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The Pontiac Club Quad trails are open for the summer season and ATV enthusiasts can therefore circulate on the trails provided across the region. However, the relays will remain closed until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fédération des Club Québécoise des Clubs Quads announced the reopening of the trails this Sunday, May […]

The Jardin Éducatif of the Pontiac indicated that it will not be possible to offer the day camp program offered to young people in the region for the 2020 season. Martin Riopel of the Jardin Éducatif indicates that this decision was very difficult to make and that it is the first time in over 30 […]

Some municipalities across the Pontiac, such as Île-du-Grand Calumet, have invited residents to submit their questions for the next council meeting which should take place on June 8th. The municipality indicated that the question must meet the bylaws and standards on the question period of municipal meetings, the council requests short questions, which do not […]

Golf courses were able to receive customers again over the past few days. The manager of the Pine Lodge golf course in Bristol, Adam Thompson, explained the various procedures put in place to receive customers. One of the big differences is that players must now reserve their spot and make sure they follow public health […]

The MRC Pontiac hopes that sums be specifically invested by the government of Quebec to promote its tourism development. During the most recent meeting of mayors, they resolved to ask that the funding for the promotion of tourism in the MRC Pontiac be specifically intended for the MRC and not only for Tourisme Outaouais. CHIP101.9 […]

Shopping centers will be able to open their doors again next Monday, June 1st, everywhere in Quebec except in the greater Montreal area. The details are expected to be announced Tuesday afternoon by the Minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon. Several other sectors will be the subject of a reopening announcement in the coming […]

The hot and humid weather will continue in the coming days. Today and tomorrow, the expected temperature should reach 38°C. Some municipalities have recalled in the last hours the municipal regulations towards the automatic watering of gardens, lawn or other plants. Among other things, the municipality of Fort-Coulonge pointed out that the by-laws allow watering […]

Several residents of the municipality of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, in particular the Chemin Murphy and Chemin de la Montagne sectors, complain about traffic and road maintenance in this sector. For a few years now, citizens have commented on the situation saying that several drivers do not respect the signs, including the stop sign located at the intersection. […]

The Nature Conservancy of Canada invites locals to take a photo and report the turtles you may encounter in the Pontiac. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, this is a normal spring for turtles. Launched in 2016 in the Outaouais region, the Carapace.ca website makes it possible to target areas where road turtle mortality is high by […]

The Western Quebec School Board will close its schools tomorrow given the intense heat that will affect the region tomorrow. According to the weather forecast, the temperature could reach 38 degrees Celsius with the humidex factor. Given its extreme conditions and the COVID-19 restrictions on using the ventilation systems, the Western Quebec School Board has […]