Litchfield may become home to salmon farm
July 2, 2024
The Pontiac may become home to Canada’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the next five years, if its proponent is granted the permits it
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Distinct society
February 21, 2024
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting
First Nation asks Environment Canada to intervene in nuclear waste decision
January 31, 2024
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given
Bouffe Pontiac experiencing unprecedented demand
December 20, 2023
Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to
CAQ passes healthcare reform bill, creates centralized Santé Québec
December 13, 2023
New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services across Quebec sophie kuijper dickson pontiac Dec. 9, 2023
Guilty of bias
November 22, 2023
Voter turnout for elections is alarmingly low, sometimes so low that it brings into question whether those elected can really claim to represent the people.
Hydro-Québec explains upper Pontiac power outage
March 8, 2023
Brett Thoms Pontiac March 1, 2023 Hydro-Québec (HQ) presented its preliminary analysis of the causes of the outage that occurred on Feb 4-5, 2023, to
96 new families required assistance from Pontiac food bank
February 21, 2023
Bouffe Pontiac, the region’s food bank, saw 96 new families sign up for food aid in 2022. Kim Laroche, director of the organization, shared this
Overview of MRC Pontiac’s residual waste management
February 15, 2023
Pierre Cyr Fort-Coulonge February 12, 2023 The Government of Quebec requires that each MRC develop a plan de gestion des matières résiduelles (PGMR); a waste
A Perfect Storm: Over 1100 households lose
power in Upper Pontiac amidst severe cold
February 9, 2023
Brett Thoms Pontiac February 6, 2023 A serious power outage over the weekend affected hundreds of households across the municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester, Sheenboro and
Litchfield may become home to salmon farm
July 2, 2024
The Pontiac may become home to Canada’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the next five years, if its proponent is granted the permits it needs to run the facilities. Outaouais-based business Samonix is hoping to build the fish farm
Distinct society
February 21, 2024
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting can look like. It may seem incredible, but just across the Ottawa River at the
First Nation asks Environment Canada to intervene in nuclear waste decision
January 31, 2024
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given a green light by the government’s own nuclear safety regulator in January. The First Nation,
Bouffe Pontiac experiencing unprecedented demand
December 20, 2023
Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to the organization are down from previous years. “Every year, the need is greatest in November
CAQ passes healthcare reform bill, creates centralized Santé Québec
December 13, 2023
New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services across Quebec sophie kuijper dickson pontiac Dec. 9, 2023 Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government has adopted the major healthcare reform bill it has
Guilty of bias
November 22, 2023
Voter turnout for elections is alarmingly low, sometimes so low that it brings into question whether those elected can really claim to represent the people. Why is that? What is going on that dissuades eligible voters from bothering to show
Hydro-Québec explains upper Pontiac power outage
March 8, 2023
Brett Thoms Pontiac March 1, 2023 Hydro-Québec (HQ) presented its preliminary analysis of the causes of the outage that occurred on Feb 4-5, 2023, to several local representatives last week. The Mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Corey Spence, the Mayor of Chichester
96 new families required assistance from Pontiac food bank
February 21, 2023
Bouffe Pontiac, the region’s food bank, saw 96 new families sign up for food aid in 2022. Kim Laroche, director of the organization, shared this news at a ceremony for the Clarendon Giant Tiger’s $3,200 donation to the food bank.
Overview of MRC Pontiac’s residual waste management
February 15, 2023
Pierre Cyr Fort-Coulonge February 12, 2023 The Government of Quebec requires that each MRC develop a plan de gestion des matières résiduelles (PGMR); a waste management plan, containing objectives to ultimately reduce environmental impacts from residual waste management, increase recycling
A Perfect Storm: Over 1100 households lose
power in Upper Pontiac amidst severe cold
February 9, 2023
Brett Thoms Pontiac February 6, 2023 A serious power outage over the weekend affected hundreds of households across the municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester, Sheenboro and Waltham, as temperatures dipped as low as -35 celsius. The power outage began around 1
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