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Québec launches new online platform for self-declaring rapid tests results

29 January 2022 à 12:00 am

The ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Christian Dubé, has announced a the new online platform for self-declaring the results of a COVID-19 rapid test is now up and running. This new platform allows Quebecers to upload the results of their rapid tests in order for the government to keep track of the […]


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CISSS de l’Outaouais looks for people to fill services aide positions in the Pontiac

29 January 2022 à 12:00 am

Many health employment positions are currently available in the Pontiac according to the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. During the Omnicron wave of pandemic, many employees are forced to isolate and the CISSS de l’Outaouais is now looking to fill temporary positions as quickly as possible. Nadine Courchesne, agente […]


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Food Waste; a free seminar for Pontiac residents

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

The MRC Pontiac will be holding a free seminar on food waste alongside the organization Jour de la Terre to officially launch the ‘Plan de gestion des Matières résiduelles.’ The MRC’s Environment Coordinator Thierry Raimbault believes this conference will help guide Pontiac residents towards being less wasteful and to start thinking about the potential for […]


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Fire safety cover plan provides framework for changing landscape

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

Officials at MRC Pontiac are in the final year of putting together the new fire safety cover plan, which is the administrative framework detailing the rules and regulations that departments across the region must conform to. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon explained that the plan covers things like jurisdiction and the maximum time allowed […]


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Hydro-Québec asks clients to reduce power consumption during peak hours

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

The extreme cold weather we’ve seen in the Pontiac and across Québec over recent weeks has contributed to a major spike in power consumption, which is currently putting an intensive strain on Hydro-Québec’s network. The cold is the main factor for the consumption which peaked last Friday (January 21, 2022) across Québec. Hydro-Québec is now […]


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CSSHBO announces the arrival of a new Director at l’École des Petits-Ponts

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

The Centre de services scolaire des Hauts‑Bois‑de‑l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) is informing parents and the Pontiac community that l’École des Petits-Ponts will be getting a new director. In a news release, the CSSHBO announced that Anne-Marie Belleau would be stepping in for Stéphane Bouchard as interim Director of the school until June 30, 2022. ”You can get […]


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First meeting for a “Green and Prosperous Pontiac” next week

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the start of her “Green and Prosperous Pontiac” initiative that will get underway next week. She explained that the goal of her project, which launched in late November, was to prepare the region to respond to the “fight against climate change, the post-pandemic economic recovery and […]


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Hull vaccination clinic closed this weekend due to truck protest

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

Regional health authority CISSSO has announced that the vaccination clinic at the Palais des Congrès in the Hull sector will be closed tomorrow and Sunday. They said that the decision was made due to the demonstration by truckers taking place in Ottawa. “We want to inform the public and the media that the Palais des […]


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Ministry of Transport closes bridge P-08574 on the Black River Road

28 January 2022 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:23 am

Quebec’s Ministry of Transport has closed bridge P-08574, situated on the Black River Road in Waltham, due to the high level of the river. The MTQ’s Campbell’s Bay service centre has installed signage warning of the closure. “The bridge will be reopened when the level of the river no longer touches the beams of the […]


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Warden Toller talks obstetrics

27 January 2022 à 12:00 am

With the two-year anniversary of the closure of the obstetrics department at the Pontiac Hospital fast approaching, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Pontiac Warden Jane Toller to discuss the issue. Following several breaches in service in 2019 and early 2020, regional health authority CISSSO announced the decision on February 21, 2020 to “temporarily” close the department […]


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