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During the adoption of their preliminary budget on December 17th, 2019, the council of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay resolved to permanently close the municipal library. In a follow up interview with the Mayor of Campbell’s Bay, Maurice Beauregard, he explained that the municipality was force to make this decision for 2020. According to Maurice […]

The Director General of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, is maintaining that the vote that was held at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 30th regarding the capital project at the Fort-Coulonge branch, “did follow the rules”, contrary to statements made by the former mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Hector Soucie. At […]

Following the major storms on December 14-15, damaging over 500km of their trail network, the Club Moto-neige Pingouin made requests for funding and volunteers to repair the trails; to allow the opening of the snowmobile season. In a follow up interview, last week, with the organization’s president Martin Hérault, he gave more details on the […]

The Danford Lake Carnival will take place on January 25th in the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. The director general of the municipality, Isabelle Cardinal, gave an overview of the event. More details about this annual event organized by the Danford Lake Recreation Association can be found on Facebook. The full interview with Isabelle Cardinal, in English, […]

The “Clic, je t’ai eu mon bébé!!!” contest, organized by the Masion de la famille du Pontiac, featured three local winners once again this year. Over the last few weeks, the participants had to send their best instant photo of their baby, between the ages of 0 and 5, in order to enter the contest. […]

Notice to residents of Fort-Coulonge: Over the next few weeks, the municipal firefighters will be making courtesy visits across the municipality in order to validate the conformity of the smoke detectors in the area.

Following the Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) announcement that the free French Second-language Courses would be cancelled until the fall 2020 [site], the organization has received multiple requests from former students offering to pay for the courses. In the regular segment: the West Quebecers Corner, Linton Garner, the executive Director of the RAWQ, explained […]

The member of Parliament for the Pontiac, William Amos, is inviting the Pontiac population to give their opinion, in a survey, on medical assistance in dying. Amos has qualified this issue, which affects families and loved ones across the Canada, including the Pontiac, of utmost importance, but also very personal. He invited the Pontiac residents […]

How Libby Got Married by Vicki Williams A staged reading as part of Theatre Wakefield’s program New Works: From The Page To The Stage, and in collaboration with The 100 Mile Arts Network, supported by the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais Friday, January 24, 7pm, Brennan’s Hill Restaurant & Bar (Brennan’s Hill) Saturday, January 25, 2pm, Mill […]

During their most recent meeting, the council of the municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet adopted a resolution to claim $15,000 for the fees incurred by the attorney in connection with the Réjean Meilleur file at the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ). According to what was said by mayor Serge Newberry, this file would have cost the municipality […]