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The Village of Fort-Coulonge is mourning this week with the passing of municipal Councilor Lucie Bertrand who passed away earlier this week following an illness. She had missed a few recent municipal meetings, not being able to attend. The mayor of the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge, Christine Francoeur, paid tribute Lucie Bertrand, where she described her […]

La Maison des Collines, which defines itself as a center of excellence in palliative care. where patients and their families are accompanied by a team of expert professionals through each stage in their end-of-life process, cannot offer their usual services, given the lack of staff. The Board Chair of the Maison des Collines, Amanda Mayer, […]

The Mansfield-et-Pontefract fire department celebrated it’s 40-year anniversary over the weekend, highlighting some of the exceptional work it’s firefighters have done over the years. The Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor, Sandra Armstrong, recollected some of the exceptional achievements of some of the members of the Mansfield brigade, which was officially created on January 1, 1980. « » Sandra […]

Center de loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge is getting a makeover. The arena entrance and reception are getting brand new colors. The project manager and real estate broker, Sébastien Bonnerot, explained how he was trying to improve the arena with these renovations. “This is a project that was initiated and thought about […]

Enseignes Pontiac has been in service for several months now, designing and producing signs for their clients to be display in their businesses. Already, several organizations and merchants in the Pontiac have called Enseignes Pontiac, which has already improved the aesthetics of la rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge. The owner, Michel Denault, says all he wants […]

Despite the 2022 provincial election campaign coming to a close over a month ago, some of the candidates campaign posters are still hung up around the Pontiac, especially in the more urban sectors of the riding. Under election campaigning rules, Political parties and candidates have 15 days following the elections to remove their signs. After […]

(October 31, 2022) – Today the MRC Pontiac confirmed that FGK Construction has started building a new bridge at km-82 on chemin du Dix Milles in the TNO du Lac-Nilgaut. Starting today, the road will be completely closed to traffic for a minimum of 8 days. Following the Km 82 bridge construction, FGK will proceed […]

The Fort-Coulonge Comets midget team is off to a beautiful start of the 2022-23 season. Over the weekend, the Comets were able to clinch Silver during their first tournament in Pembroke. The Midget season hasn’t officially started yet, however, coach Pascal Graveline, assistant coach Guy Boisvert and manager Tim Ferrigan’s team stood out on the […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) emailed a follow-up report to media regarding the disappearance of Michael Scandiffio, 57, of Ottawa, Ontario. He was last seen in Ladysmith on October 1, driving a black 2017 Ford Escape SUV with an Ontario license plate BNXP701, and was headed in the direction of Otter Lake. The SQ has […]

MRC Pontiac and the Municipality of Waltham are seeking a solution to the flooding caused by frazil ice on the Black River, which has happened intermittently for years. This has caused frustration for local residents using the Black Rive Road to access their cottages, some of whom blame Evolugen a private company that operates a […]