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MRC Pontiac; a translator to answer complaints at the OQLF
Last night at the meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac, an MRC employee had been put in to the new role of interpreter to be able to offer French-speaking citizens answers to any of their questions in their languages . In the future, the MRC Pontiac will have an interpreter during meetings of […]
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Mathieu Cyr performing at the ESSC auditorium
The Pontiac will be welcoming comedian Mathieu Cyr as part of his “Le chaînon manquant” tonight, at 8pm in the auditorium at Sieur-de-Coulonge. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, he gave us a preview of his show to come: Tickets for Mathieu Cyr’s show are available at $25, here at CHIP or at the MRC […]
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Cancellation of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce General Meeting
The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce cancelled its next general meeting, which was scheduled for Thursday, February 21st to a later, undetermined, date. The members of the organization invited citizens to watch the next communications of the Chamber in order to know information about the next General Assembly.
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Successful night for the Flying fathers
Over 400 people were in attendance at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs, in the municipality of Fort-Coulonge to watch the Flying Fathers take on a team of students and teachers from École Sieur-de-Coulonge high school. As a reminder, the Flying Fathers is a hockey team comprised of catholic priests that travel across North America […]
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TRGIRTO meeting: other threats to road closures
At the meeting held by the Table régionale de gestion intégrée des ressources et du territoire public de l’Outaouais (TRGIRTO) on public forest management in the region on Monday in Campbell’s Bay, a resident of the municipality of Otter Lake was on site to address his concerns; Other local citizens, such as Ronald Godin of […]
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ESSC vs Flying Fathers
Students and teachers from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School will face off against the “Flying Fathers”, a hockey team composed of Catholic priests, on Tuesday, February 19th. The Flying Fathers travel across North America to play hockey while raising money for different causes. Father Justin, from the St-Pierre Parish in Fort-Coulonge and also a member of the […]
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Renfrew County Fiddlers Monthly Dance
Renfrew County Fiddlers Monthly Dance on March 2, 2019 at Mateway Centre 7:00 to 11:30 pm. Feature Fiddler PETER DAWSON. Admission $6.00 Members $4.00 Everyone Welcome.
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Petawawa: Trinity Poil is missing
A 16-year-old girl from Petawawa, Trinity Poil, has been missing since February 13th. She reportedly left her home on Cleve Avenue, in the north of the city, between 10 pm and 4:20 am on the night of February 12. She was last seen wearing a black coat with a purple lining, a black tuque with […]
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Public Consultation on Forestry Activities in the Outaouais
From February 18th to March 15th, the public is invited to participate in the Pontiac MRC’s public consultation on potential new areas of intervention, roads and other infrastructure that are set to be built on public land as part of the plan d’aménagement forestier intégré opérationnels (PAFIO) from 2018-2023 for the Coulonge, Basse-Lièvre and Haute-Gatineau-et-du-Cabonga […]
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Covering the entire Pontiac: The Maison des Jeunes’ plan
With the inauguration of the new Youth Center in Otter Lake, the Maison des Jeunes now haves four service centers in the Pontiac; Mansfield, Rapides des Joachims, Shawville and Otter Lake. Once again, the Executive Director of the Maison des Jeunes, Stéphane Durocher, explained the planning behind the expansion of the Maison des Jeunes in […]
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