Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2017 On Thursday morning, various stakeholders and local officials met at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay to discuss a new initiative to support English-speaking caregivers for seniors in the Pontiac. Connexions Resource Centre,

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Sept. 22-24, 2017 The Shawville and District Recreation Association hosted a three-pitch and fastball tournament last weekend, seeing over ten teams bring their A game to the field, despite enduring record hot September temperatures. Kicking the fastball

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 21, 2017 Last Thursday evening, the Gatineau-based notary firm Gagné Isabelle Patry Laflamme and Associates celebrated the 20th anniversary of their branch in Shawville. The office’s parking lot on rue Victoria was filled with tables as