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Bouffe Pontiac has made the decision to cancel the in-person portion of their annual food drive for the second year in a row, due to concerns about COVID-19. Director General Kim Laroche said that they had some concerns about the health guidelines for the event which, prior to the pandemic, involved volunteers standing at busy […]

At approximately 11:43 p.m. last night (November 17), OPP officers investigated a parked vehicle in a lot on Pembroke Street East in Pembroke. The officers observed open alcohol and seized what they suspect to be methamphetamine. Two 19-year-olds and a 23-year-old from Mansfield were charged with possession of a controlled substance and one of the […]

An official swearing-in ceremony was held in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay on November 15. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Jane Toller – swearing in She spoke about her priorities for the next four years, which generally involved continuing files Toller had championed in her previous term, such as building […]

This story has been updated from a previous version at 11:00 a.m. 11/17 Dr. Wilbert Keon Elementary School in Chapeau will close its doors, starting today (November 17) until November 26 due to an ongoing COVID-19 outbreak. The news was announced yesterday in a letter published by Principal Neil Fleming on behalf of the Western […]

Last Thursday (November 11) at the end of the day, a woman was climbing a rock face at the Luskville Falls site in Gatineau Park and hurt her ankle. As she could not make it down, two people accompanying the woman requested assistance. Authorities were able to bring her down safely and warn to be […]

The rate of participation was down in the majority of jurisdictions throughout the Pontiac region. Only about a third of electors voted for the new warden of MRC des Collines, where the Municipality of Pontiac is situated, with just 38.5% casting a ballot. This is the first time that the position has been decided by […]

Environment Canada has published an alert for the Pontiac region, warning of the possibility of freezing rain on Wednesday and Thursday. According to the statement, a warm front caused by a low pressure system from the Prairies will pass over the south western portions of the province over the next two days, which could lead […]

This past Sunday (November 13) at around 10:30 a.m. a 35-year-old woman from Fort-Coulonge was stopped on Hwy. 148 in the Municipality of Pontiac for travelling 124 km/h in a 90 km/h zone. When the officer approached her window, the woman began to swear at and insult them, according to a statement from MRC des […]

The board of directors of the Coopérative des loisirs des Draveurs has decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign to help provide the arena with a new refrigeration system. The recreation coordinator for Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield, Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, explained the importance of the new project. “The crowdfunding campaign is directly related to the ice cooling system. […]

Outgoing Clarendon councillor Ed Walsh successfully made the transition to the head of council, winning the mayor’s seat by a margin of more than 100 votes. He finished with 281 votes (63%) which was enough to defeat his opponent Gerald Dagg, who received 165 votes (37%). It was the only contested seat in the municipality, […]