NEWS

The Municipality of Waltham wishes to advise users of the Waltham Black River Bridge that the bridge will be closed from October 19 to November 6, 2020 for renovations. The municipality thanks you for your understanding.

After rumors of a possible case of COVID-19 circulated in Otter Lake over the weekend, the municipality turned to Facebook to ease the population. Addressing the situation, Mayor Kim Cartier-Villeneuve said she had not yet received the official confirmation. However, the Mayor reminded residents to continue respecting the health directive and asked for their vigilance […]

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pontiac Journal joined forces with the MRC Pontiac and the Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) to present the winners of the Reader’s Choice Awards live on CHIP 101.9, September 22, 23 and 24. Discover the recipients of the three evenings. The Pontiac Journal Reader’s Choice Awards evening […]

In a message to faithfuls, the Bishop of Pembroke asks that the churches of the diocese on Quebec territory remain open. “The Quebec Minister of Health advised people to avoid voluntarily all “social gatherings” as a means of stemming the spread of COVID-19. I would personally encourage you to keep the churches open, unless there […]

The municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract are now among the municipalities that show positive cases for COVID-19, according to data from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSS). The CISSS de l’Outaouais mentioned that the two municipalities have 5 cases or less. Note that last week at least one person […]

During the most recent meeting of the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac, new information was made available about the financial assisants for the maintenance of the PPJ under the programme d’aide financière à l’entretien de la Route verte. According the MRC Pontiac Engineer Kim Lesage, the MRC Pontiac has a total budget of $185, 000 […]

Less than 10 people were in attendance for the MRC Pontiac public consultation on the strategic planning vision statement Tuesday in the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. Among the top priorities of the Residents of the Upper Pontiac in attendance, is to see better Internet and cellular connection, better attraction for new settlers and better community services. […]

In a press release, the Center de Service Scolaire des Haut-Bois de l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) invites parents to sit on the board of directors of the school service center in your area to share your expertise in governance, ethics, risk management, human resources management, financial or material resource management, community, sports, cultural, municipal, health, social services […]

In a press release sent by the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), they recalled that recreational activities such as hunting are partly responsible for these fires. In order to avoid unfortunate situations, SOPFEU recommends that hunters maintain good practices to prevent forest fires. The forest protection organization recalls that in the […]

During the most recent Regional Council of Mayors meeting, the MRC Pontiac officially launched the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Fund program for small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the region. According to the MRC’s Director of Economic development, Cyndy Phillips, the funds are intended to help businesses adjust to the new measures coming into the second […]