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Despite what the council of mayors have described as a perceived conflict of interest by Mayor Serge Newberry, he is still the representative of the municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet at the MRC Pontiac. Last week, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom looked at the way the information is shared between the MRC Pontiac and the various municipal councils. […]

Though the decision, by the council of mayors, to dissolve the committee to establish a provincial park in the Îles Lafontaine, the subject of the future committee was brought up during the meeting of the Mayors on Wednesday. When asked by CHIP 101.9, the Warden of MRC Pontiac Jane Toller mentioned that a new committee, […]

As part of the federal election campaign, Culture Outaouais sent a list of recommendations to the various political parties. This includes, among others, the George Bryson Cultural House and the regional museum project. Director of Culture Outaouais, Julie Martineau. Full interview with Julie Martineau..

The mining company Sphinx, which owns projects in L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, issued a press release this week concerning data regarding their Calumet-Nord property. In addition to the technical aspects of the project, it was said that some of the characteristics found were similar to a mine operated by the South 32 company in Australia, the mega-deposit of […]

Last night, the Mayor of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet Serge Newberry was present for the Regional Council of Mayors meeting at the MRC Pontiac, where he said he felt very comfortable to be representing his municipality at the MRC. This even though the council of mayors and the Warden are proceeding with denouncing an perceived conflict of interest […]

During the Thanksgiving long weekend, the Sûreté du Québec carried out various interventions and operations from October 11 to 14 in the province. In the Outaouais and Laurentides, the Sûreté have reported more than 640 offenses, including 455 cases of speeding. This report also includes a dozen arrests for impaired driving, seven collisions with wounded […]

Young Mégane Fortin, 12, from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, had quite the experience a few days ago when she represented the Shriners Hospital (Montreal) at the Shriners Hospitals for Children’s Open, an official PGA event, the professional golf circuit which was passing through Las Vegas. She kept score for the participating professional golfers. Yesterday, Jacob Lavigne sat down […]

The MRC Pontiac is partnering with the Ottawa Valley to launch a new tourism trail, an interprovincial road that will showcase alcoholic beverages on both sides of the Ottawa River. The “Tap and Cork” trail will be officially launched on Saturday, October 19, at the Ottawa Valley Craft Beer Festival. According to the Warden of […]

In response to the many interruptions of services in obstetrics at the Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville, the MRC Pontiac is asking the Ministère de Santé to improve the offer of employment for nurses in the region. This resolution, adopted by the Regional Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac on Wednesday, October 16, asks […]

The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) is calling for vigilance and wishes to remind employers and employees about the importance of taking all the means to prevent workplace accidents. This warning reminder comes after the census of “many” cases of “severe and fatal” accidents in […]