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Environment Canada has issued a freezing rain warning for Pontiac and a good deal of western Quebec, as between 5 to 10 cm of precipitation is expected Tuesday morning (November 25). “The situation could persist for several hours into the early afternoon,” the statement reads. “Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may […]

Following Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard presenting his fall economic update on Thursday (November 21), Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who sits in the opposition, weighed in on the state of the province’s finances. Speaking to media in Quebec City yesterday, Girard announced an $11 billion deficit for 2024/25, though he said they planned to balance […]

Pontiac MNA André Fortin and health advocacy group SOS Outaouais are speaking out after the provincial government has announced that all local health care networks must balance balance their budgets by the end of the fiscal year. For the regional health authority CISSSO, this would mean a reduction of expenses by $90 million over the […]

The Réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais is launching a new promotional campaign “Read Listen Play” shining a spotlight on the multitude of digital resources offered by the Network to all its members for free. You just need to be subscribed to one of the network’s member libraries to access it. From the Réseau biblio de l’Outaouais, […]

On October 17th, the 77th congress of the Canadian Association for French Language Education (ACELF) was held, the largest gathering in French language education in Canada. The event took place this year in Laval, and a significant delegation from l’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge was present. Principal Julie Martin, and teacher Isabelle Nadeau jointly won the national […]

November is Radon Awareness Month, a radioactive gas that is one of the leading causes of lung cancer. Radon is invisible and odorless and is naturally present in the soil. It seeps into buildings through foundation cracks and other openings. When radon enters enclosed spaces like homes, it can accumulate to dangerous concentrations, affecting the […]

The Municipality of La Pêche has inaugurated its brand new town hall, an ambitious and groundbreaking project that marks a historic milestone for the community and the sustainable construction sector. This town hall, which will be the first institutional Passivhaus building in Quebec once certified, embodies the municipality’s commitment to sustainable development and innovation. The […]

Impératif français is launching four extensive public interest campaigns and is seeking proactive and “on-the-ground” participation from everyone in the citizen and societal movement, the “Impératif français” movement. First of all, the campaign “Young and Proud Quebecers! ‘I Love My Language’” which offers a series of animated cartoons for social media: it consists of a […]

A benefit evening for the Pontiac CLSC Foundation will take place this Thursday evening, November 21, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Cinéma Lynn in Fort-Coulonge, featuring the young musicians from Sieur-de-Coulonge Secondary School. One of the organizers of the evening, Gaétan Forgues, who teaches guitar at this school, stopped by the studio to give us […]

The Canada Pension Plan, or CPP, is an integral part of retirement planning for most Canadians. It provides a basic income to contributors upon retirement or in case of disability, or to their beneficiary in the event of death. In 2025, a change might affect you. Your employer deducts your contributions from your paycheck at […]