The municipalities of Sheenboro, Chichester and L’Isle-aux-Allumettes have received a provincial grant to help them design a plan to share key municipal services. Quebec’s Ministry
A series of flickering power outages in the upper Pontiac last week has left many frustrated by the response from the utility provider. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes mayor
Included in the land claim are Allumette Island and several smaller islands at its eastern end.
MRC Pontiac mayors voted to award one portion of the MRC’s contract for the handling of the territory’s recycling to a Mont Tremblant-based company at
Mireille and Charles Allard are raising money to build an unusual outdoor event venue which, when completed, will invite locals to catch a film, see
The Harrington Community Centre in Chapeau is one big step closer to getting a new generator after its pitch to have this project funded by
While the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board says spring runoff in the northern part of the basin remains very high, some municipalities along the river
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in the MRC Pontiac arrested four people in the first week of April on suspicion of driving under the influence,
Four Pontiac municipalities are taking a new approach to community project development this year, one that will see greater participation and input from the municipalities’
One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities
The municipalities of Sheenboro, Chichester and L’Isle-aux-Allumettes have received a provincial grant to help them design a plan to share key municipal services. Quebec’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) is awarding the municipalities $525,000 to be used for
A series of flickering power outages in the upper Pontiac last week has left many frustrated by the response from the utility provider. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes mayor Corey Spence said that on Thursday (Dec. 4) the island was hit by a series
Included in the land claim are Allumette Island and several smaller islands at its eastern end.
MRC Pontiac mayors voted to award one portion of the MRC’s contract for the handling of the territory’s recycling to a Mont Tremblant-based company at their monthly meeting on June 18. Under this contract, Location Martin-Lalonde Inc. will be providing
Mireille and Charles Allard are raising money to build an unusual outdoor event venue which, when completed, will invite locals to catch a film, see some live music, or even get hitched amidst their towering rows of hops plants.
The Harrington Community Centre in Chapeau is one big step closer to getting a new generator after its pitch to have this project funded by the municipality received the most public votes of the five finalists last week.
While the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board says spring runoff in the northern part of the basin remains very high, some municipalities along the river are breathing a sigh of relief as rising flood levels seem to be stabilizing, and
Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in the MRC Pontiac arrested four people in the first week of April on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to a press release published last week. In each incident, the driver was stopped,
Four Pontiac municipalities are taking a new approach to community project development this year, one that will see greater participation and input from the municipalities’ residents. The initiative, called “participatory budgeting,” will invite community members in Otter Lake, Allumette Island,
One year out from the next municipal election, THE EQUITY checked in with the 20 people who have been voted in to lead the communities across the Pontiac.
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