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News important yesterday on the provincial politics front for the Pontiac, MNA André Fortin made his entry into the cabinet as a Ministers. The Pontiac MNA André Fortin was named Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Vehicular Electrification during a cabinet reshuffle unveiled yesterday morning by Primer Philippe Couillard. For a few days now, his […]

Culture Outaouais wants to draw the attention of candidates and future elected representatives to various proposals related to the arts, culture and heritage in the Outaouais. Yesterday, Culture Outaouais held a press conference at the Stone School in Portage du Fort. The President of Culture Outaouais Céline Deguise said that they have many members in […]

On October 6, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve was elected by acclamation as Mayor of the Municipality of Otter Lake. She said that she wanted to complete certain projects initiated in her first term especially economic and tourism development: Clip – Kim Cartier-Villeneuve She also stressed that she will continue to rely on transparency and good communication within […]

At the Commissioners meeting on September 26, the Western Québec School Board established the Cone Taxi Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund was made possible by the late Clifford Lloyd Cone, who bequeathed $ 578,295.36 to the school board, explicitly for students at Pontiac High School in Shawville. Each year, two scholarships equivalent to half […]

Last Friday, Minister of Higher Education Hélène David and Pontiac MNA André Fortin announced an increase of $ 68,100 in funding for the Campbell’s Bay training facility at Heritage College, as well as official recognition , as of this year, of the training site as “Center d’études collégiales”. The $ 68,100 in funding is in […]

The race to run the municipality of Pontiac located in the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais, will be a two way race. Outgoing mayor Roger Larose will face business woman Joanne Labadie who had announced this summer her intention to try her luck for the position of mayor. Only one position was elected by acclamation, […]

The Municipality of Pontiac unveiled this weekend a public art structure created by artist John-Philippe Smith. This sculpture, located in front of the community center of Luskville (2024 highway 148), is part of a circuit highlighting the historical, cultural and natural heritage of the seven municipalities of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. Artists from the region […]

Five mayors were elected by acclamation and will be back at the Pontiac MRC council table. Kim Cartier-Villeneuve in Otter Lake, Alain Gagnon of Bryson, Brent Orr of Bristol, Donald Gagnon in Chichester and Doris Ranger in Sheenborro.

At the most recent meeting of the Pontiac MRC, the various mayors voted unanimously for a resolution supporting CHIP 101.9 so that a radio advertising campaign informing the population of the municipal elections would be broadcast on the radio. The general director of CHIP 101.9 François Carrier put out a release to raise awareness among […]

The Citizens Open to Amalgamation (ccof) is appealing to everyone to fill the Councillor positions in the Municipality of Mansfield. In a Facebook publication yesterday, one of the organizers of the group, André Boisvert, stated that he hopes to see candidates for the position number 1 to position 5. Currently for the position number 1, […]