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The 20th annual Fishing Festival will be held this weekend on June 7th, 8th and 9th. For the event, fishing without a license will be permitted. From the Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Catherine Ippersiel, gave more details about the event: The full interview with Catherine Ippersiel is available here.

Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) is inviting Pontiac nature lovers to participate in two bird watching activities on June 17th and 20th, at Bristol’s Grand Marais. The project coordinator for the organization, Milaine Saumur. The NCC does a lot of observation work in the Pontiac region because, according to Saumur, it is an interesting place […]

Yesterday, Thursday June 6th, the MRC Pontiac issued a press release regarding the Ministry of Public Security (MSP) opening two temporary offices, for individual meetings with flood victims, in the municipality of Waltham and the municipality of Pontiac as reported by CHIP. The MRC Pontiac’s Strategic Communications Advisor, Jérémi Vaillancourt, in an interview with CHIP, […]

During the municipality of l’Isle-aux-Allumettes monthly meeting, which was held on Wednesday, many topics of importance were discussed, such as the municipality’s support for the a parliamentary commission to investigate the management of Hydro Dams on the Ottawa river, as adopted by the municipality of Mansfield on May 8th. Mayor Winston Suntrum, gave more details. […]

The ESSC High School is inviting the Pontiac to attend their annual comedy night (soirée d’humour) in the auditorium tonight of Sieur-de-Coulonge at 7 pm. The Graduates will present different sketches inspired by Quebec comedians such as Louis-José Houde, Lise Dion, Mariana Mazza, Martin Matte and more. It’s $ 5 per person.

The PPJ Cycloparc announced yesterday on Facebook that it will be fully reopening the PPJ between Wyman and L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. The group added that “the trail has been checked and has passed initial inspections”. Although the conditions are not ideal in all areas of the Cyclopark, it is expected that there will be improvements during the […]

The Quebec Provincial Court Judge, Jean Faullem, was appointed to Quebec Superior Court for the Gatineau, Labelle and Pontiac Districts by David Lametti, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Faullem’s appointment was made under the new judicial appointment process introduced on October 20th, 2016, which emphasizes transparency, merit and diversity. It will […]

Students and staff at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School were evacuated on Tuesday morning as a preventative measure due to a propane odor in the building suggesting a gas leak. The Communications Supervisor for the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board, Monia Lirette, gave more details about the situation. By 10:30, students and staff members were able to safely return. […]

BRYSON LIONS CLUB DANCES 8:00PM -12:00AM Light lunch served at 11:00PM $10.00/person September 7th Western Dance Dennis Harrington & Heritage Country October 26th Halloween Dance Dennis Harrington & Heritage Country November 2nd Nelson Towns November 9th Brysonnaire’s November 16th Dennis Harrington & Heritage Country November 23rd Ian Hamilton & Friend (NEW) November 30th Nelson Towns

Our sixth annual Rhubarb Fest Fundraiser Bonnechere Museum, Eganville 9 to 11 am, Saturday June 22 Buy a rhubarb item or two at the tables outside and then for $5.00 treat yourself to a piece of rhubarb pie or torte including cool rhubarb punch or bottled water inside the museum. La sixième collecte de fonds […]