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Pontiac companies and organizations highlighted during the Reader’s Choice Awards
The Pontiac Journal held their annual Reader’s Choice Awards last night at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. Among the winners was the Patro de Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield who was greatly affected by the floods last spring. From the Patro, Frère Marc Frappier and the president of the Board of Directors, Gélinault Dionne, talked about the award; The […]
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The regional Council of Mayors meeting for September
The mayors of the MRC Pontiac held their monthly meeting last night in Campbell’s Bay for the month of September, where three people from the audience were in attendance. As announced last month, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, opened the meeting by reading the declaration on the use of language of choice, […]
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Roadwork in Bryson and Bristol
There will be public utility works on Main Street in the Municipality of Bryson, between Cobb and Elgin Street. Note that the road will be closed at all times until the end of the work, around September 30th. A detour has been set up on Cobb, Clarendon and Elgin Streets. There will also be Public […]
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Snowmobilers: you can get your access right now
The Association des motoneigistes de l’Outaouais (AMO) recently informed its members that it is now possible to obtain the access rights online, on the Fédération des Clubs de Motoneigistes du Québec (FCMQ) website. Note that there will be no sales point in dealers, shops, or other this year. Information : https://membre.fcmq.qc.ca/client/login.php
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139km/h in an area of 70km/h zone
The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais Police department recently reported that a 39-year-old driver was caught driving 139km/h in an area of 70km/h zone on highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac. In addition to the suspension of his license, the driver received 14 demerit points, a fine totalling $1,303 and his vehicle was impounded.
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Hot air balloon in the sky of Fort-Coulonge
Many residents of Fort-Coulonge and the surrounding area noticed a hot air balloon flying in the sky at around 6pm yesterday (Tuesday). This was the new hot air balloon company “Entre ciel et berge” created by Pierre Cyr and Nancy Bruneau, who made their first test flight in the Pontiac yesterday along with Warden Jane […]
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100 mile Arts Network
A new artistic association to develop the multidisciplinary talents of the artists in the region, 100 mile Arts Network, will officially launch their activities by organizing a show from Tractor, a band from Wakefield. One of the representatives of this association; Kerstin Petersson. The performance by Tractor will take place this Saturday at St. Paul’s […]
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Équité Outaouais denounces the lack of funding for l’UQO
In a press release issued yesterday, September 17th, Équité Outaouais denounced the lack of investment by the Quebec government to the Université du Québec en Outaouais compared to the other universities of Quebec in Rimouski and Abitibi. From Équité Outaouais, Suzanne Tremblay: Équité Outaouais is calling on the government for an inter-regional fairness law to […]
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30 year old Fort-Coulonge man presents false ID
A 30-year-old man from Fort-Coulonge was pulled over by the MRC des Collines police, after traveling 132 km/h on highway 148 (90km/h zone limit) in Quyon (Pontiac) at around 5:40 this morning (Wednesday). Officers intercepted the individual in question who allegedly gave the police false identification. Once the identity of the driver was known, the […]
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“We’re moving on” – Eric Gauthier
Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 learned that there will be no junior hockey team in the municipality of Shawville, in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL). According to the president of the Maniwaki Mustang, Éric Gauthier, who was also in charge of creating a team in Shawville, this is due to lack of support from the […]
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