Arena Fund update
July 14, 2026
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s
On Tuesday (July 7), the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs was packed for a display of the performing arts put on by Canada’s Circus Spectacular,
Quebec’s largest landfill gets emergency expansion approved Last week Quebec’s government approved the temporary expansion of the Lachenaie landfill in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal,
Two Pontiac healthcare facilities got major infrastructure upgrades this spring, both of which were officially unveiled last week. The CHSLD Manoir Sacré-Coeur long-term care home
The union representing municipal employees in Fort-Coulonge signed their first collective agreement with the municipality’s management on June 22. The seven municipal employees other than
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on June 18, council approved the annual budget for the upkeep of the PPJ trail. The gravel
SOPFEU busy in Quebec’s north Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency SOPFEU is dealing with a number of fires in the province’s north, due to dry
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught
The Farm Lake boat launch will be closed again this summer due to Eurasian milfoil growth, the Municipality of Otter Lake announced on June 17.
Dear Editor, On behalf of the Pontiac Arena Fund, we would like to provide our community with an update on the work underway to secure the future of our arena. Thanks to the incredible generosity of our community, every dollar
Last week the Quebec government announced the next phase of their “Opération Cellulaire” program, including two new cell towers for the Pontiac region. In Quebec’s initial two phases of improvements to the province’s cell coverage, only one tower had been
On Tuesday (July 7), the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs was packed for a display of the performing arts put on by Canada’s Circus Spectacular, who held two shows in the afternoon. On top of the more typical performances from
Quebec’s largest landfill gets emergency expansion approved Last week Quebec’s government approved the temporary expansion of the Lachenaie landfill in Terrebonne, just north of Montreal, CBC News reported. The facility, which takes roughly a third of Montreal’s trash, is the
Two Pontiac healthcare facilities got major infrastructure upgrades this spring, both of which were officially unveiled last week. The CHSLD Manoir Sacré-Coeur long-term care home in Mansfield-et-Pontefract got a much-needed kitchen renovation that saw new stainless steel counters and cupboards
The union representing municipal employees in Fort-Coulonge signed their first collective agreement with the municipality’s management on June 22. The seven municipal employees other than the director general (DG) are covered under this five-year collective agreement, which expires in Dec.
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on June 18, council approved the annual budget for the upkeep of the PPJ trail. The gravel trail stretches the length of the region along the old railbed and is reserved for
SOPFEU busy in Quebec’s north Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency SOPFEU is dealing with a number of fires in the province’s north, due to dry weather and lightning strikes, La Presse reported. There have been 78 fires north of the
When we look back in history, there is a reason why people did things the way that they did. Common sense is often not taught in school but learned the hard way. The first thing that engineers should be taught
The Farm Lake boat launch will be closed again this summer due to Eurasian milfoil growth, the Municipality of Otter Lake announced on June 17. The invasive species, which can reach full bloom during mid-June to mid-July, spreads in part
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