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For the first time in its history, a woman will be the mayor of Waltham, an upper Pontiac municipality with approximately 378 inhabitants. Last week, Odette Godin was elected without opposition, replacing David Rochon, who decided to retire from political life. Godin said that Waltham is a municipality that often goes unnoticed and that it […]

An 83 year-old Beachburg man who grew up in the Pontiac is doing his second charity walk this coming weekend. Russell Mackay, who goes by Papa to those that know him, is looking to raise money for Hospice Renfrew by walking 33 km over three days in various parts of Renfrew county. His daughter Crystal […]

MRC Pontiac Warden candidate Michael McCrank held his official campaign launch yesterday evening (October 6) at Mural Park in Campbell’s Bay. McCrank was a long-time mayor of Litchfield and also served as the Warden before it became a position that was elected by universal suffrage. Prior to 2017, the council of mayors elected the warden […]

At around 12:15 a.m. on October 2, officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) were notified of the presence of a suspicious vehicle in Mill Dam Park in Shawville. The recreational vehicle fit the description of a vehicle reported to them following thefts in the park. At the scene, they met a man and a […]

Chichester’s Donald Gagnon is the longest-serving mayor in MRC Pontiac, having spent more than 25 years leading the council of the small community in the north west of the region. Gagnon, along with the rest of his council, was elected by acclamation. “It feels good, and it’s nice to see that I have the support […]

La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) saw a slightly busier September than they are used to. Over the course of the last month, 37 fires burnt 3.7 hectares of forest in the special protection zone, with the majority in the west of the province. Though the amount burned was lower than […]

The citizen of MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais (which includes the Municipality of Pontiac) will have the chance to elect their warden through universal suffrage for the first time. Eric Antoine and outgoing Warden Caryl Green announced their candidacy early on, but it wasn’t until the last day that Marc Carrière also joined the race. Carrière was […]

While there are plenty of folks looking to get elected to local councils, one long-serving mayor decided it was time to step back from municipal politics. Jim Gibson, the outgoing mayor of the isolated municipality of Rapides des Joachims, was first elected to council 16 years ago and served as councillor and pro-mayor for his […]

After the deadline to register as a candidate for the municipal elections passed on Friday afternoon, Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière was elected by acclamation to her third mandate. She said that facing no opposition was a sign from the population that they were content with her previous mandates. “I’m very grateful that I’ve got another […]

A two-vehicle collision occurred at around 4 p.m. yesterday (Monday October 4) near the intersection of Hwy. 148 and the 6th Concession in Clarendon that closed the route for several hours. According to SQ spokesperson Sgt. Marc Tessier, the westbound vehicle crossed into the opposite lane and collided with a vehicle travelling the opposite direction. […]