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Yesterday evening the MRC Pontiac held its meeting of the Mayors for the month of June. Before opening the meeting, Gordon Gibbons, son of the first woman elected as the mayor of a municipality in Quebec, whose namesake was used for the room where the monthly meetings are held, presented a picture containing his mother’s […]

A reminder that tonight is the meeting of mayors of the MRC Pontiac in the Elsie Gibbons Hall at 6 pm in the MRC Pontiac Offices in Campbell’s Bay. Pontiac residents are welcome to learn about the latest developments in the MRC.

Next fall, the Pontiac will host a Community and Social Development Forum, with the goal of improving the living conditions of residents. CHIP 101.9 spoke with the Director General of the Pontiac Community Development Corporation (CDC), Michel Vallières, about the Forum. This gathering, the result of efforts started in fall 2017, will be held on […]

The municipality of Île-du-Grand-Calumet has informed its citizens of the candidates for the by-election scheduled for Sunday, July 15. The nomination period closed on 15th June. Among the 4 candidates, is Irene Nadeau, former mayor who had resigned from the position in June 2016. The other candidates are Mr. Jasmin Lemaire, Mme. Alice Meilleur Pieschke […]

A new party will appear on the Quebec ballot in the October 1 provincial election, the New Democratic Party of Quebec (NPDQ). This party also organized last weekend a nomination for constituencies in the Outaouais. Samuel Gendron, a native of Aylmer, was nominated for the riding of Pontiac. The President of the Quebec Regional NPDQ […]

Village en fête was also the occasion for the Fort-Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival to unveil its program line up. Suzanne Vallière-Nollet spoke of the details. The Fort-Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival will take place from August 9th to 12th.. More details on the Facebook page of the festival The complete interview is available here.

Last weekend was the Fort-Coulonge Village en fête. Many people enjoyed the various kiosks, games for children and volleyball. Marie Gionet spoke with several local stakeholders, including the mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Gaston Allard who spoke about employment: The full interview with Gaston Allard is available here.

The Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) has reached a balanced budget for a third consecutive year for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Despite the many challenges faced by the institution, such as rising drug costs in oncology, rising volume of activity and labor recruitment challenges, the organization was able to complete its 2017-2018 […]

Culvert replacement work will take place on chemin de Chapeau-Waltham between chemin Humphrey and chemin Hilly Acres in the Municipality of Waltham. The road will be reduced to one lane between 7am and 6pm until June 22nd.

The Public Health Department of the Outaouais Integrated Health and Social Services Center (CISSS) wishes to remind the public precautionary information with the arrival of the summer festivities, where alcohol and drugs may be consumed. Using drugs (pills, powder or fluids) from a drug dealer, the internet or a friend can cause life-threatening overdoses. There […]