Author: Marie Gionet
Continuing our coverage of the 2020 winter carnivals here in the Pontiac, Jacob Lavigne speaks to Isabelle Cardinal, one of the organizers of the Alleyn-et-Cawood Winter Carnival, on what to expect this Saturday in Danford Lake.
The Director General of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, is maintaining that the vote that was held at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 30th regarding the capital project at the Fort-Coulonge branch, “did follow the rules”, contrary to statements made by the former mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Hector Soucie. At […]
Continuing our coverage of the 2020 winter carnivals in the area, Jacob Lavigne speaks to Victoria Mestres-Laurin from the Groupe Action Jeunesse, on what to expect this weekend in Luskville.
Among the list of the “ten most significant weather events in Canada in 2019” there are two events in particular that affected the Pontiac, including the 2019 floods. Jacob Lavigne speaks to senior climatologist for Environment Canada, David Phillips, to discuss the floods and the change in climate in the Pontiac and throughout Canada. The […]
Following the major storms on December 14-15, damaging over 500km of their trail network, the Club Moto-neige Pingouin made requests for funding and volunteers to repair the trails; to allow the opening of the snowmobile season. In a follow up interview, last week, with the organization’s president Martin Hérault, he gave more details on the […]
The Danford Lake Carnival will take place on January 25th in the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. The director general of the municipality, Isabelle Cardinal, gave an overview of the event. More details about this annual event organized by the Danford Lake Recreation Association can be found on Facebook. The full interview with Isabelle Cardinal, in English, […]
The “Clic, je t’ai eu mon bébé!!!” contest, organized by the Masion de la famille du Pontiac, featured three local winners once again this year. Over the last few weeks, the participants had to send their best instant photo of their baby, between the ages of 0 and 5, in order to enter the contest. […]
Notice to residents of Fort-Coulonge: Over the next few weeks, the municipal firefighters will be making courtesy visits across the municipality in order to validate the conformity of the smoke detectors in the area.
Following the Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) announcement that the free French Second-language Courses would be cancelled until the fall 2020 [site], the organization has received multiple requests from former students offering to pay for the courses. In the regular segment: the West Quebecers Corner, Linton Garner, the executive Director of the RAWQ, explained […]
The member of Parliament for the Pontiac, William Amos, is inviting the Pontiac population to give their opinion, in a survey, on medical assistance in dying. Amos has qualified this issue, which affects families and loved ones across the Canada, including the Pontiac, of utmost importance, but also very personal. He invited the Pontiac residents […]