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With Health Minister Christian Dubé announcing September 7 that vaccination would be mandatory for all health care workers in the province, some are worried that beleaguered staff at local facilities would be stretched further. According to CISSSO spokesperson Marie-Pier Després, 92.2% of their workers had one dose (same as provincial average) and 87.2% had two […]

The seventh director general to hold the position in L’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet since 2017 has resigned. Hired by the municipality in February of this year, Élaine Déry gave her letter of resignation on September 9 and it was accepted by council last night (September 13). “We were still in a period of transition. We wish her good […]

Initial visits to the Felix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge in Mansfield have begun, with the goal of installing permanent lighting to the structure. Even though the work is not finished, the artistic and multimedia innovation director at the company Novom Interactive, Alain Dubé, went to the bridge to get to know the place. He was also able to […]

On October 19, the Pontiac Carrefour Jeunesse emploi (CJE) is inviting employers and job seekers to the Pontiac virtual job fair. The objective is to help people wanting to get a job to facilitate a meeting with potential employers, but also in the context of the labor shortage, to help companies find people who can […]

Pontiac Warden Jane Toller said that she was shocked to learn that there had been a 138% increase in Quebec babies born at the Pembroke Hospital over the last year. The data was compiled in an article by Justine Mercier for Le Droit, revealing the impact of the February 2020 closure of the Pontiac Hospital’s […]

The Journées de la Culture au Québec will take place from Friday September 24 to Sunday September 26, with several free activities taking place in various locations throughout the Pontiac. “I am absolutely delighted to see some cultural activities coming back to the Pontiac this year. Throughout this pandemic, the postponement of many of our […]

The Shawville Fair issued a statement on September 10 at the direction of regional public health authorities after two cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at the fair on September 4: “It is with great sadness that the PAS Board of Directors learned of the passing of Grand Chief, John Boudrias. Mr. Boudrias was a respected […]

Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to launch a petition asking that the provincial government make changes or clarifications to Bill 96, the proposed changes to Quebec’s language laws. Toller had previously stated that she would be drafting a petition on the issue when she spoke at a meeting hosted […]

Pontiac Conservative candidate Michel Gauthier held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to go over his priorities for the rural portions of the riding. One way that he sees economic vitality returning to the rural MRCs in the riding, namely Vallee de la Gatineau and Pontiac, is by ensuring that public servants and other white […]

At the federal candidates debate hosted by CHIP 101.9 on August 25, the four participants were questioned on their views on the issue of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) project at Chalk River. The facility would permanently store 1,000,000 cubic metres of low level radioactive waste in mound on the Chalk River grounds, […]