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Allan Farrell, that held the 6th seat on the Portage-du-Fort municipal Council, stepped down as councilman at the beginning of the month. A partial elections will take place on December 16 to fill the seat.

Sergeant Marc Tessier of the Sureté du Quebec(SQ) says they get a lot of calls every year during hunting season. In an interview with CHIP 101,9, Tessier reminds hunters to take the necessary precautions to insure a safe and legal hunt: The Sergeant says most of the calls they receive are in regards to trespassing […]

The Board of directors of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) was in Shawville on Tuesday night (October 9) for an information session in light of the annual regional tour. Over 30 people were in attended. In an interview with CHIP 101,9, the director of Nursing at the CISSSO, […]

Royal Canadian Legion Campbell’s Bay Supper October 19,2018 6:00 p.m. Roast Pork Dinner with trimmings, tea, coffee and desserts. $14.00 Entertainment starts at 4:30 with Gary Cummings, Lorne Brady & Friends. Come out and enjoy a great meal and great music.

The École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge high school (ESSC) had a simulated election recently in regards to the provincial elections. The Students were able to vote for the Candidates of the Pontiac electoral district. As a result of these elections, the MNA for Pontiac according to students remains the liberal André Fortin, in second place is Olive […]

The Friends of Sault-des-Chats is preparing a hike to the former Union village (Bristol), Saturday, October 13th from 10AM. The length is about 1.5 km, which should take between 1:30 to 2 hours to complete. According to the organization, this outing will allow participants to discover the remains of the railway and to discover the […]

The town of Fort-Coulonge is looking for a new General Manager/Secretary-Treasurer that would assume the municipal administrative responsibilities. The Mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Gaston Allard, explained the qualities the municipality is looking for: You can apply for the position via the Fort-Coulonge website and the application deadline is on October 29..

Sandstone reconstruction work will take place until October 12 on Lionel-Beausoleil road in Lac-des-Loup, La Pêche. During the hours of 7 am and 6 pm, one lane will be closed and traffic will alternate with a traffic light.

The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) and municipal firefighters have issued a warning regarding the burning of dead leaves and other residues during the fall period. According to SOPFEU and the municipal firefighters’ information, they intervened on about twenty forest fires that are a result, in part, of burning leaves. In […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) seized more than 3,200 cannabis plants and more than 105 kilos of cannabis in recent weeks by postal police of the MRC Pontiac, Vallée-de-la-Gatineau and Antoine-Labelle, in collaboration with the Major Crimes Investigation Service. They also arrested 11 people who are facing cannabis production charges. The SQ added that they […]