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A project entitled “Pontiac Anishinaabe Healing Garden” will be built in Mansfield-et-Pontefract (near chemin de la Chute and rue Lévesque). This project should be unveiled in June 2021, according to the organization that initiated the project, namely the Indigenous Community of Pontiac. The organizers plan to install a pergola, as well as a path containing […]

The Maisons des jeunes du Pontiac in collaboration with various partners, confirmed that they are currently working to set up a program for March break. “If all goes well, the programming will be released shortly so that we can offer your children stimulating activities in a healthy and safe environment that will respect the COVID-19 […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, provided an update on the COVID-19 situation in addition to returning to the most recent public meeting of elected officials of the MRC Pontiac. She notably addressed the issue of the Legault government’s decision to keep the entire Outaouais in the red zone. “During Premier Legault’s press […]

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 […]