5:30 p.m. update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller on the situation surrounding COVID-19.
Topics to note today:
Local and provincial situational update
Easter
Plenary meeting with the 18 MRC Pontiac Mayors
Forestry meeting
COVID-19
5:30 pm Update - Jane Toller - April 08 2020
Other: Plenary meeting with the Mayors of the MRC and Forestry
Article published on 8 April 2020
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