Politics
Nurses across Quebec begin two-day strike
A union representing 80,000 nurses, respiratory technicians and other health care workers in the province has initiated a two day strike that started this morning (November 8). Members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ) gathered outside the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, voicing their demands for increased salaries and better working conditions. The union […]
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Front Commun strike: workers mobilize at picket lines throughout the Pontiac
Picket lines outside schools and health care facilities dotted the Pontiac this morning (November 6), as public sector workers took part in one of Quebec’s largest labour actions in recent history. Members of the Front Commun, a coalition of unions representing more than 400,000 public sector workers across the province, started their strike action as […]
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Lucie Rivet Paquette elected mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims
There’s a new mayor in the Swisha, as Lucie Rivet Paquette was elected by acclamation this afternoon (November 3). She was the only citizen to submit their candidacy, and was declared the winnner after the deadline of 4:30 p.m. passed. The position has been vacant since the death of former mayor Doug Rousselle, who passed […]
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Important meeting for CISSSO users’ committee in Pontiac on November 7
After two years of waiting, the Pontiac will finally see a users’ committee set up within the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), which had been looking for several months to fill this position. The CISSSO selected Pierre Saint-Cyr, who has already managed to set up resident committees within the […]
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Nicolas Brodeur discusses Pontiac forestry industry 15 years after Smurfit-Stone closure
This month, the Pontiac region marks a bleak milestone with the 15th anniversary of the closure of the Smurfit-Stone mill in Litchfield, which was the area’s largest private employer at the time. The shuttering of the pulp mill in October 2008 resulted in the direct loss of more than 200 jobs and had a disastrous […]
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Mayors approve energy from waste proposal from Deloitte in split vote
A special sitting of the MRC Pontiac council of mayors took place October 25 at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The sole item on the agenda was a resolution concerning a business plan the MRC had mandated the company Deloitte to produce for a proposed energy from waste facility. The council passed an initial […]
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Special sitting of the council of mayors on Wednesday, waste incinerator on agenda
Yesterday afternoon (October 23), MRC Pontiac officials notified the public of a special sitting of the council of mayors to be hold on Wednesday October 25 at noon in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The only item on the agenda is listed as: Energy from Waste file: Business plan, […]
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$1,700,000 in funding for 18 projects across MRC Pontiac
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on October 18, a resolution was passed approving the recipients of the FRR stream 4, a large funding envelope provided through the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH). The fund was for projects that promote “economic vitalization” in the region. There were 35 submissions […]
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Candidacy submissions for mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims open tomorrow
Those looking to put forward their candidacy for the position of mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims can start doing so tomorrow (October 20). The position has been vacant since the death of former mayor Doug Rousselle, who passed away on September 11 at the age of 73 after a battle with esophageal cancer. Stephany Rauche has been […]
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Pontiac tourism project nominated for marketing award
One of MRC Pontiac’s tourism projects has been nominated for the City Nation Place Awards in the Best Communication Strategy category. The nomination is for the “Route 148 – Your Best Vanlife In The Outaouais” promotion, which was entered by Visages régionaux, the marketing company the MRC hired to spearhead the project. City Nation Place […]
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