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The Cégep Héritage Foundation announced that Ivan Hale, father of three Cégep Heritage College graduates and resident of Alcove, Outaouais, was elected President of the Cégep Foundation at its meeting on December 17th. Mr. Hale was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1982 for his leadership in launching a national educational exchange […]

The Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) is asking the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to enforce the public health demand to avoid non-essential travel between regions. Union members who work in SAAQ service centers note that learner drivers travel between cities and even regions to take driving tests. […]

The Pontiac region saw its catering possibilities expand by two restaurants this week with the opening of Café Resto Karim, located in two locations, on rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge and on Route 148 in the Luskville sector of the Municipality of Pontiac. One of its owners is from Campbell’s Bay, Julie Dubois. The two locations […]

The number of COVID-19 cases has remained stable in the Pontiac Local Health Network (RLS) this week with 64 cases since the start of the pandemic. The number of active cases has remained at 5 or less, but the total number of cases since the start of the pandemic in the municipality of Mansield-et-Pontefract went […]

It is now official, the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) has announced that former journalist and editor-in-chief of LeDroit, Michel Gauthier, will be their candidate in the federal riding of Pontiac for the next election. “I am proud to join the Erin O’Toole team, a team that listens to the needs of Canadians and citizens […]

Two days after the MRC Pontiac meeting, it now seems clear that the vote of the deputy mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Alice Meilleur-Pieschke, counted and was in order. Some defenders of the bio-park resolution, including the mayor of Litchfield, Colleen Larivière, had questioned the legitimacy of Ms. Meilleur-Pieschke, asking for proof authorizing her to represent the […]

Pontiac MP William Amos announced more than $ 40,000 for three different projects that tackle a roaming problem in the riding of Pontiac. Together, these emergency funds provide community organizations across Quebec, including those of the CISSS de l’Outaouais, the flexibility they need to respond to their vulnerable clienteles. “In Canada, the pandemic continues to […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais confirmed that in recent weeks there has been a drop in new daily cases of COVID-19. Despite everything, this drop is not sufficient according to the CISSS de l’Outaouais, even if the number of cases is comparable to certain regions located in the […]

Another difficult meeting took place last night (February 3) for the elected officials of the MRC Pontiac. This extraordinary meeting was to focus on two different files, namely the Bio-Parc and the possible use of the CN corridor for snowmobilers and ATV riders. The tight vote provoked questions about the presence of Alice Meilleur Pieschke, […]

The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, announced yesterday (Tuesday, February 2) that the Outaouais will remain on a maximum alert level, despite the changes that have been announced. Six regions in Quebec will now be in the orange zone, but the government has decided that for the moment, the rest of the province, including the […]