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This evening (Thursday 22) is the Leucan Outaouais Chefs Challenge, which will be attended by CHIP 101.9’s own Marie Gionet. A total of eleven teams composed of a regional media personality, a chef and a child who is being treated or who has survived cancer, will compete in this friendly challenge. Many interviews have been […]

A study is currently underway in Canada to ensure the protection of the Ottawa River watershed. All are invited to take part in an online consultation until April 27th. This is an Environmental and Climate Change Canada initiative that invites Canadians to participate in this study. The link to this consultation can be found on […]

The SAAQ office, located in the Pontiac MRC’s Campbell’s Bay office, will be closed on Monday, March 26, due to renovations currently under way. They will however be open on Good Friday, March 30 from 8:30 to 4 PM.

Among the various topics discussed yesterday during the public meeting of the MRC Pontiac was the public outcry concerning the forestry industry. Among the speakers, the owner of the Jovalco plant, Gaétan Turgeon, denounced the current situation in which he finds himself and what he referred to as shortcomings in the system. A group from […]

At the Pontiac MRC’s public meeting yesterday, there was no comment on the $ 170,000 defrauded from the Pontiac MRC, given the ongoing legal procedures. Warden Jane Toller still wanted to ensure everyone that the entire amount that was stolen will be distributed to the various municipalities since the RPGL accounting firm has refunded the […]

Several activities will take place this weekend in the Pontiac. The MRC Marketing Commissioner, Jérémi Vaillancourt, gives us the details. Jérémi keeps us informed of the activities to be done in the Pontiac every week. For more information, visit Pontiac Tourism’s Facebook page.

Yesterday was the open house day for the culinary course at the Pontiac Vocational Training Center, the Centre de Formation professionnelle du Pontiac. One of the graduates of last year’s course shared her experience: André Macron, an instructor at the CFP Pontiac, discussed the importance of culinary training: The course will begin in April.

A break down of the funding of the over $16 million from the Quebec government into schools, was recently posted. A investment $ 150,000 to Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur located on Isle-aux-Allumettes for work needed on the exterior walls and windows. Poupore School in Fort-Coulonge gets $ 365,000 for facade repairs and interior finishing. St. John’s School in […]

The council of mayors of the MRC Pontiac met last Wednesday night. A dozen residents attended the meeting open to the public and among the various topics discussed at this meeting was the forestry industry. The owner of the Jovalco plant located in Litchfield, Gaétan Turgeon, took the floor to denounce the current situation in […]