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Enseignes Pontiac: a company that creates personalized signs for its customers
Enseignes Pontiac has been in service for several months now, designing and producing signs for their clients to be display in their businesses. Already, several organizations and merchants in the Pontiac have called Enseignes Pontiac, which has already improved the aesthetics of la rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge. The owner, Michel Denault, says all he wants […]
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Campaign signs still on display, 4 weeks after the Elections
Despite the 2022 provincial election campaign coming to a close over a month ago, some of the candidates campaign posters are still hung up around the Pontiac, especially in the more urban sectors of the riding. Under election campaigning rules, Political parties and candidates have 15 days following the elections to remove their signs. After […]
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A new bridge underway at km 82 on Chemin du Dix Milles in the TNO du Lac-Nilgaut
(October 31, 2022) – Today the MRC Pontiac confirmed that FGK Construction has started building a new bridge at km-82 on chemin du Dix Milles in the TNO du Lac-Nilgaut. Starting today, the road will be completely closed to traffic for a minimum of 8 days. Following the Km 82 bridge construction, FGK will proceed […]
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Comets Midget team brings home Silver after brilliant performance in Pembroke
The Fort-Coulonge Comets midget team is off to a beautiful start of the 2022-23 season. Over the weekend, the Comets were able to clinch Silver during their first tournament in Pembroke. The Midget season hasn’t officially started yet, however, coach Pascal Graveline, assistant coach Guy Boisvert and manager Tim Ferrigan’s team stood out on the […]
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Police still searching for missing Ottawa man in Pontiac
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) emailed a follow-up report to media regarding the disappearance of Michael Scandiffio, 57, of Ottawa, Ontario. He was last seen in Ladysmith on October 1, driving a black 2017 Ford Escape SUV with an Ontario license plate BNXP701, and was headed in the direction of Otter Lake. The SQ has […]
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MRC Pontiac and Municipality of Waltham seeking solutions to Black River flooding
MRC Pontiac and the Municipality of Waltham are seeking a solution to the flooding caused by frazil ice on the Black River, which has happened intermittently for years. This has caused frustration for local residents using the Black Rive Road to access their cottages, some of whom blame Evolugen a private company that operates a […]
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Dr. Raymond Desjardins looks back on a life of science
Dr. Raymond Desjardins, a local agricultural meteorologist, was named a member of the Order of Ontario on Monday, just one of many accolades he’s collected in his lifelong career as a scientist. Originally from the francophone town of Carlsbad Springs, Ontario, he currently resides in the Breckenridge community in the Municipality of Pontiac. The Order […]
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André Fortin named critic for Economy, Energy and Regional Economic Development in Liberal shadow cabinet
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was recently given his role in the Quebec Liberal’s shadow cabinet, where he will handle the Economy, Energy and Regional Economic Development files. As a critic, he will face off against Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon. The nomination of the shadow cabinet was not without some hurdles however, as Vaudreuil MNA Marie-Claude Nichols, […]
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MRC Pontiac employees vote against agreement in principle
In a vote held yesterday afternoon (October 27), the employees of MRC Pontiac overwhelmingly rejected the agreement in principle with the MRC, announced earlier this week by their union, the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ). Negotiations for the new five-year collective agreement come after the employee’s previous contract expired on […]
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Back in Canada, Xavier Lusignan sets course for World Junior Weightlifting Championships
This past Saturday, Xavier Lusignan climbed to the top of the podium at the Junior Pan-American Weightlifting Championships in Lima Peru, taking gold in the 96kg category. He took gold in overall weight lifted and in the clean and jerk, as well as a silver in the snatch. Back in Canada this week, he explained […]
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