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Gathered again for a special meeting on Wednesday evening (February 24), the mayors of the MRC Pontiac attended presentations on the forestry industry from the mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum and the director of land use planning and the environment, Jason Durand. From the start of the meeting, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane […]

Caught up in a dispute with the National Capital Commission (NCC), the Municipality of Chelsea said it was satisfied to learn of the Advisory Committee’s recommendations regarding the amounts of tax to be paid. Since 2018, the municipalities of Pontiac, La Pêche and Chelsea have had a dispute with the NCC regarding the amount of […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, accompanied by the mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, paid tribute yesterday (February 24) to Sensei Tim Sullivan of the Chapeau Karate Club. Sensei Tim Sullivan was awarded the Lise Waters – Tribute to the builder posthumously at the Outaouais Sports Excellence Gala and members of his family received the […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais confirmed yesterday that the population aged 85 and over is invited to make an appointment from today (February 25) at 8 a.m., to get their vaccine. The CISSS de l’Outaouais declared that the people concerned are invited, as far as possible, to make […]

The new ArtPontiac Board of Directors is set to work and is preparing for a 2021 season full of colours and nuances, which will blow your mind. The past year has been full of challenges for the organization, and it is with great enthusiasm and determination that the Board and the committees are planning the […]

Tax season kicks off this week and Canadian taxpayers have until April 30 to submit their tax return. The Minister of National Revenue, Diane Lebouthillier, was a guest on the Bonjour Pontiac program on CHIP 101.9, where she stressed, among other things, the exceptional nature of this tax period in the context of the COVID-19 […]

This morning, around 5:30 a.m., a heavy truck transporting wood chips (empty load) went off the road northbound at 1193 route 105 in La Pêche, the driver was unhurt in the accident. No other vehicles were involved. A gasoline spill also required the presence of the La Pêche Fire Department. The slippery road would be […]

As part of the project to build a municipal garage for the Unorganized Territory (TNO) Lac-Nilgaut, the MRC Pontiac wishes to update its list of general contractors, whose head offices are located in the territory of the MRC Pontiac. The Engineering and Infrastructure Director at the MRC Pontiac, Kim Lesage, gave more details. CHIP101.9 · […]

The former mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Pierre Fréchette officially announced that he was going to present his candidacy to run for mayor of this municipality for the elections next November. Pierre Fréchette said he hoped that his candidacy could be focused around a common vision and he especially insisted on eliminating the divisions which marked the […]

The search to find the 30-year-old snowmobiler who disappeared in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was stopped last week and has not resumed since. Divers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) dove several times after receiving information from the public, but dangerous conditions prevented them from continuing the search. The SQ asked residents to pay particular attention to the […]