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William Amos announces that 1,500 affordable housing units will be built or acquired and renovated in Quebec
The MP for Pontiac, William Amos, announced that 1,500 affordable housing units will be built or acquired and renovated in Quebec thanks to a group of investors made up of the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Ivanhoé Cambridge and several other investors. “The COVID-19 crisis has reminded us […]
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Report of the SQ for the territory of the MRC Pontiac from May 10 to 16
Here is a summary of the activities and events that took place on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. For legal and security reasons and in order not to compromise ongoing investigations, certain events and activities cannot be included. Monday May 10 • Collision damage to property, route 148, in Bryson • Fraud, ch Ranch, […]
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“Some measures necessary, others not, but above all a lot of questions” -André Fortin
Introduced last week, the Legault government’s Bill 96 entitled Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, received attention. Some entrepreneurs in the region fear that this law will result in fines for their businesses, other citizens also fear that this bill does not go far enough to protect the French language. The MNA […]
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Litchfield now has at least one case
The number of active cases has fallen again for the Pontiac Local Health Network (RLS), currently indicating 11 active cases. In total, the RLS Pontiac has had 335 cases since the start of the pandemic. Despite everything, a new municipality in the MRC Pontiac has appeared on the statistics table of the Centre intégré de […]
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More than 207,000 people received a first dose in the Outaouais
The number of active cases of COVID-19 has remained stable in the Pontiac in the past few days and according to the most recent data from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, this number stands at 18. Regarding vaccinations, across Quebec, nearly half of the population received their first […]
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The mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet will have a hearing before the CMQ next September
The hearing of the mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, at the Commission municipale du Québec, has been set for September 7 to 10. Serge Newberry is cited in ethics before the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) for events that allegedly occurred from the start of his mandate in November 2017, until June of last year. […]
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The 2021 edition of the Fort-Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival is canceled
There will be no 2021 edition of the Fort-Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival this summer, according to the project manager Suzanne Vallières-Nollet. “Announced at the beginning of April, this edition marked the comeback of the event after a year of absence in 2020. However, the uncertainty that still looms does not allow us to invest […]
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Over 55% of the population aged 18 and over in the Pontiac have been vaccinated
The COVID-19 vaccination operation continues in the Pontiac. Some age groups are over 90%. In total, 56.4% of the population aged 18 and over has been vaccinated so far. The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais now wants to encourage all age groups 18 and over to make an appointment […]
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Testimony of a Pontiacker grappling with long COVID
France Lavoie, a citizen of Mansfield and who contracted COVID-19 at the end of last fall, agreed to talk about her experience with the virus. As Dr Horacio Arruda has repeatedly said, the virus is everywhere. This is also the observation of France Lavoie. “I have received several calls from public health and despite everything, […]
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Classes will take place virtually
Classes will take place remotely next Wednesday, May 19, for all students of the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO). Given the strike of professionals affiliated with the Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l’éducation du Québec (FPPE-CSQ), the CSSHBO made the decision to hold virtual classes to ensure the safety of students, staff […]
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