Economy and Tourism

The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac announced last week that they would not be able to offer their summer camp program this year due to a number of overlapping difficulties. The camp typically hosts around 20 or so at-risk youth from around the Pontiac to learn about operating the garden and also take part in various […]

New apartments have been built the Amyotte project neighborhood in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. These apartments are based on an open concept style and are aimed at a 55 and over aged clientele. The project creator, Danick Boisvert,  told CHIP 101.9 that he has wanted to bring a new apartement concept like this to the Pontiac, with his […]

This week, the MRC Pontiac marked World Agritourism Day, which took place on May 16. The MRC Pontiac’s economic development commissioner, Shanna Armstrong, pointed out that the Pontiac territory has a long and rich agricultural heritage. And the MRC’s agriculture past is still crucial part of its present. The MRC Pontiac will see four different […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on May 18, council passed a resolution approving just over $175,000 in funding for 7 local projects as part of the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) second component. This phase of  funding is targeted at “implementation of sustainable development projects aimed at improving the quality of life […]

A family business in Shawville re-opened on Monday (May 1) after suffering extensive damage in a fire last December. BAP 148, located on the highway just outside town, contained an auto shop run by Gordon MacGregor, as well as a barber shop and yoga studio run by his wife Peggy Hodgins-MacGregor. While the fire was […]

Members of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge Tuesday night (April 25) for their annual general meeting. The local branch of the largest financial services group in the province is in good fiscal shape, according to Director General Stephane Labine. He highlighted the amount of […]

For the first time since the merger of the Caisses Desjardins de Chapeau and Fort-Coulonge, an annual general meeting of the Caisse will take place in person on Tuesday, April 25  at the Salle des Chevaliers de Colomb in Fort-Coulonge. Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac General Manager Stéphane Labine invited business members to set […]

A ribbon cutting was held this afternoon (April 19) to celebrate the reopening of the Commonwealth Plywood mill in Rapides des Joachims The mill, which had been closed for more than a decade has been in the process of reopening since late last year. They currently employ around 20 people in the mill on one […]

There’s a new place for Pontiacers to buy, rent and service small engine tools, as O’Malley’s Equipment opened up in Shawville this morning (April 17). Owner Derek O’Malley told CHIP 101.9 that starting his own business is something that he’s been considering for quite some time, and he saw a need that wasn’t being fulfilled […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller invites businesses to participate in the very first Pontiac Entrepreneurs Forum, which will take place this Monday, April 17 at 7:00 p.m. at the Chevaliers de Colomb hall in Fort-Coulonge, located at 525 rue Baume. “This meeting will give local business owners the opportunity to express their needs and concerns […]