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The maison de la famille du Pontiac will host a community dinner on October 11, as part of the Centraide Outaouais campaign. The event will take place at 161 rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge between 11:30 am and 1:00 pm. The price is $ 12 per adult and $ 3 for children. The organization is asking […]

Tomorrow Pontiac residents are invited, to join Pontiac MRC Warden, Jane Toller, as well as event chair, Lawrence Cannon among other, for a 5 to 7 to launch the 74th Centraide Outaouais campaign. The activity will take place at the Little Red Wagon Winery, located at 65 Calumet Road West in Shawville. Snacks will be […]

The regional association of West Quebecers addressed their concerns yesterday regarding the new Coalition Avenir Quebec Government. The Director of the RAWQ, Linton Garner, told CHIP that his greatest concerne is the dissolution of English school boards: The full interview with Linton Garner is available here.

The municipality of Campbell’s Bay was accepted in the Aviva Community fund Challenge that the Mayor of Campbell’s Bay, Maurice Beauregard, says would help complete the municipalities major revitalisation Projects. You have until October 04 to submit your vote via the Avivacommunityfund.org under the Campbell’s Bay Project number 18-557. The Projects with the most Votes […]

Canada and the United States concluded negotiations on the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on Sunday night, one of the elements agreed upon in this agreement involves the Canadian dairy sector. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau agreed to give our American neighbor better access to the Canadian dairy market, a decision that […]

(According to the information of CHGA) According to the CHGA radio newsroom, in the Vallée-de-la-Gatineau, a sexual assault charge is being brought against the Director General of Adult Education at the Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois- de-l’Outaouais, Réjean Potvin. He is scheduled appear in court on December 3 for cross examination. The attorney who represented Mr. […]

In the neighboring riding of Gatineau, after a very close race during the election night, former warden of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais and former mayor of La Pêche, the CAQ’s Robert Bussière, an Otter Lake native, won the election, ahead of liberal Luce Farrell. Mr. Bussières gave us his reaction, a few minutes after being […]

This election was a big Coalition Avenir Québec victory which has made major gains in the Outaouais for the 2018 provincial election. In fact, the leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) Francois Legault will be able to count on a majority of MNAs in the Outaouais. Only André Fortin (Pontiac) and Maryse Gaudreault (Hull) […]

Incumbent MNA for the riding of Pontiac, André Fortin, was re-elected for a second term last night during the provincial election. In interview at CHIP 101.9, he was confident and optimistic. Even though he will no longer have a portfolio, he believes that his party has everything it takes to keep on: André Fortin beat […]

Outgoing MNA for the riding of Pontiac, André Fortin, was re-elected for a second term last night after the provincial election. Here is the speech he made following his victory.