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The extraordinary meeting held yesterday at the MRC Pontiac once again demonstrated the division between the mayors on the issue of the forest industry. The mayors David Rochon of Waltham and Gilles Dionne of Mansfield presented a proposal to modify the budget of the sums obtained by the Sustainable Forest Management Program (PADF), to create […]

Vocational training sometimes suffers from certain prejudices vis-à-vis the courses offered in the field of post-secondary studies. Businesswoman Sylvie Béland gave a touching testimony on the quality of vocational training in the region and the training offered to students. CHIP101.9 · Extrait- Sylvie Beland The development officer for the regional service of vocational training in […]

Here is a summary from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) of the activities and events that occurred on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. According to the SQ, for legal and security reasons and in order not to jeopardize ongoing investigations, certain events and activities may not be included. Here is the report from March […]

The spokesperson for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) in the Outaouais and the candidate for the riding of Pontiac, Michel Gauthier, published an open letter to the societe de protection des forets contre le feu (SOPFEU), supporting the MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau in its efforts so that the process of reorganization of SOPFEU, that […]

The MRC Pontiac has launched a pilot project for the recovery of agricultural plastics on its territory, thanks to a grant from the Fonds du Grand Mouvement Desjardins administered by the caisse Desjardins movement in the province. This financial contribution of $ 113,000 will allow the MRC Pontiac to recover agricultural plastics on its territory […]

A crash involving a single vehicle occurred last Saturday (March 20), around 10 p.m., near 195 chemin de la Montagne in Chelsea. At the time of the incident, three men were in the vehicle. The driver, a 22 year old male, was pronounced dead. As for the front passenger, a man in his twenties, suffered […]

Sphinx Resources announced that Martin Bourgoin has been appointed to the Company’s board of directors as an independent director. The company, which owns the Calumet-Sud (zinc) and Calumet-Nord (gold, silver and copper potential in the Île-du-Grand-Calumet belt) projects, says it wishes to build a team of directors with expertise in the matter. “Sphinx’s strategy is […]

The MRC Pontiac has hired a consultant whose mandate will be to attract businesses to the region. David Cyr was selected to fulfill these functions. Coming from the business world, Mr. Cyr has worked in the public and private sectors for nearly 30 years before joining the municipal world in economic development. He founded six […]

Xavier Lusignan of Mansfield dominated the Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships this weekend (March 20-21) by winning three gold medals in his 89 kg category. The virtual competition took place simultaneously across the country. From his first appearance, Lusignan, who represented Ontario given his membership with the Pembroke Club, lifted 128 kg at the snatch, which […]

There will be no exceptions for the month of March at the MRC Pontiac, a special meeting of the Council of Mayors will take place this Wednesday evening (March 24) at 6 p.m. As was the case in January and February, a special meeting is once again called. Note that the agenda will include the […]