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Comets 8-4 win over the Mont-Tremblant Diables: the Pontiac team is ranking first overallmet du classement

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

The Pontiac Comets won 8-4 in Mont-Tremblant this weekend. Note the performances of Ryan Peck with two goals and one assist, as well as Matthew Warren and Alek Deblois, each with two goals. The Pontiac team is currently ranked first in the league. The Comets will play their next game in Fort-Coulonge this Saturday against […]


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Holiday opening hours at the MRC Pontiac and the SAAQ

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 22 November 2022 à 2:48 pm

The MRC Pontiac and the SAAQ recently issued their hours of operation during the Holiday season as they share the same building in Campbell’s Bay; 602 QC-301, Campbell’s Bay, QC. Specifying that the SAAQ office will be closed from 12-1pm on December 19th. Both offices will be closed from December 24th to 26th and December […]


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Many children will benefit from the Angel Tree this holiday season

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:03 am

The Angel Tree initiative created by the Mansfield Fire Department, in collaboration with Bouffe Pontiac will provide many Pontiac children with a present this holiday season. The reason for this initiative, according to Sylvain Bégin and the fire department, is that no child should go without a gift on Christmas: Yesterday, Angel Tree finalized their […]


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Tickets already on sale for the Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield Country Festival

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:03 am

The Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival is already pre-selling tickets for next year’s event which will take place on June 4 to 7 at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. Again, this year, several artists will be on stage for the event, as explained by Carole Faubert. More details are available on the Fort-Couonge / […]


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Power outages and storm: snowmobile season delayed

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

The winter storm, which occurred over the weekend, may have delayed the start of the snowmobile season which was set to begin soon, according the Club Montoneige Pingouin. The president of the association, Martin Hérault, explained that more than 500 kilometers of snowmobile network was damaged by the storm. The Association is now looking for […]


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Maurice Beauregard: “We have to fight together for jobs to come to the Pontiac”

17 December 2019 à 12:00 am

At the end of this year, CHIP 101.9 is meeting with elected municipal officials in the Pontiac. This week; the mayor of Campbell’s Bay Maurice Beauregard explained his vision of the economy in the region and the solidarity that is needed to see different economic projects established locally. Maurice Beauregard also mentioned that he would […]


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Campbell’s Bay lifts water boil Advisory

16 December 2019 à 12:00 am

Today, the municipality of Campbell’s Bay lifted its water boil advisory for the entirety of the municipality including the residents of the municipality of Litchfield who reside under the Campbell’s Bay water system. Note that this advisory was issued on the December 11.


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”We are allowed to be angry” – André Fortin

16 December 2019 à 12:00 am

The MNA for Pontiac André Fortin spoke to CHIP 101.9, Friday, regarding the various interruptions of service in obstetrics at the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville. In his opinion, Fortin believes that the Pontiac citizens do not have to accept the current situation and that he hopes to see reliable services in 2020. The MNA for […]


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Power Outages in the Pontiac over the weekend

16 December 2019 à 12:00 am

The return to normal is gradually underway in the Pontiac after the major power outages over the weekend. According an update issued by Hydro-Québec at 2:46pm, a remaining 1,520 residents were still without electricity; 734 of which from Otter Lake and 382 from Thorne. Some residents would have been without electricity for more than 36 […]


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Minister Mathieu Lacombe meets with the municipal officials in the region

16 December 2019 à 12:00 am

The CAQ Minister responsible for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, was in the MRC Pontiac Friday, where, in the presence of MNA for Pontiac André Fortin, he met several of the mayors of the region as well as Warden Jane Toller. Among the topics of discussion, they talked about the various economic projects that the MRC […]


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