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The MRC Pontiac council of mayors unveiled 27 local projects through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) – Part 4 – Support for vitalization and intermunicipal cooperation. These projects are funded under the first call for projects for the FRR Section 4. A second call for projects should be launched in April 2023. Here is […]

CHIP 101.9 will once again be airing the Mass from St- Pierre Parish live on Christmas eve, starting at 9 p.m. Those unable to attend in person can tune in on the radio or via our website. Please note that Sunday Masses, December 25 and January 1, will be aired at 10:30 a.m. as usual.

The winter storm, which began on the evening of December 22 and continued on December 23 in the Pontiac, has caused several power outages in the Pontiac territory. The municipalities of Otter Lake, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Bristol were the most affected. “ The current winter storm is causing power outages in several regions of Quebec. These […]

Yesterday (December 21) a choir of student carolers from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville visited the CAP assisted living facility to bring gifts and good cheer to the residents. One of the organizers, Erin Davis, explained that she had participated in similar visits when she was a youngster, and contacted the school earlier […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Wednesday evening (December 21), Warden Jane Toller presented Portage-du-Fort Mayor Lynne Cameron with a plaque of recognition from the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM) recognizing her 20 plus years of service as a municipal elected official. Cameron received the award from Toller alongside her husband and […]

Local theatre troupe the Pontiac Community Players has another production in the works that will be hitting the stage at Pontiac High School in the new year. Director Val Twolan-Graham explained that the group has been working on their latest play “Hilda’s Yard” by Norm Foster since August. The cast of 6 actors as well […]

On Tuesday evening (December 20), Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifting siblings Naomie and Xavier Lusignan were named Female and Male National Athletes of the Year at the Gala Excellence sportive Outaouais 2022 in Gatineau. The two had been nominated for other awards in the past but this is their first time winning. The award comes with a cash […]

Bouffe Pontiac had help from the Sûreté du Québec during the distribution of Christmas baskets in the Pontiac. Sergeant Nicolas Tremblay, from the MRC Pontiac station, took the initiative to organize a team of officers to assist the organization with distribution in the community. In addition to the distribution, Sergeant Tremblay raised the sum of […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan was nominated to the category of National Female Athlete of the Year at the Gala Excellence sportive Outaouais 2022. The announcement was made just hours before his younger sister Naomie was nominated in the female category at the same gala. This year Xavier won two gold medals in the 96 kilo […]