Public Announcements
Movie nights in the Pontiac is presenting animation!
On February 21, the organization Phare Ouest will hold a special “animation” evening, as part of film screenings in the Pontiac. During this evening, the animated films by students from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School will be presented, followed by two short professional films, made with a grant from the National Film Board. From Phare Ouest, Louis […]
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Tools for a successful start on becoming a farmer
This Wednesday, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ) and the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais invite new farmers and local stakeholders to participate in the information day on starting an agricultural or bio-food business, to be held at the Wakefield, La Pêche Center, in the MRC des Collines. The themes addressed by the speakers […]
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CSHBO ranked poorly in performance index
In an article in the Journal de Montréal last weekend, the Montreal daily paper published the ranking of school boards in Quebec according to a performance index. The worst ranked school board, the school boards of Sorel-Tracy, second worst goes to Samares, in the Lanaudière, and the third worst performing school board is that of […]
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This weekend in the MRC Pontiac
Jérémi Vaillancourt, Marketing Commissioner at the MRC Pontiac, presents the events going on during the weekend in the MRC. Jérémi Vaillancourt converses every week to give an overview of the tourist attractions available. More information is available on the Pontiac Tourisme’s Facebook page.
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Trapper’s Day in Gatineau
The Provincial Association of Independent Trappers of the Outaouais invites the population and its members to the trapper’s day trade show, which will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 10 at 16, rue Bériault, in Hull. From the provincial association of independent trappers of the Outaouais, Robert Saumure says that […]
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Will Amos: Amendments to the Fisheries Act
Pontiac MP William Amos posted on his Facebook page that following two rounds of public consultations, Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, has introduced amendments to the laws regulating commercial Fishing, that reverses the changes made by the Harper Government, by reinstating former protections and by introducing new, modern conservation […]
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Extra measures taken by CISSSO to cope with high hospital/clinic traffic due to flu
Le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux is now implementing extra measures to deal with the high traffic in its facilities. During recent weeks, the flu, particularly rampant this winter, has put additional pressure on health care staff, who are already being stretched. As a result, overtime has increased and staff are struggling […]
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Improved relations between L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Hydro-Québec
It seems that the relations between the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and the Société Hydro-Québec have greatly improved. In recent years, Isle-aux-Allumettes had a tense relationship with the Crown Corporation following a frequent of power outages. It seems that the power links have improved as well as the reduction of power outages. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Councillor, Roger Lavoie […]
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Warden meets with Isle-aux-Allumettes elected officials
During the meeting of the municipal council of Isle-aux-Allumettes last Tuesday, the Pontiac MRC warden Jane Toller, presented to the elected officials and local citizens her vision of development for the region. She emphasised, among other things, the leadership role that local elected representatives can play in economic development: Also, the Mayor of l’Isle-aux-Allumettes Winston […]
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Trapper’s Day trade show in Gatineau
The Provincial Association of Independent Trappers of the Outaouais invites the population and its members to the trapper’s day trade show, which will be held from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, February 10 at 16, rue Bériault, in Hull. Visitors will have access to several stalls occupied by various stakeholders in the fur […]
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