Distinct society
February 21, 2024
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given
Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to
New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services across Quebec sophie kuijper dickson pontiac Dec. 9, 2023
Voter turnout for elections is alarmingly low, sometimes so low that it brings into question whether those elected can really claim to represent the people.
Brett Thoms Pontiac March 1, 2023 Hydro-Québec (HQ) presented its preliminary analysis of the causes of the outage that occurred on Feb 4-5, 2023, to
Bouffe Pontiac, the region’s food bank, saw 96 new families sign up for food aid in 2022. Kim Laroche, director of the organization, shared this
Pierre Cyr Fort-Coulonge February 12, 2023 The Government of Quebec requires that each MRC develop a plan de gestion des matières résiduelles (PGMR); a waste
Brett Thoms Pontiac February 6, 2023 A serious power outage over the weekend affected hundreds of households across the municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester, Sheenboro and
Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay December 23, 2022 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors held its last public meeting of 2022 on Dec. 23. The biggest
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting can look like. It may seem incredible, but just across the Ottawa River at the
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given a green light by the government’s own nuclear safety regulator in January. The First Nation,
Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to the organization are down from previous years. “Every year, the need is greatest in November
New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services across Quebec sophie kuijper dickson pontiac Dec. 9, 2023 Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has adopted the major healthcare reform bill it has
Voter turnout for elections is alarmingly low, sometimes so low that it brings into question whether those elected can really claim to represent the people. Why is that? What is going on that dissuades eligible voters from bothering to show
Brett Thoms Pontiac March 1, 2023 Hydro-Québec (HQ) presented its preliminary analysis of the causes of the outage that occurred on Feb 4-5, 2023, to several local representatives last week. The Mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Corey Spence, the Mayor of Chichester
Bouffe Pontiac, the region’s food bank, saw 96 new families sign up for food aid in 2022. Kim Laroche, director of the organization, shared this news at a ceremony for the Clarendon Giant Tiger’s $3,200 donation to the food bank.
Pierre Cyr Fort-Coulonge February 12, 2023 The Government of Quebec requires that each MRC develop a plan de gestion des matières résiduelles (PGMR); a waste management plan, containing objectives to ultimately reduce environmental impacts from residual waste management, increase recycling
Brett Thoms Pontiac February 6, 2023 A serious power outage over the weekend affected hundreds of households across the municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester, Sheenboro and Waltham, as temperatures dipped as low as -35 celsius. The power outage began around 1
Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay December 23, 2022 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors held its last public meeting of 2022 on Dec. 23. The biggest news out of the meeting was the approval of funding for 27 local projects through
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