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A training was organized by the ABV des 7 (Agence de Bassin Verssant des 7) and the MRC Pontiac. CHIP Élizabeth Séguin was on location yesterday (November 28th) where she met with the ABD des 7’s Environment specialist, Carly Steben, who told her about her presentation: The two-hour session consisted of a presentation on the […]

In an exclusive story published on November 28th, the Journal LeDroit explained certain health issues in the area investigated by coroners. The article includes the death of John Ross Scott, 84, who died at the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville in August 2016; the man’s intestines were perforated during a colonoscopy. He refused surgery and died […]

The Christmas Market will be held this Saturday from 10 am and 2 pm at the George Bryson Cultural House. Where more than thirty kiosks will be set up for the event, the Vice President at the George Bryson Heritage house, Nathalie Denault, said it’s a record for the event: People are welcome to use […]

The Assemblée de la Francophonie de l’Ontario (AFO) will hold a day of protest across the province following the decision of the Doug Ford government to abolish the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner and to set aside the project of a Franco-Ontarian university. AFO President Carol Jolin: A protest will take place this […]

The warden MRC, Jane Toller, confirmed that the Youth Council, announced last September, should hold its first meeting in January. This council will be composed of 18 young people ages 15 to 18 from the different MRC municipalities. During a media debreif, Toller explained that the goal of the council is to present the priorities […]

The Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac met last night in Campbell’s Bay for their monthly meeting. One of the main topics of discussion during the meeting was the MRC’s 2019 budget. The accountant at the MRC, Annie Vaillancourt, told CHIP that other than a few changes the budget is similar to 2018: In […]

The Brauwerk Hoffman brewery in Campbell’s Bay right off of hwy 148 installed a sign at the entrance to their business, yesterday afternoon (November 27th). Todd Hoffman, the owner of the Brauwerk Hoffman, wrote on Facebook that the opening will be soon and he invited Pontiac residents to follow the page to look out for […]

Tonight, Wednesday, November 28th, the monthly meeting of the mayors will be held at the MRC Pontiac at 6:30 in the Elsie Gibbons room in Campbell’s Bay. Pontiac. Residents are welcome.

The Observatoire du développement de l’Outaouais (ODO) presented the Pontiac and its main development issues in a summary report following a tour of the territories last spring in all the region, the report was issued this week. According to the document, “the Pontiac […] suffers from a lack of recognition and seeks to enhance its […]

The Québec Department of Public Safety tested its phone Alert System today, November 28th at 1:55. The test message stated that it was not a real situation and that there is no danger to your health or safety. The alert was broadcast on cell and connected to LTE networks, on the radio, television, on the […]