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Festival of Lights at the Chutes Coulonge starting this Friday
The Festival of Lights at the Chutes Coulonge Park will get underway for the holiday season this Friday, November 26. Until the end of December, Pontiacers can come see the spectacle every Friday and Saturday evening of the month. According to the Park’s Director General André Piché, they will also be open on the 27 […]
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MRC Pontiac launches business survey
MRC Pontiac has launched a survey of businesses in the region, in order to understand the reality of these enterprises and their ownership. The goal is to structure the new service that they will offer, Accès Entreprise Québec. The survey will be open until December 15. The MRC’s Economic Development Director, Cyndy Phillips, explained that […]
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Knights of Columbus donate $6,000 to the community
The Knights of Columbus Council 7221 donated several sums of money this weekend to support different causes in the community. The Knights awarded $2,500 in scholarships, $3,000 to the Center des loisirs des Draveurs for the arena and $500 to the Maison de la Famille du Pontiac. Unable to pay funds last year due to […]
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Christmas Market at the Maison Bryson on December 4
The Christmas Market at the George Bryson Cultural House will take place on December 4, with more than 20 artisans displaying their offerings. Organizer Nathalie Denault explained that the majority of activities that used to take place will be back, because the event will be held outside. “It’s the same concept, the same principle. They […]
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Citizens who wish to submit questions for council of mayors meeting have until November 23
Citizens interested in submitting their questions for the TNO Council or Regional Council of Mayors meeting on Wednesday, November 24, can do so using the form available here. The question period ends Tuesday, November 23 at 2:00 p.m. The MRC Pontiac indicates that if your question is not answered during the session, a member of […]
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André Fortin talks DWKS closure, health care study, internet updates
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was in studio at CHIP 101.9 yesterday to talk about a variety of issues, from a newly published study on regional health care, to the ongoing COVID outbreak at Dr. Wilbert Keon Elementary School in Chapeau. His comments on the outbreak were brief, but he noted that the communication from authorities […]
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Bouffe Pontiac cancels food drive for second year
Bouffe Pontiac has made the decision to cancel the in-person portion of their annual food drive for the second year in a row, due to concerns about COVID-19. Director General Kim Laroche said that they had some concerns about the health guidelines for the event which, prior to the pandemic, involved volunteers standing at busy […]
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Three young men from Mansfield charged with methamphetamine possession
At approximately 11:43 p.m. last night (November 17), OPP officers investigated a parked vehicle in a lot on Pembroke Street East in Pembroke. The officers observed open alcohol and seized what they suspect to be methamphetamine. Two 19-year-olds and a 23-year-old from Mansfield were charged with possession of a controlled substance and one of the […]
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Jane Toller officially sworn in as Warden
An official swearing-in ceremony was held in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay on November 15. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Jane Toller – swearing in She spoke about her priorities for the next four years, which generally involved continuing files Toller had championed in her previous term, such as building […]
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Outbreak at Dr. Wilbert Keon in Chapeau: elementary school closed till November 26
This story has been updated from a previous version at 11:00 a.m. 11/17 Dr. Wilbert Keon Elementary School in Chapeau will close its doors, starting today (November 17) until November 26 due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The news was announced yesterday in a letter published by Principal Neil Fleming on behalf of the Western […]
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