Three new artists will join the MRC Pontiac Regional Art Collection this year instead of its usual one. The trio of artists from the Bretzloff family were revealed at the regular MRC Pontiac Council meeting this morning along with the three lithographs that will be added to the MRC’s Art Collection. Eleven artists responded to […]
Last Minute Government of Québec Cuts Force MRC Pontiac 2016 Budget Revisions on the Eve of Budget Adoption
On the eve of the adoption of its 2016 budget, the MRC Pontiac learned that a modification in how the government now calculates the distribution of natural resource royalties would cost the MRC close to $95,000. The division of revenues that was once calculated on the size of the territory, which resulted in a $152,110 […]
MRC Pontiac adopts budget 2016
At the regular meeting of Council on 25 November, elected officials unanimously adopted the 2016 MRC budget, which provides for a 1% increase in the municipal share over the previous year, a rate of 0.1388 /$100 compared to 0.1473/$100 in 2015. This tax rate, the lowest in 6 years, shows that MRC Pontiac’s property assessment has grown faster than […]
Living Memories: MRC Pontiac launches two projects spotlighting our elders
MRC Pontiac has launched two projects featuring Pontiac seniors. The exhibition “Portraits of our elders” and the short film “Living Lands“, both implemented under the MRC Pontiac Cultural Agreement, were presented to the public for the first time at the Seniors’ Fair that took place at Sieur de Coulonge High School last Friday. Seniors Portraits This project […]
A Call to Pontiac Artists
The MRC Pontiac is ready to receive proposals from local artists for the next piece in its regional art collection. To be eligible, artists must be residents of the MRC Pontiac, and present one of their own original works for consideration. A committee will assess all proposals based on a set of criteria, such as: the […]
