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August 13, 2026

Infrastructure

Rte. 301 remains open, work delayed

Transports Québec has confirmed the 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 that was set to be closed this week has remained open as planned construction work

Stretch of Rte. 301 closed for a week

Transports Québec has announced that a 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 will be completely closed to traffic in both directions from Monday, July 27 until

Arena Fund update

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

Two new cell towers slated for Pontiac

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

Pontiac long-term care homes get renos 

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

Bois-Franc bridge construction to start

MRC Pontiac announced July 30 that the construction of a bridge near kilometre 54 on chemin du Bois Franc (Jim’s Lake Road) in the region’s non-organized territories (TNO) will soon begin.  The road has been impassable since a washout took

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Rte. 301 remains open, work delayed

Transports Québec has confirmed the 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 that was set to be closed this week has remained open as planned construction work has been delayed.  In a July 24 alert, the ministry said the road between Route

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Stretch of Rte. 301 closed for a week

Transports Québec has announced that a 1.5-kilometre stretch of Route 301 will be completely closed to traffic in both directions from Monday, July 27 until Tuesday, Aug. 4 to allow for the replacement of a culvert.  The affected stretch of

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Arena Fund update

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

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Two new cell towers slated for Pontiac

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

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Rock and roll circus comes to Coulonge

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

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Pontiac long-term care homes get renos 

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

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Fort-Coulonge employees sign first collective agreement

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.

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