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The Union des municipalités du Québec wants to improve the perception of the forest industry in Québec. According to the former Liberal minister, now Warden of Val-d’Or in Abitibi, Pierre Corbeil, it’s important to mention that this industry can have positive effects on the environment: The full interview in French with with the former minister […]

The Mayor of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay Maurice Beauregard thinks the participation of the MRC Pontiac was important in the recent Forum des communautés forestières, organized by the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM). The full interview with Maurice Beauregard is available in both French and English.

As MRC Pontiac did in 2017, the citizens of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais will soon have to appoint a Warden by universal suffrage during the 2021 municipal elections. The current Warden of the MRC des Collines and Mayor of Chelsea, Caryl Green, explained why the mayors decided to make this change. The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais […]

Hockey – The Pontiac Comets won Saturday’s game against the Mont-Tremblant Diables, but lost 5-4 in overtime on Sunday. The series is therefore 2-2 in a best of 5. The final game will be disputed this weekend in Fort-Coulonge. The winning team will face Maniwaki in the finals.

Two Pontiac athletes stood out in weightlifting over the weekend at the Ontario Games. The siblings Naomie and Xavier Lusignan won gold in their respective divisions in Orillia, Ontario. Naomie stood out in the 59 kg class while Xavier took the 73 kg weight class. Xavier Lusignant surpassed his personal best, which allowed him to […]

Around 30 students from the Pontiac arrived at their destination in Ottawa Wednesday. They covered more than 120 kilometres in cross-country skiing between Sunday and Wednesday. One of the students of the expedition, Pénélope Pominville explained what the experience meant to her. Several politicians were on site, including the federal member for the Pontiac, William […]

The repair work at the Bryson power generating station, which was set to start in winter 2020 to be completed in the fall of 2022, is now under evaluation. As a result, no repair work will be carried out in 2020, contrary to what was announced by Hydro Quebec in December 2017. The spokesperson and […]

Wednesday, February 26th, 2020, the mayors of the MRC Pontiac met with the CISSS de l’Outaouais to discuss solutions to the recent closure of the Obstetrics wing of the Pontiac Community Hospital, until September. Yesterday, the Mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Gaston Allard, responded positively when asked about the meeting. During the public meeting, the mayors of […]

During Wednesday’s meeting between the mayors of the MRC Pontiac and the Centre intégré de santé et services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, it was resolved to establish a working group to create an action plan moving forward for the Shawville Hospital. According to the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, the action plan should […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais is inviting the Pontiac residents to attend an open-door career session at the Pontiac Hospital on March 4th. In this, the CISSS de l’Outouais hopes to inform to population on the Hospital’s environment as way to promote career opportunities within the establishment. The […]