Society

The 2017 Pontiac Guignolée will be held on December 7 in four different locations across the MRC. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Bouffe Pontiac Director Ellen Boucher described the annual event, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Volunteers and partners of Bouffe Pontiac will collect donations from motorists between 6am and 9am on […]

The Table des aînés et retraités du Pontiac (TARP) would like to congratulate Mr. Richard Gratton, winner of the 2017 Seniors’ Tribute Award for the Outaouais region. This award, which recognizes the exceptional volunteer commitment of 18 seniors from all regions of Quebec, was presented at a ceremony held on November 22 at the Hotel […]

Pontiac Chamber of Commerce President Mireille Alary has published an open letter in Pontiac Journal urging business people to mobilize the business community to provide guidance on the role and expectations of the Chamber. Mireille Alary: The full interview with the President of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce Mireille Alary is available here.

The Pontiac MRC supports the request of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers to the Government of Canada. The MRC Pontiac Council mandated Warden, Jane Toller, to sign a letter to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to establish, among other things, a Postal Bank, which would provide day-to-day banking and private sector partnerships, local and […]

The deadline for submitting tender for the Félix-Gabriel Marchand covered bridge repair project was last Wednesday. According to data from the Quebec government’s electronic tendering system, 4 companies submitted bids. Submissions range from just over $ 5,127 million to just over $ 8,990 million . A period of approximately 45 days is now required to […]

During the yesterdays Pontiac Magazine broadcast every Wednesdays from 9am to 10am, the experiences of job seekers from outside the Pontiac were in questions. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Eric Harris, who settled in the Pontiac few months ago and said that he thought that his employment agency would be able to do a smooth transfer […]

On November 16, the bill establishing the Quebec Cannabis Society via the Cannabis Act was tabled. The Minister of Public Health, Lucie Charlebois. The Minister of Public Health says that Various regulations are also to be expected, Lucie Charlebois. The complete interview conducted by Élizabeth Séguin is available here.

Tonight is the Green PPJ Verte Group Information Meeting at the SADC Pontiac offices. This organization set up to promote the bike path hopes to raise awareness among elected officials and the local population of the importance of this infrastructure. The spokesperson of the Green PPJ Vert Group Remo Pasteris explains: Remo Pasteris explained that […]

Hydro-Québec is expected to lose close to $ 100 million this year due to unpaid bills. This amount includes unpaid bills and rebates granted to low-income households. More than 250,000 hydro users were unable to pay their electricity bills according to the Journal de Montréal. Last year, nearly 50,000 customers were disconnected due to delinquencies […]

The Tuesday, November 14, 2017 edition of Le Droit newspaper, covers of the beginning of the trial of a former camp monitor, David-Francis Bursey, Camp Tim Hortons in Quyon, accused of sexually assaulting two children. An alleged first victim delivered his testimony last Monday in Gatineau, on events that would have occurred in 2005. The […]