
High winds knock out power for 10,000 Pontiac residences
The violent winds that swept the Pontiac on Friday evening brought trees and other debris crashing down on powerlines across the territory, leaving over 10,000

The violent winds that swept the Pontiac on Friday evening brought trees and other debris crashing down on powerlines across the territory, leaving over 10,000

On May 26, regional health authority CISSSO held a distinctions gala in Gatineau to celebrate the hard work of its employees and volunteers, and the

At the MRC Pontiac public meeting on May 21, council passed a resolution requesting that the Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims be recognized as a remote/isolated community

The window for submitting nomination papers to run for council seat 4 in the Municipality of Bristol is now closed.

Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency SOPFEU issued an alert on June 1 advising the public that there is a ban on open fires in or

Police are requesting the public’s help in locating Keith Laroche, who was last seen in the rue Principale area of Fort-Coulonge on Friday.

The Pontiac High School (PHS) girls’ rugby program earned its fourth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Division 3 regional championship after a

Six young musicians from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge got their moment in the spotlight last week in Sept-Îles at the provincial final of the Secondaire en

The sweeping power outages that hit the Pontiac on Friday night had nothing on the small but determined team behind the Fort-Coulonge Club d’Âge d’Or’s

The Bristol Fire Department’s third annual pancake breakfast was a hit this year, bringing in nearly 200 hungry people keen for a hot breakfast on

The violent winds that swept the Pontiac on Friday evening brought trees and other debris crashing down on powerlines across the territory, leaving over 10,000 residences in the dark that night. In an email Saturday, Hydro-Québec spokesperson Annie Beaudoin said

On May 26, regional health authority CISSSO held a distinctions gala in Gatineau to celebrate the hard work of its employees and volunteers, and the Pontiac contingent came away with some wins. CISSSO territory director Nicole Boucher-Larivière explained that the

At the MRC Pontiac public meeting on May 21, council passed a resolution requesting that the Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims be recognized as a remote/isolated community by Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services. The resolution highlights the difficulties faced in

The window for submitting nomination papers to run for council seat 4 in the Municipality of Bristol is now closed.

Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency SOPFEU issued an alert on June 1 advising the public that there is a ban on open fires in or near certain forests, as the Outaouais region is now in an extreme fire risk zone,

Police are requesting the public’s help in locating Keith Laroche, who was last seen in the rue Principale area of Fort-Coulonge on Friday.

The Pontiac High School (PHS) girls’ rugby program earned its fourth consecutive Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (RSEQ) Division 3 regional championship after a series of hard-fought games at the league’s final weekend in Aylmer. The finals, hosted at

Six young musicians from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge got their moment in the spotlight last week in Sept-Îles at the provincial final of the Secondaire en spectacle talent show. The band, called Les Carcajous du Nord, is made up of students

The sweeping power outages that hit the Pontiac on Friday night had nothing on the small but determined team behind the Fort-Coulonge Club d’Âge d’Or’s sea pie supper. With just over 100 tickets sold for Saturday evening’s feast, the club’s

The Bristol Fire Department’s third annual pancake breakfast was a hit this year, bringing in nearly 200 hungry people keen for a hot breakfast on Saturday morning. While many across the Pontiac were without power, the Bristol fire hall in
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