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Nearly a quarter of Hydro Quebec customers in the MRC Pontiac, numbering 2,790, were without electricity this Friday afternoon, shortly after 1 p.m. The majority of the affected customers were in Fort Coulonge (725), l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet (564), Campbell’s Bay (402), Litchfield (310) and Bryson (280). Residents of Clarendon (32), Mansfield (187), Otter Lake (250) and Thorne […]

Members of the Canadian Forces Special Operations Command are advising residents of the Sheenboro area that training will take place in their area on July 25 and 26. Residents of Sheenboro could see military vehicles, as well as armed uniformed troops, and hear noises associated with explosives and personal weapons. Special Operations Command said that […]

MRC Pontiac is surveying vacationers with cabins in the unorganized territory (TNO) Lac-Nilgault about the possibility of an agreement with Airmedic for emergency air evacuation on the territory. The company submitted a service proposal that estimated the cost at roughly $15 per lease per year, which would include the leaseholders and any guests staying in […]

Pontiac’s two newspapers were recognized with several awards from the Quebec Community Newspaper Association’s better newspapers competition. The Equity and the Pontiac Journal were recognized with 7 and 8 collective and individual awards respectively. The Equity was named best overall newspaper and placed first in the best front page and best feature page categories. They […]

The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay issued a press release on July 20 stating that they want to remain an “age-friendly” municipality, a designation they have held since 2012. At the beginning of the year, they announced that they would be taking steps to extend this designation, which is the result of an international project with […]

Le Jardin éducatif du Pontiac is fully operational this summer, after having to forgo most of their activities the previous year. The organization offers educational activities to provide healthy and rewarding experiences for young people, and operates a large vegetable garden and produce stand along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield. « We are fully operational this […]

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Outaouais has fallen to 15. The Gatineau region accounts for 12 of those, while the remaining three are in MRC Papineau. None of those cases are hospitalized. MRC Pontiac, MRC des Collines de-l’Outaouais and MRC de la Vallée-de-la Gatineau currently have no active cases, according to the […]

Mansfield weightlifter Xavier Lusignan is back home from Colombia after competing in the Junior Pan-American Games. Though he didn’t bring home a medal, his performance was strong enough to earn him a spot at the top of Canada’s junior weightlifting rankings for his category. This puts him in a better position to establish himself on […]

As the construction holidays have begun, the Sûreté du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides, Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord have simultaneously undertaken a large road safety operation on the major routes in their respective regions. In total, more than 40 officers from the three regions recorded 731 infractions. For the Outaouais and Hautes-Laurentides, officers handed out: […]

The Outaouais has a total of 20 active cases of COVID-19, with 18 of those in Gatineau and the remainder in MRC Papineau. MRC Pontiac, MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais and MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau have no active cases, according to the CISSS de l’Outaouais: https://cisss-outaouais.gouv.qc.ca/covid-19. None of the cases in the Outaouais have been hospitalized.