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The Pontiac community is invited to take part in the walk against domestic violence towards women on November 25th, starting at noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge. The founder of the event, Marc Boisvert, has organized this event every year for the past 10 years in memory of Diane Durocher, whose death […]

The Voix du PONTIAC-PONTIAC Voice group reacted to the recent announcement of the departure of two doctors from the obstetrics unit at Shawville Hospital. “It is with great sorrow that we a have learned that two doctors doing obstetrics are leaving Shawville Hospital. Sources have told us that the lack of support in last few […]

Police officers from the Sûreté du Québec of the MRC Pontiac station arrested a 51-year-old man for robbery on November 15th in a business on Leslie Street in Campbell’s Bay. The suspect showed up on the spot and demanded the contents of the cash drawer before fleeing on foot with an amount of money. According […]

The Pontiac Comets won a third consecutive victory by dominating the Maniwaki Forestiers last Saturday by the score of 8 to 3. The Comets coach, Jean-François Lavergne, highlighted what he described as an excellent performance by the team. The next game of the Comets will take place next Saturday, still at home and again against […]

Next week, Pontiac residents are invited to answer a 5 minutes telephone survey for the Pontiac Pool Committee to establish this infrastructure in the area. Pontiac MP André Fortin invited residents to answer questions. “The participation of residents in the consultation process is important to ensure that the project meets the expectations of the citizens. […]

Last Friday, in Campbell’s Bay, a meeting was held with businesses in the region to discuss the various issues and present programs for enterprises. One of the issues highlighted was the scarcity of labor. As the Councilor at Campbell’s Bay Jean-Pierre Landry explains, the shortage of manpower can have important aspects on the results of […]

The revival of the Mill in Davidson still seems to be part of the owners’ plans. This is what Bruno St-Cyr, one of the owners of the place who was present at Friday’s meeting in Campbell’s Bay, said about the scarcity of manpower. Bruno St-Cyr explains his presence at this meeting. According to Bruno St-Cyr, […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac will be celebrate its 75th anniversary on Thursday, November 28th. For the occasion, an evening will be organized at the Knights of Columbus Community Hall, on Baume Street, in Fort-Coulonge. The director of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine. The full interview with Stéphane Labine is available here.

The CBC original series Still Standing follows the Canadian comedian and Newfoundland native Jonny Harris (known for his role in Murdoch Mysteries) across the country each week to discover the hidden comedy in small towns across Canada. A few months ago, the Still Standing team were in the MRC Pontiac, visiting the municipality of Bristol. […]

The municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenboro has reached 87 power outages to date for 2019. From talking to residents to local businesses, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom has followed this situation closely since the month of July. Yesterday, CHIP spoke to the mayor of the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, who talked about how the […]