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Inter-city bus line gets funding boost

Chris Lowrey ALLUMETTES ISLAND Sept. 21, 2017 The government of Quebec is ponying up nearly $130,000 to maintain the inter-city bus line between Allumettes Island

Changes to 911 service in MRC Pontiac

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 19, 2017 Come 2018, a new company will be handling the dispatching of local first responders in the MRC Pontiac.

Putting fun in Family Fun Day

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Sept. 23, 2017 Offering inflatable bouncy structures, lots of sugary snacks, face painting and a range of fun for the whole

Flood meeting speeds up claims process

Chris Lowrey MUN.OF PONTIAC Aug. 6, 2017 A personalized meeting day for flood victims in the Municipality of Pontiac saw close to 100 meetings take

Upper Pontiac loses phone service

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC August 6, 2017 The phone lines throughout vast swaths of the upper Pontiac went silent last week during an unexpected disruption in

Woman killed in ATV accident

Chris Lowrey CLARENDON Sept. 23, 2017 A woman from Gatineau was killed on the weekend after losing control of her ATV near the 12th Concession

Foggy flyballs

Donald Teuma-Castelletti, THE EQUITY The men’s league fastpitch finals took place at the Shawville RA on Friday night, amongst a patch of fog so thick

Inter-city bus line gets funding boost

Chris Lowrey ALLUMETTES ISLAND Sept. 21, 2017 The government of Quebec is ponying up nearly $130,000 to maintain the inter-city bus line between Allumettes Island and Gatineau. The bus leaves Allumettes Island weekday mornings just after 5 a.m. and arrives

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Changes to 911 service in MRC Pontiac

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 19, 2017 Come 2018, a new company will be handling the dispatching of local first responders in the MRC Pontiac. Currently, local emergency calls are routed to Groupe CLR, the largest private 911 call centre

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$273,000 in renovations to Pontiac MRC office

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 19, 2017 At the most recent meeting of the Council of Mayors in Campbell’s Bay on Sept. 19, the contract for the third phase of renovations to the MRC offices was awarded to the Gatineau-based

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Putting fun in Family Fun Day

Donald Teuma-Castelletti CALUMET ISLAND Sept. 23, 2017 Offering inflatable bouncy structures, lots of sugary snacks, face painting and a range of fun for the whole gang, the first Calumet Island Family Day was a huge success for all involved. “It’s

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Flood meeting speeds up claims process

Chris Lowrey MUN.OF PONTIAC Aug. 6, 2017 A personalized meeting day for flood victims in the Municipality of Pontiac saw close to 100 meetings take place on Sept. 21 at the Luskville Community Centre. Flood victims were given the chance

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Upper Pontiac loses phone service

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC August 6, 2017 The phone lines throughout vast swaths of the upper Pontiac went silent last week during an unexpected disruption in the region’s land-line network. The outage happened on Sept. 19 just before 1 p.m. and

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Woman killed in ATV accident

Chris Lowrey CLARENDON Sept. 23, 2017 A woman from Gatineau was killed on the weekend after losing control of her ATV near the 12th Concession in Clarendon. Police were called around 10:30 on the morning of Sept. 23 by a

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Foggy flyballs

Donald Teuma-Castelletti, THE EQUITY The men’s league fastpitch finals took place at the Shawville RA on Friday night, amongst a patch of fog so thick the outfield could barely be seen. The Twins would go on to beat the Royals

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