Public Announcements
Les mauvaises herbes; First film of the season presented by Phare Ouest
The first feature film presented by Phare Ouest, Les mauvaises herbes, will be presented on October 25 at the école St-Pierre in Fort-Coulonge. One of the organizers, Louis Harvey talks about the film. Clip – Louis Harvey Full interview is available here.
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Fire Prevention Week
This week is Fire Prevention Week which is taking place under the slogan La prévention, c’est bon! C’est dans la cuisine que ça se passe. Prevention is Good! Especially in the kitchen. Bob Le Chef is the spokesperson for the event for a second year in a row and says that 1 in 3 house […]
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Residents of the MRC are invited to check their registration on the electoral list
Residents wishing to add, remove or modify information on the list of electorates must go to their local municipal office during the electoral lists review which will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 7 pm to 10 pm and Monday, October 23 from 10 am to 5:30 pm . For residences of Allumettes island […]
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127 people attend English language debate
Last night, 127 people were present for the Equity’s English language warden candidates’ debate. A wide array of topics were discussed. When addressing municipal amalgamation Linda Davis spoke of the mergers as inevitable: Clip – Linda Davis On communication infrastructure Pierre Fréchette spoke of the communication blackouts in the region: Clip – Pierre Fréchette During […]
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Alain Gagnon elected as mayor by acclamation in Bryson
The municipality of Bryson saw its mayor Alain Gagnon elected by acclamation last week. Mr. Gagnon will have to face the challenges in the coming years of balancing the budget and improving infrastructure: Clip – Alain Gagnon In 2013 Alain Gagnon had been elected over two other candidates. The complete interview with Alain Gagnon is […]
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Renfrew County Private Landowners Association (RCPLA) Fall Meeting
Renfrew County Private Landowners Association (RCPLA) Fall Meeting 7 pm Friday October 20, 2017, at the Pembroke Outdoor Sportsman Club, 2398 Doran Rd., Laurentian Valley Topics to be discussed; Ontario Bill#139, Ottawa River Watershed Council, Algonquin Land Claim and Renfrew County Official Plan. Special guests that will be speaking Honourable John Yakabuski, PC MPP for […]
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The Western Québec School Board created the Cone Taxi Memorial Scholarship Fund
At the Commissioners meeting on September 26, the Western Québec School Board established the Cone Taxi Memorial Scholarship Fund. This scholarship fund was made possible by the late Clifford Lloyd Cone, who bequeathed $ 578,295.36 to the school board, explicitly for students at Pontiac High School in Shawville. Each year, two scholarships equivalent to half […]
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$ 68,100 increase in funding for the Campbell’s Bay training facility at Heritage College
Last Friday, Minister of Higher Education Hélène David and Pontiac MNA André Fortin announced an increase of $ 68,100 in funding for the Campbell’s Bay training facility at Heritage College, as well as official recognition , as of this year, of the training site as “Center d’études collégiales”. The $ 68,100 in funding is in […]
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First debate of candidates at the prefecture tonight
This evening is the first debate between the Warden candidates of the MRC Pontiac. Linda Davis, Pierre Fréchette, Raymond Durocher, Jane Toller and Charlotte L’Écuyer will be at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Center starting at 6:30 pm to share their ideas with residents. This debate organized by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce is presented free […]
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Roger Larose will face Joanne Labadie in the Municipality of Pontiac
The race to run the municipality of Pontiac located in the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais, will be a two way race. Outgoing mayor Roger Larose will face business woman Joanne Labadie who had announced this summer her intention to try her luck for the position of mayor. Only one position was elected by acclamation, […]
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