Author: Marie Gionet
MRC Pontiac public safety coordinator Julien Gagnon talks about a course for firefighting that’s started at local high school ESSC.
Yesterday afternoon (October 23), MRC Pontiac officials notified the public of a special sitting of the council of mayors to be hold on Wednesday October 25 at noon in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The only item on the agenda is listed as: Energy from Waste file: Business plan, […]
The Bristol Dryland Dog Races, which have been held annually for almost 10 years, will not take place this year. Race organizer Denis Rozon told CHIP 101.9 that he would be taking the year off in order to evaluate the internal structure of the event to ensure a succession within his organization. Rozon said he […]
On November 4, amateur gumshoes from around the Pontiac will gather at the Shawville Lions Hall for a a dinner theatre production that will feature an evening of food, drink and intrigue. Val Twolan-Graham, vice-president of the Pontiac Community Players, said that the idea was to put on something a little different to bring people […]
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on October 18, a resolution was passed approving the recipients of the FRR stream 4, a large funding envelope provided through the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH). The fund was for projects that promote “economic vitalization” in the region. There were 35 submissions […]
On Friday morning (October 20) representatives of Pontiac High School as well as several community groups and municipalities gathered to celebrate the renovation of the school’s outdoor courts. PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay explained that the project had been in the works for the past two years, with the objective of resurfacing the court […]
Pontiac High School physical education teacher Darcy Findlay talks about their newly renovated outdoor courts.
Val Twolan Graham of the Pontiac Community Players talks about an upcoming murder mystery event at the Shawville Lions Hall on Saturday November 4.
On Thursday evening (October 19), the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce held a 5 à 7 at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon that featured a presentation from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB). The presentation touched on a number of issues facing business owners, particularly in the Outaouais region. Speaking after the meeting, […]
Benjamin Rousse, a policy analyst with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business talks about issues facing the Outaouais region.
