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March 11, 2026

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More delays for Centre

CHRIS LOWREY QUYON March 6, 2019 Engineers have performed the final mechanical inspection of the newly built Quyon Community Centre, but Municipality of Pontiac Mayor

Skiing on down the river

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 24-27, 2019 A group of students from École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) travelled through high winds and freezing rain

Crushed

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Feb. 18, 2019 A Bryson entrepreneur is reeling after the roof of her restaurant caved in early last week due to built

Hébert fired

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Feb. 20, 2019 The CEO of the Centre intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), Jean Hébert, has been fired

Still Standing in Bristol

Residents of Bristol and the neighbouring communities had the unique opportunity to both laugh and learn about the municipality on Saturday evening, when the final

Vintage rides tear into Quyon

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON Feb. 17, 2019 Yesteryear’s snowmobiles of all makes and models came tearing into Quyon about noon on Sunday, as the annual Old

McCann elected President of Ag Society

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 24, 2019 The Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) elected a new board of directors at their annual general meeting on Jan. 24,

Asbestos at the centre

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Feb. 13, 2019 Last month, the Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with more than $40,000 in fines by the Quebec Ministry of

Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry

More delays for Centre

CHRIS LOWREY QUYON March 6, 2019 Engineers have performed the final mechanical inspection of the newly built Quyon Community Centre, but Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Joanne Labadie still has concerns. The $1.5 million project has been plagued with delays and

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Skiing on down the river

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 24-27, 2019 A group of students from École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) travelled through high winds and freezing rain in a four-day trek to the nation’s capital, solely by cross-country skis. After weeks of

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Crushed

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Feb. 18, 2019 A Bryson entrepreneur is reeling after the roof of her restaurant caved in early last week due to built up snow. Suzie’s Diner was located right in the heart of Bryson, situated in what

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Hébert fired

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Feb. 20, 2019 The CEO of the Centre intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), Jean Hébert, has been fired by Quebec’s Minister of Health, Danielle McCann. Hébert got his marching papers on Feb. 20

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Still Standing in Bristol

Residents of Bristol and the neighbouring communities had the unique opportunity to both laugh and learn about the municipality on Saturday evening, when the final filming for an episode of a nationally broadcast television show took over the Jack Graham

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Vintage rides tear into Quyon

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON Feb. 17, 2019 Yesteryear’s snowmobiles of all makes and models came tearing into Quyon about noon on Sunday, as the annual Old Sled Run returned for its 13th iteration and brought along some special guests. Organized out

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McCann elected President of Ag Society

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 24, 2019 The Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) elected a new board of directors at their annual general meeting on Jan. 24, selecting a long-serving director as their new president. Tyler McCann, the newly elected president of

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Asbestos at the centre

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Feb. 13, 2019 Last month, the Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with more than $40,000 in fines by the Quebec Ministry of the Environment for several non-compliance issues. Among those issues were the storage of asphalt shingles

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Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry of sustainable development, the environment and the fight against climate change investigated the site, located

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