Most of us learn early in life to be wary of anything that sounds too good to be true. A five billion dollar investment and 8,000 new jobs for Pontiac certainly qualify as such. That’s why we’ve come to expect comments such as the one we received recently from a Mansfield resident demanding proof that [read full story]
Dec 062011
The Québec Entrepreneurship Contest is back! This is a great opportunity for our new business and schools to win awards of up to $ 10 000! The contest aims : 1/ the new businesses since last April 1st ; 2/ the student entrepreneurship. 1/ For businesses Whether you are a new company in the bio-food [read full story]
The Economic Development Team of the CLD Pontiac is pleased with the first governmental strategy devoted exclusively to support entrepreneurship. November 15, the Prime Minister, Jean Charest, the Premier of the Province of Quebec, Innovation and Exportation Development (MDEIE), Sam Hamad, and also the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports, Line Beauchamp, announced a new strategy : ‘’Go [read full story]
Nov 152011
It has already been two years since the CLD, the MRC and the SADC organized public consultations and workshops to develop the Vision 2020’s Action and Strategic Plans. These meetings between the citizens of the Pontiac and our partners have greatly helped us to lay the foundation of this approach and to understand the perceptions [read full story]
The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract and the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors passed resolutions of support for a proposition made by the Pontiac Technology Centre & Resort (PTCR) Group for the development of a green technology incubator in Mansfield. “This support expresses the confidence and ambition of our elected officials with regards to the quality and [read full story]
