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The Mayors of the MRC had their meeting for the month of October last night at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay, where less than 10 residents were in attendance. During the meeting, the Warden of the MRC, Jane Toller, announced the new Economic Development Director at the MRC, Danielle Newman. More details on the 2018 […]

The MRC Pontiac won, for a third consecutive year, the Défi sans Auto-SOLO prize for its amount of participation and involvement in the category: Medium organization.

Transcollines will be holding two discussion sessions in regards to the service improvement proposals in their 2019-2023 Strategic Planning that they have been working on for nearly a year. The consultations will be bilingual and held at the Recreation Center in Campbell’s Bay on October 23rd and at the community center in the Luskville sector […]

The Observatoire du développement de l’Outaouais (ODO) published the second edition of its newsletter L’Outaouais sous la loupe which aims to inform readers of its most recent activities. The ODO Information Officer Madeleine Lefebvre gave CHIP more information in regards to the most recent newsletter: You can subscribe to the L’Outaouais sous la loupe Newsletter […]

The Abbatoir Les Viandes du Pontiac Inc. will be holding an open house to offer Pontiac breeders the opportunity to meet and exchange with the different partners of the slaughterhouse on Saturday, November 3rd from 10am to 4pm. The slaughterhouse is encouraging all cattle, sheep, goat and other breeders to join the event located at […]

The MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, is considering joining the leadership campaign after the Leader of the Party, Philippe Couillard, stepped down shortly after the Liberals defeat on October 01. In an interview with Francois Carrier, Fortin says that it has to be a family decision, and before making any decisions, has to consider his […]

Rosalie Boucher was celebrated recently for her 25 years at the Centre Intervalle du Pontiac. Since the 90’s, Boucher has helped reorganise and develop the organisation. She has been at the head of the organisation that helps people with mental illness for many years, and says she still has a few projects to accomplish based […]

The ‘Renfrew County Federation of Agriculture’ an affiliation of the OFA (Ontario Federation of Agriculture) is hosting a fundraising event on October 27th, a catered diner (by Dreams Catering) followed by a live band performance and dance. It is being held at the Renfrew Armories at 7pm. All proceeds will go to the Renfrew Hospice, […]

The Minister of Tourism, Official Languages and La Francophonie of Canada, Mélanie Joly, announced last Week a fund to support official minority language media. The co-owner of multiple newspapers in the region (Aylmer Bulletin, Pontiac Journal and the West Quebec Post) and council member of the Quebec community newspaper association (QCNA), lily Ryan, said the […]

The Proxim Pharmacy – Julie Jones moved to the old Laurentienne Bank building, the move was on Monday night. The owner of the Pharmacy, Julie Jones, told CHIP that the old location didn’t allow her and the pharmacy to offer the best service: The Pharmacy will now be located at 148 Front Rd, Campbell’s Bay.