Both the Jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Western Quebec Literacy Council received funding boosts from the province. From left: Jardin éducatif principal Martin Riopel, Pontiac MNA André Fortin, WQLC director Michelle Gagnon and President of the WQLC board of directors Deborah Powell.
Chris Lowrey
CAMPBELL’S BAY
Dec. 11, 2017
The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) both got good news on Dec. 11 – they will each be getting a funding boost from the provincial government.
The announcement was made by Pontiac MNA André Fortin at the WQLC office in Campbell’s Bay.
The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac will receive $84,928 and the WQLC will get $109,076.
The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac has not had a grant increase in more than 10 years, according to Martin Riopel, the principal of the Jardin éducatif du Pontiac.
“The base financing hasn’t moved in years,” said Riopel.
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