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MNA for Pontiac André Fortin during the announcement of the investment in Litchfield roads spoke of his plans for the October 1 elections, including meetings with the citizens of the riding by going door-to-door. The Coalition Avenir Québec and the Parti Québécois have not yet publicly revile their candidates for the Pontiac riding.

Building the site that will be home to the Pontiac slaughterhouse is moving forward. According to one of the company’s owners, everything is going according to plan and future employees have already obtained the necessary training. The slaughterhouse should be operational next November. The complete interview is available here.

The person who will represent the CAQ in the 2018 Quebec provincial election this time for the riding of Pontiac should be known in the coming days. According to the information obtained by CHIP 101.9, it will be an employee working in the public sector. The prospective candidate must meet certain administrative requirements before his […]

The Coalition Avenir Québec announced the candidate in Gatineau, for the October 1st elections. Robert Bussière, originally from Otter Lake was the former mayor of the municipality of La Pêche from 1997 until last November. He explained to CHIP 101.9 the reasons behind his return to politics and why he chose the CAQ. Robert Bussière […]

The CANAMEX project initiated by David Gillespie, a resident of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, is aiming to create a tourism partnerships between the Northeastern United States of as well as other regions of Quebec and Ontario. The MRC Pontiac received lots of coverage this past week as one of the members of this CANAMEX committee, Vermont farmer Charles […]

On the Municipality of Pontiac’s Facebook page, the municipality announced yesterday the signing of an agreement with its unionized employees regarding a collective agreement. Mayor Joanne Labadie is reportedly pleased with the signing of the agreement that respects the financial framework of the municipality. Through the agreement, the municipality will be able to offer better […]

Those interested in applying to the Conservative Party of Canada for the Pontiac riding have until Thursday, August 2 to do so. Until now Dave Blackburn, a former member of the Canadian Armed Forces and professor at the University of Quebec in Outaouais, has already announced that he will be a candidate for the federal […]

The annual Canadian Dog Sled Championship event, which takes place at Bristol Dryland at the end of October, will also be this year’s World Cup. In the past, Bristol Dryland had hosted the world championship, but the World Cup is a different event that will be held for the first time in the Pontiac. The […]

Friends of the PPJ have organized a jamboree to be held this Friday night to encourage Pontiac citizens and families to come and use the bike path. One of the organizers of the Jamboree, Tiziana Ropelberg-Fortin talks about the event: More details on this event are available at www.jamboreeppj.com.

In an open letter sent to the media the MRC Pontiac Warden, Jane Toller explains why in her opinion a swimming pool is needed in the Pontiac. She says that as the Pontiac is attracting more and more businesses and investors, we need to build the infrastructure and amenities needed for the growing population to […]