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The police officers of the Sûreté du Québec of the MRC Pontiac station arrested a man on June 26 in connection with a robbery and fraud in an Otter Lake residence. The 38-year-old man from Shawville, who was wanted under three arrest warrants, appeared yesterday at the Gatineau Court House. He could face charges of […]

During the last two days, tourism commissioner Chantal Lair of the Pontiac MRC conducted a tour of the Pontiac to raise awareness and train employees on services offered to tourists. Chantal Lair explains the 2 day training: clip – Chantal Lair The full interview with the tourism development commissioner for the Pontiac MRC Chantal Lair […]

In May of 2016 Esprit Rafting lost its main building a nearly hundred year old pine lodge to a fire. Over a year later and they are in the early stage of rebuilding. According to the Owner of Esprit Rafting, Jim Coffey the rebuild has been slow going: Clip 1 – Jim Coffey As a […]

An exclusive CAA-Quebec survey on vacation intentions confirms that Quebecers will go further and longer this summer. It seems that Quebecers are gradually regaining a taste for adventure. Annie Gauthier from CAA-Quebec says that less and less Quebecers are taking one week vacations opting for 2 to 3 week stints off work: Clip – Annie […]

On May 30, Vélo Québec, an organization recognized by the international cycling community, unveiled the new certification list for the Bicycle Movement, recognizing the actions of communities and organizations that promote cycling in Québec. It was during this third round of certification that the MRC of Pontiac was awarded an honorable mention under the community […]

The Pontiac Youth Employment Center CJE held its Annual General Meeting last week. After several changes in recent years, the Pontiac CJE now provides a certain stability and continuity in the services offered. Director of the Pontiac CJE Sylvie Landriault says that through promotions of being here to stay financial support they have achieved stability: […]

KI Canada 25th Anniversary Community Celebration Friday, June 23 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm 1000 Olympic Drive, Pembroke, Ontario (at KI) Free Community Event to celebrate KI Canada’s 25th Anniversary in the Ottawa Valley. Family Street Dance, BBQ, Ice Cream, Plant Tours, Family games and fun events, bouncy castles, horse drawn wagon rides, clowns, putting […]

Local organizations and the MRC Pontiac made a name for themselves on June 8 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy in Gatineau following the Centraide Outaouais 2016 campaign, which invited people to pay tribute to the volunteers who contributed to the success of the latest fundraising campaign. The Pontiac MRC was selected among the winners in the […]

This will be a year of changes for the MRC Pontiac since the Council of Mayors has also announced the appointment of Bernard Roy as Director General. He had been a deputy director since his hiring in May 2016. At that time, the MRC had publicly mentioned that Bernard Roy was the candidate to assume […]

A drowning occurred Friday 16 June around 8:50 PM, in a pool at a Chelsea residence, while visiting, the 11 year old boy who was swimming with a group of friends. At this point the investigation are about drowning was accidental. Several people were at the scene at the time of the accident. The identity […]