Portage hires interim DG, brings in former Waltham DG to assist
June 5, 2026
The municipality will post a permanent DG job in about a month to replace its former DG, who council suspended in May.
The municipality will post a permanent DG job in about a month to replace its former DG, who council suspended in May.
The Municipality of Portage-du-Fort voted to suspend its director general last week, with mayor Kevin Murphy voting in favour of the suspension, breaking the 3-3
Members from Bryson and L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet were honoured with pins for their dedicated service.
If you pull into La Station Mansfield on any given day, you’ll hear the sounds you might hear at any gas station – attendants pumping,
Council also approved new MRC committee members, and the election spending report for warden candidates.
The walls of the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort were filled with expressions of love on Friday evening for the opening of artPontiac’s new exhibit,
Prior to being elected, the current mayor of Portage-du-Fort Kevin Murphy was ordered to pay the municipality $62,893 plus interest and costs after he improperly
On Friday evening, the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge was packed for the ninth Lumberjack Dinner. The tradition was started by Jane Toller, herself
This week we are publishing the fourth and final instalment of our annual Year In Review feature – our look back on some of last
A pair of researchers with the Observatoire du Développement de l’Outaouais (ODO) were in Shawville on Wednesday night to consult the public on their community.
The municipality will post a permanent DG job in about a month to replace its former DG, who council suspended in May.
The Municipality of Portage-du-Fort voted to suspend its director general last week, with mayor Kevin Murphy voting in favour of the suspension, breaking the 3-3 tie.
Members from Bryson and L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet were honoured with pins for their dedicated service.
If you pull into La Station Mansfield on any given day, you’ll hear the sounds you might hear at any gas station – attendants pumping, chatting with customers, maybe making a joke or two. But at this gas station, you’ll
Council also approved new MRC committee members, and the election spending report for warden candidates.
The walls of the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort were filled with expressions of love on Friday evening for the opening of artPontiac’s new exhibit, The Spectrum of Love. Artists from the Pontiac and beyond had works on display that
Prior to being elected, the current mayor of Portage-du-Fort Kevin Murphy was ordered to pay the municipality $62,893 plus interest and costs after he improperly terminated his garbage collection and snow removal contracts with the municipality in 2022. The final
On Friday evening, the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge was packed for the ninth Lumberjack Dinner. The tradition was started by Jane Toller, herself a descendant of local lumber barons the Brysons, as a way to commemorate the region’s
This week we are publishing the fourth and final instalment of our annual Year In Review feature – our look back on some of last year’s most formative stories. Oct. 1 Calumet cemetery revitalization enters home stretch A group of
A pair of researchers with the Observatoire du Développement de l’Outaouais (ODO) were in Shawville on Wednesday night to consult the public on their community. Coordinator Yves McNicoll and research assistant Caroline Rousseau led the discussion, which took place at
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