The Pontiac Artists Association is adding a boutique to the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort to offer local artists a venue to sell their wares. According to newly-elected PAA President Cheryl Beillard, the project is set to start this summer and will be open four days a week. The shop will sell a wide variety […]

A sign that the province is in the midst of a sixth wave, the number of employees of regional health authority CISSSO affected by COVID-19 hit a peak on April 6 at 182. It now stands at 167 today (April 7). Roughly two weeks ago, that number was less than 50. PCR testing in the […]

Regional health authority CISSSO has published a job offer for the post of a resource person to set up the users and residents committee for the territory of Pontiac. MRC Pontiac is unique among the territories of the Outaouais in that it has never had a users committee since the centralization of the health care […]

The Phare Ouest organization is showing the film “L’Arracheuse de temps’ (The Time Snatcher) written by Fred Pellerin and directed by Francis Leclerc, on April 19 at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge. The film has received a lot of attention in the province both from critics and audiences alike. Phare Ouest representative Louis Harvey gave a […]

The Flying Elbows hockey tournament made its return to the Shawville arena over the weekend for the first time since the pandemic hit. Organizer Will Armitage said that they pared down the size and length of the tournament this year to 18 teams across two divisions. He said that organizing went fairly smoothly, though they […]

The car rally fundraiser to support the Fort-Coulonge arena, the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite, over the weekend was a success, attracting 76 participants across 33 teams. Organizer Sandra Armstrong said that the event brought in around $1,000 for the facility, which is in dire need of a new refrigeration system. Winners […]

The Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ) is pledging to eliminate the land transfer tax (commonly known as the welcome tax) on first-time home buyers should they win the provincial election this fall. Pontiac Liberal MNA André Fortin explained his party’s promise. “Young families, people in their twenties, in their early thirties who have done a […]

Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a small press conference on Monday morning (April 4) to announce that she has purchased the Cinéma Lyn, located in downtown Fort-Coulonge at 526 rue Baume. She said that the old theatre hasn’t been used since around 2013, and recalled visiting for a show when she first moved to the […]

The Quebec Municipal Comission (CMQ) published a new audit report this week, this time on snow removal management performance. This audit work was carried out in three municipalities, including Cantley, which is located in the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. The objective of the work was to determine whether these three municipalities plan and carry out snow […]