Press Releases

Litchfield, September 8, 2022 – Flags across the MRC Pontiac will be at half-mast in honour of the passing of Queen Elizabeth II Earlier today, Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II passed away peacefully at her Scottish residence, Balmoral Castle, at the age of 96. Elizabeth became Queen in 1952, at the age of 25, […]

Litchfield, August 23, 2022 – Relaunch of the Société d’habitation du Québec (SHQ) RénoRégion program in the MRC Pontiac As part of its 2022 program, the Government of Quebec has set aside approximately $260,000 so that low- and moderate-income homeowners in the MRC Pontiac can have work done to correct major defects in their homes. […]

Litchfield, August 18, 2022 – Call for projects – Regions and Rurality Fund Component 4 – Support for vitalization The MRC Pontiac has made available to Pontiac organizations up to a maximum of $2.5 million dollars for the realization of structuring projects aimed at the vitalization of the territory as defined in the vitalization framework […]

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Creation of a protected area in the watersheds of the Noire and Coulonge Rivers A first step for the population of the Pontiac Gatineau, June 17, 2022 – Economic, municipal and environmental stakeholders applaud the Government of Québec for announcing its intention to create the Noire and Coulonge Rivers Biodiversity Reserve, […]

Ontario Power Generation (OPG) is advising area residents that structures on the bridge onto/off of Limerick Island near the Chenaux Generating Station will undergo upgrades through 2022. To accommodate this work, the bridge will be closed overnight – 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. – during various dates from June to October. Overnight closures (8 p.m. […]