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The Pontiac Comets lost their two games over the weekend. Their first; 7-2 to the Maniwaki Forestiers on Saturday in Fort-Coulonge and their second was 7-4 on Sunday evening in Mont-Laurier. So far, the Comets have a record of 1 and 4 for this 2019-2020 season. As of Saturday October 26th, the Mayor of Fort-Coulonge, […]

On Friday, October 25th, around 150 people gathered for a culinary evening with Chef Yannick La Salle, native from the region, organized by the Bryson Recreation Association. The event was described as an “incredible success” by the mayor of the municipality, Alain Gagnon. With the goal of raising funds for the Bryson RA Association’s youth […]

According to the Québec high School rankings, issued by the Fraser Institute on Saturday, Pontiac High School, in Shawville, is ranked 372nd out of 463 secondary schools across the province and holds an overall score of 4.5/10. As for, Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, in Fort-Coulonge, scores in at 3.8/10, and is ranked 420. Note that the […]

The Municipality of Waltham has issued a request to the ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) to reduce the speed limit on highway 148, between Davidson and Waltham, to allow all-terrain vehicles (ATV) to circulate legally on the highway, as a way for the PPJ, between Davidson and Waltham, to remain solely for cyclists. The […]

The Bristol Dryland international dog races, that will take place from October 25th to 27th, held their annual press conference, yesterday, to promote its 10th edition. Once again, the event is free for those who want to attend. Following the press conference, the promoter and key organizer of the event, Denis Rozon, underlined the spectacular […]

My Family’s Closet – Winter Clothing Drive and Distribution (SHAWVILLE October 24, 2019) – The new area Parish of Renfrew-Pontiac (Anglican) is holding our 2nd annual winter clothing drive for those in need of warm clothing in our area. We encourage the people of Renfrew and area, the northern Pontiac, Shawville and Clarendon to take […]

Tonight a slam show will be held at 7pm at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. The young slam poets from France will be among those who will benefits. The slammers from France were in the CHIP 101.9, yesterday to talk about the event: That was Vincent, Léa and Junior who will be part of the show tonight […]

A call for projects was launched last week by the gouvernement du Québec to improve the Internet accessibility in the rural regions across the province. This $100-million program, entitled ” Régions branchées “, aims to support digital infrastructure projects in the regions, in order to offer citizens, businesses and organizations a reliable and high quality […]

According to the Land Registry, a legal mortgage has been filed against the Jovalco produits forestiers property (Forest Service) located at 2460 Route 148 in Litchfield, regarding the Law on the price of Energy. The creditor, Hydro-Québec, whose head office is located on René Lévesque Boulevard in Montreal, filed to the sum of $68, 896. […]

The issue of interruptions in the obstetrics wing at the Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville resurfaced yesterday. A break that will continue until Friday October 25. At l’Assemblée Nationale, the MNA for Pontiac André Fortin stood up to denounce the multiple interruptions of service over the last few months that has expecting mothers across the […]