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In this week’s Pontiac Journal, the former mayor of Fort-Coulonge Hector Soucie wrote a letter in which he mentioned that the Coopérative de solidarité de la rivière Coulonge is in the process of being established. Hector Soucie writes that the provisional committee is made up of volunteers for this cooperative project and is made up […]

During the most recent meeting of the MRC Pontiac, the mayors were treated to a presentation by Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey concerning the “Ski at school” program, which offers cross-country skiing activities and the trip to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained that he tried to make the mayors of the MRC Pontiac aware of the […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) confirmed yesterday (August 25) that contrary to what had been mentioned during the suspension of the obstetrics service at the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, service will not be back in place in September. The CISSSO mentioned that the pandemic has not made it […]

Since the start of deconfinement at the start of the summer, classes have resumed at the Centre de formation professionnelle du Pontiac (CFP Pontiac). Daniel Larche, assistant director of adult education and vocational training at the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Services Center (CSSHBO), explains the progress of certain courses has facilitated supervision in the context of the […]

Last weekend, Marie Gionet of CHIP 101.9 traveled to Shawville to attend the InterconneXions event hosted by Art Pontiac. Seven artists had carved large-format wood works, which were then printed in the using a steamroller. Here is what Marie Gionet thought of this event. CHIP101.9 · Entrevue – Marie – resume interconnexion (4min)

A new Drive-in movie project is on the verge of being established in the Pontiac. According to information received by the MRC, Hydro Québec – in collaboration with Culture pour tous – hand-picked 5 MRC’s in Quebec, which includes the MRC Pontiac, to host a Pilot project for the promotion of cultural activities in the […]

During the MRC Pontiac meeting which took place on Wednesday (August 19), the mayor of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, asked to be part of this committee again. He maintained that he can act as a member without apparent conflict since in his opinion the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) considers that there is no conflict of […]

The nomination period to designate members of the community who can sit on the very first board of directors of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Service Center begins this Monday, August 24, 2020 and will end on October 2nd. In a press release, it was announced that as provided by law, the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Service Center must […]

Here is the report of the large-scale operation on the roads of the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) on Thursday (August 20) which took place in the Western District (Mauricie, Lanaudière, Laurentides, Outaouais): – More than 530 tickets were issued mainly for offenses relating to excessive speed and other offenses, including 44 against motorcyclists; – More […]

The Gatineau Police Department (SPVG) is asking the population for help in locating Mr. Jean-Louis Desrosiers, 79, who has been missing since August 18. Quick Facts ● Mr. Desrosiers was reportedly seen for the last time on August 18, around 1 pm, when he was leaving his residence located in the Carrefour-de-l’Hôpital district in the […]