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The Centre de formation professionnelle (CFP) du Pontiac currently offers accounting and secretarial courses. The two training courses offered at the CFP located in Mansfield lead to well-paying jobs and good prospects in the future. The teacher from the CFP Pontiac, Liane Fortin, herself a graduate in this field, gave an overview of her career. […]

Following the appointment of Stéphane Bouchard as Director of l’École des Petits-Ponts, the Director General of the Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO), Denis Rossignol, also proceeded to announce the position of deputy director. Anne-Marie Belleau who held the title of Assistant Director, was also officially appointed to this position. Ms. Belleau has a […]

The elected officials (Chantal Lamarche, Benoît Lauzon and Daniel Bourdon) who participated in the most recent year of the work of the Intervention cell on the vitality of the forest industry in the Outaouais and Laurentides regions have denounced the little progress achieved, despite the very laudable and necessary intentions of the ministers Pierre Dufour […]

A young woman from Fort-Coulonge, Sasha Kassis, is currently pursuing a career in the construction industry across the country, in British Columbia. Employed in a company specializing in the construction of houses located in isolated areas, Sasha Kassis began to document her experience in this field. She wishes to raise public awareness of women’s work […]

The Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council vigorously denounces the words of Roger Fleury who pretends to be a First Nation member when he is not in order to appropriate aboriginal rights. Fleury, who presents himself as “Chief of Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini”, was inviting citizens to practice a “cultural hunt” from December 4 […]

The update of COVID-19 statistics by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais reveal that there is now at least one case of COVID-19 in the municipality of Otter Lake. Like Campbell’s Bay, Fort-Coulonge, Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Mansfield and Shawville, the municipality of Otter lake has 5 cases or less. In the […]

In an interview with CHIP 101.9, the president of the Hautes-Rivières Teaching Staff Union (SPEHR), Daniel Boisjoli, gave more details on the vote of their members who spoke in favor of the strike in 95%. Daniel Boisjolis indicated that the mandate, including three days of strike, would not take place before the holidays, but could […]

The Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) has announced the appointment of Stéphane Bouchard as Director of the École des Petits Ponts. Mr. Bouchard already held this replacement position since July 2, 2019. Mr. Bouchard has been employed by the School service center since 2007. He made his debut as a teacher and then […]

Pontiac MNA André Fortin calls on the government to use rapid COVID-19 tests in view of the holiday season. According to André Fortin, there are more than a million tests sent by the federal government that would prevent the spread. “The Government of Canada has approved the rapid tests and sent its tests to Quebec […]

Gathered in a virtual general assembly last Monday, members of the Hautes-Rivières Teaching Staff Union (SPEHR) of the Hauts-Bois-de-Outaouais territory voted in favor of the strike by 95%. SPEHR President Daniel Boisjoli said François Legault’s government is uncompromising and his offers have not, according to him, evolved since the start of negotiations, ie for almost […]