NEWS

A virtual information session was held last night (February 8) regarding the Connexion Fibre Picanoc (CFP) project in order to offer all Pontiac and the Vallée-de-la-Gatineau residents access to a high-speed Internet. During the presentation, Pierre Collins of CFP reviewed the various approaches, in particular the request for funding for the Universal Broadband Fund program […]

Following a fire in a residence on Murray Road in the Masham sector of the municipality of La Pêche, which occurred last Saturday, two bodies were found Sunday in the rubble of the burnt down home. An autopsy will be performed on the bodies later this week to confirm the identity of the victims and […]

The MP for Pontiac, William Amos, was reassuring about the deliveries of vaccines to the country. William Amos believes that for now, everything indicates that Canada will be able to meet the deadline and be able to vaccinate the whole country by the end of next September. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Will Amos – Vaccines […]

The Pontiac Local Health Network still has fewer than 5 active cases of COVID-19 according to statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. The Pontiac was no longer the only territory to show less than 5 cases, the Papineau territory also had 5 cases or less, but that […]

A project entitled “Pontiac Anishinaabe Healing Garden” will be built in Mansfield-et-Pontefract (near chemin de la Chute and rue Lévesque). This project should be unveiled in June 2021, according to the organization that initiated the project, namely the Indigenous Community of Pontiac. The organizers plan to install a pergola, as well as a path containing […]

The Maisons des jeunes du Pontiac in collaboration with various partners, confirmed that they are currently working to set up a program for March break. “If all goes well, the programming will be released shortly so that we can offer your children stimulating activities in a healthy and safe environment that will respect the COVID-19 […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, provided an update on the COVID-19 situation in addition to returning to the most recent public meeting of elected officials of the MRC Pontiac. She notably addressed the issue of the Legault government’s decision to keep the entire Outaouais in the red zone. “During Premier Legault’s press […]

The Cégep Héritage Foundation announced that Ivan Hale, father of three Cégep Heritage College graduates and resident of Alcove, Outaouais, was elected President of the Cégep Foundation at its meeting on December 17th. Mr. Hale was appointed a member of the Order of Canada in 1982 for his leadership in launching a national educational exchange […]

The Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) is asking the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to enforce the public health demand to avoid non-essential travel between regions. Union members who work in SAAQ service centers note that learner drivers travel between cities and even regions to take driving tests. […]

The Pontiac region saw its catering possibilities expand by two restaurants this week with the opening of Café Resto Karim, located in two locations, on rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge and on Route 148 in the Luskville sector of the Municipality of Pontiac. One of its owners is from Campbell’s Bay, Julie Dubois. The two locations […]