Press Releases

Hydro-Québec Gatineau, September 14, 2023 – During a meeting with the community regarding essentialpublic services, Hydro-Québec presented an update on service quality, including the actionsdesigned to improve it. Since the major outage that affected the western portion of the MRC ofPontiac February 4 and 5, 2023, Hydro-Québec line workers have patrolled the lines that supplythe […]

Litchfield, QC – September 15, 2023 — In memoriam of Doug Rousselle (1950-2023) On behalf of the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors, MRC staff and the residents of the Pontiac, I would like to express our profound remorse and sadness concerning the recent passing of Mayor Doug Rousselle – the mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims. Doug was […]

Litchfield, QC – August 15, 2023 — 350,000$ in funding available for community development projects in MRC Pontiac Call for Projects – Regions and Rurality Fund – Component 2 In March 2020, the Regional County Municipality of Pontiac (MRC Pontiac) signed an agreement under the Regional and Rurality Fund’s Support for the Local and Regional […]

Unofficial translation Forest fires on the rise – QUÉBEC ASKS PEOPLE TO AVOID TRAVEL AND FOREST ACTIVITIES Quebec City, June 1, 2023 – The Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts (MRNF) and the Ministère de la Sécurité publique (MSP) are issuing a precautionary notice concerning the risk of forest fires, and are requesting the […]