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Réseau Outaouais BIBLIO responds to closure of Campbell’s Bay library
The closure of the Campbell’s Bay library will not be without consequences for the local users, said réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais. According to general manager Sylvie Thibault, the end of the partnership between the municipality and the organization will break access to this service for residents in the surrounding area such as in the municipality […]
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Water work and Boil advisory in Shawville
According to the municipality of Shawville’s Facebook page, the municipal workers will be working on the water main today, January 22nd from 3pm to 9pm. During this time, the municipal water lines will be shut off affecting the following streets: • Argue st • Elm st • Forrest st • Oak st • Dundas st […]
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Campbell’s Bay Winter Carnaval; Sunday January 26th
The Campbell’s Bay Winter Carnaval will be held this Sunday from noon to 5pm at the municipal rink on Patterson road. For the occasion, Councillor Tim Ferrigan who is spearheading the event for another year, gave more details on the events format. Those attending who wish to stake are required to wear a helmet. The […]
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Bristol: two days on beef and sheep production this winter
The agroalimentaire meetings in the Outaouais for 2020 started this week with information sessions on the bio-food sector and the next generation of farmers in the various sectors of the region. The Executive Director of the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Geneviève Grossenbacher, gave more details on the events that will take place in the Pontiac, […]
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Campbell’s Bay 2020 budget; Closing on the municipal library
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 […]
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Meeting on October 30th was legal, says the General Director of the Caisse
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 […]
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Support in repairing the Snowmobile trail
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 […]
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Details on the Danford Lake Carnival
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, […]
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Contest winners: ”Clic, je t’ai eu mon bébé!!!”
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. […]
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Fort-Coulonge: check your smoke detectors!
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.
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