NEWS

At the most recent meeting of the Île-du-Grand-Calumet municipal council, councillor Alice Meilleur-Pieschke announced that she would be stepping down from her position. She didn’t go into detail, but said that she had health problems that prevented her from continuing. “Yes, I had no choice. When your doctor tells you it’s time to pull back […]

The Wardent of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, has published a letter, concerning the abolition of the vaccination passport in restaurants and other public places, and the next meeting of mayors which will take place this Wednesday . “Today, Friday March 11th, is the National Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the COVID-19 Pandemic. […]

The Pontiac SADC is offering a series of workshops to help local businesses get more bang for their buck from their online marketing. Hosted by David Bird of Bird’s Eye Marketing, the three workshops will all focus on different topics related to online advertising. The first took place on March 9 and focused on obtaining […]

A high-speed chase that started in Luskville early yesterday morning resulted in numerous fines and charges for a young man. At around 5:45 a.m. on March 10, MRC des Collines Police clocked a vehicle travelling 160 km/h in a 90 km/h zone on Hwy. 148 near the intersection of chemin de l’Hôtel de Ville in […]

Residents of Shawville were caught off-guard on Tuesday as their garbage bags hadn’t been taken from the curb by the end of the day. The cause was a contract dispute between the town and the contractor they hire for waste and recycling disposal, Brandon Smith. Municipal workers have taken over the collection in the mean […]

Hydro-Quebec community relations advisor Alain Paquette recently gave a presentation to the mayors of MRC Pontiac during their plenary meeting on March 9, providing statistics on outages and customer satisfaction as well as an overview of the maintenance work they have planned. Paquette said that the discussion was a good chance to address the different […]

A webinar on the management of the spring freshet on the Ottawa River is being hosted by Hydro-Quebec on Monday March 14, from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “Each year, our experts work actively to make optimal use of our network of facilities in order to limit the impacts of spring floods on populations,” a […]

The head of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), Dominique Anglade was in the Outaouais this week for meetings with local residents and with the party’s two MNAs in the region, André Fortin (Pontiac) and Maryse Gaudreault (Hull). CHIP 101.9 had the chance to speak with Anglade on several subjects affecting the Outaouais. She criticized the […]

Over the last couple of days, representatives from DERYtelecom have been making sales calls to homes in the Pontiac, specifically in the area of Shawville and Fort-Coulonge. There had been concerns raised in posts shared widely on social media that they were fraudsters and some have received threats from the public as a result. The […]

Residents of MRC Pontiac can now submit public questions for the meeting of the council of mayors that will take place on Wednesday March 16. The deadline for submissions is noon on March 15. There is a limit of one question per resident per meeting. The link for submissions is available here.