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The Pontiac native hockey player from Vinton sector of the municipality Litchfield, Quinn O’Brien, has recently been appointed as this year’s captain of the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees hockey team. This will be his fourth year playing for the Gee-Gee’s, and his first year wearing the captain title. Prior to play for the University of […]

The incumbent MP from the Pontiac, William Amos, assisted to the visit of the suggested National Park (Parc National) last week, located in the Îles Lafontaine. Amos said he took interest in the project, without necessarily take a position: During this conversation, there were also discussions about an environmental study, and the need for it […]

People who want to contribute to the fundraising campaign in support of the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs, following the vandalism that occurred last week, are always welcome to do so. The project instigator, Scott Aubrey, talked about what will be done once the total sum for securing the arena will be collected: Note that […]

A report from Élizabeth Séguin and François Carrier Eureka93, formerly known as LiveWell Food Canada, and also the owner of the project to establish a cannabis research Center at the Industrial Park in the municipality of Litchfield, announced that it is currently evaluating a number of options, due to ”a lack of capital”. Among the […]

Like to Sing? Join Our Choir! WHAT: The Pembroke Community Choir is getting ready to practice for its Christmas concert “Through the Eyes of a Child”. WHEN: Registration / first practice is at 6:30 pm Mon. Sept. 9 followed by practice at 7 pm. New members can try the first three practices before they decide […]

Today, the MRC Pontiac’s Îles Lafontaine National Park Committee and Wilderness Tours oragnized a visit to the desired national park site. As the committee says, this was a “great opportunity to see the tremendous potential of this project and to meet with committee members”. The National Park Committee has a goal to preserve elements of […]

According to information released by the municipality of Otter lake, a sign on the Otter Lake Recreation Center trail was vandalized during the week of August 23-30th. This was the closest panel to the wharf, describing the history of Otter Lake. According to the description given, the panel was cut several times and a piece […]

Following the recent vandalism at the Fort-Coulonge arena, the member of National Assembly for the Pontiac, André Fortin, announced a donation of $2,000 from his volunteer support budget to the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs. He did this donation as a way to contribute to the fund-raising campaign for the installation of security cameras at […]

The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) noted a particularly busy month of August due to a higher and unusual number of fires across the territory, with a below average amount of territory affected by the fires in question. The fire prevention agent for the SOPFEU, Mélanie Morin, explained the reasons for […]

During a live interview Wednesday, the MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, answered a question about the numerous power outages that have affected the municipalities of the Upper Pontiac since the beginning of 2019. To listen to André Fortin’s full interview, click here.