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Warning: This story contains details that some readers may find distressing. Reader discretion is advised. The trial of Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan, accused of the murder of Harold Plugowsky, in Fort-Coulonge on September 2, 2020, started last Thursday at the Gatineau Courthouse. According (...)

Bill 96 adopted in the National Assembly by large margin

25 May 2022

Unsurprisingly, the CAQ government's overhaul of the province's language laws, known as Bill 96, was adopted yesterday in the National Assembly with a large majority, 78 votes to 29. The Liberal Party of Quebec and the Conservative Party of Quebec (which has only one MNA, who was elected under (...)

Official lighting of Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge draws a crowd

24 May 2022

Plenty of people turned out in Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Friday evening (May 20) to witness the official lighting of the Felix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge. Several local officials were on hand for the ceremony, including Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel, MNA André Fortin, Warden Jane Toller as well as the (...)

Electricity restored in Upper Pontiac as of yesterday afternoon

24 May 2022

The high winds over the weekend caused numerous power outages throughout the Outaouais and the Pontiac, particularly the Upper Pontiac sector and the Municipality of Pontiac. Some Hydro-Québec customers in l'Isle-aux-Allumettes, Waltham, Chichester, Sheenborro and Municipality of Mansfield areas (...)

Bristol Fire Department shows off new rescue boat

24 May 2022

On Saturday (May 21), the Bristol Fire Department was out at the local market in Norway Bay to serve up hot dogs for the community and show off their new rescue boat. The department has been fundraising for the project since last summer, and received numerous donations from local businesses and (...)

George Bryson Heritage House Museum opens to public

20 May 2022

This morning (May 20) a group of public officials, local citizens and media gathered in Mansfield et Pontefract to celebrate the opening of the museum at the George Bryson Heritage House. The press conference was partly to celebrate the opening of the museum as well as the illumination of the (...)