News

This Saturday will be a car rally to come to the aid of Bouffe Pontiac. The event will begin tomorrow morning (Saturday June 12) at the Maison Culturelle George Bryson, located at 314 rue Principale in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The cost of tickets is $ 20 per participant. One of the event organizers, Sandra Armstrong, explained what […]

The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), in collaboration with the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP), called on colleagues from Canada to deal with the numerous forest fires that are raging in Quebec. Thus, 200 forest firefighters from New Brunswick and British Columbia join the 500 forest […]

Even if the Pontiac will be in the yellow zone in the coming days, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the June 16 meetings of the TNO Council and the Regional Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac will be held virtually on ZOOM. In this context, the MRC Pontiac invites residents to submit their questions […]

A body was found in Isle-aux-Allumettes along the Ottawa River this morning around 9:45 am, the Sûreté du Québec police officers from the MRC Pontiac station were called after the discovery of a body in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. The body was located in the waters of the Ottawa River by citizens. An investigation is underway to determine […]

Despite a return to the yellow zone for the Outaouais region, several questions surrounding the border between Ontario and Quebec remain unanswered, according to Pontiac MNA André Fortin. “The only issue we have no idea about is reopening the border.” Eventually it will have to happen. We feel an uncertainty or even a recklessness of […]

The community spread of COVID-19, including the outbreak that affected Sieur-de-Coulonge high school, is having an impact on the economy and the opening hours of some businesses. Several companies have had to review their opening hours due to staff shortages. As required by public health, if a person sees a member of their bubble in […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais sent a message to the people of the Outaouais; “Those who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID-19, we invite you to do so as soon as possible” repeated several times the CEO of the CISSS de l’Outaouais, Josée Filion. It seems that […]

The Pontiac has one more link in order to equip itself with a network adapted to electric transport. The Familiprix Marc Aufranc Pharmacy, on Route 148 in Shawville, recently added an electric vehicle to ensure delivery to its customers, as well as an electric charging station. “This is a double terminal that we had installed. […]

Pontiac MP William Amos was blamed for the second incident involving him during a zoom meeting. House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota delivered his ruling on Monday afternoon. “We have often reminded Members that virtual sittings are an extension of House proceedings and that their conduct must follow our rules and practices, even when participating […]

The 350 members of the Syndicat du personnel professionnel du milieu scolaire de l’Outaouais (SPPMSO-CSQ), affiliated with the Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l’éducation du Québec (FPPE-CSQ), are on strike this morning (9 June), to express their dissatisfaction with the unfairness of the offers made to the various tables in the school network. There […]