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It was standing room only as more than 40 people crowded into the Elsie Gibbons Room and spilled out into the hallway at the MRC Pontiac public council meeting on March 20. The group of citizens were present to voice their opposition to the MRC’s proposed waste incineration project, mainly due to concerns about its potential […]

Cantley municipal councillor Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille is throwing his hat into the ring for the federal Conservative Party nomination for the riding of Pontiac. He joins previous candidate Michel Gauthier and Chelsea resident Brian Goodman in the contest. A life-long Outaouais resident, de Bellefeuille said that one of the main reasons he decided to run […]

Cantley resident Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille discusses his pursuit of the Conservative Party nomination for the riding of Pontiac.

The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac is now seeking applications to their newly re-worked summer program for youth from across the region. The Jardin’s Director Martin Riopel explained that they changed the format of the program this year, where there will be a smaller group of participants who will be paid minimum wage to work in […]

Last week, it was officially announced that CHIP 101.9’s Manager for the past 12 years, François Carrier, had been hired as General Manager of Le Droit, the French-language news organization based in Gatineau. With more than 20 years experience in media, Carrier currently serves as the President of l’Association des radios communautaires du Québec and […]

Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac Director Martin Riopel discusses their new summer program.

New mothers in the Pontiac region will now have access to a baby basket full of essentials thanks to two local service groups teaming up. Manon Gervais of Bouffe Pontiac explained that the new program is a collaboration with Les Amis du Pontiac, a local charity group. She said that they had been discussing the […]

Manon Gervais of Bouffe Pontiac discusses their new baby basket program.

A head-on collision  on Rte. 303 N in Clarendon this morning (March 25) between an SUV and a pickup truck resulted in non-life-threatening injuries. At around 9 a.m. Monday, the SUV crossed over into the opposite lane near the 11th Concession and struck the truck travelling the opposite direction. Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Marc […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on March 20, council voted down a resolution that would have opened up parts of their plenary sessions to the public. The resolution was proposed at the previous council meeting in February by Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary. Plenary meetings are typically day-long working sessions held by the […]

Le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Abattoir des viandes du Pontiac, is warning the public not to consume ruminant stomachs that were sold recently, as they are unfit for human consumption. The warning covers all of these products sold up until March 15, 2024. The product is […]