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The Pontiac has one more link in order to equip itself with a network adapted to electric transport. The Familiprix Marc Aufranc Pharmacy, on Route 148 in Shawville, recently added an electric vehicle to ensure delivery to its customers, as well as an electric charging station. “This is a double terminal that we had installed. […]

Pontiac MP William Amos was blamed for the second incident involving him during a zoom meeting. House of Commons Speaker Anthony Rota delivered his ruling on Monday afternoon. “We have often reminded Members that virtual sittings are an extension of House proceedings and that their conduct must follow our rules and practices, even when participating […]

The 350 members of the Syndicat du personnel professionnel du milieu scolaire de l’Outaouais (SPPMSO-CSQ), affiliated with the Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l’éducation du Québec (FPPE-CSQ), are on strike this morning (9 June), to express their dissatisfaction with the unfairness of the offers made to the various tables in the school network. There […]

The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has decided to ban open fires in or near the forest, due to the conditions currently prevailing. This decision, taken in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), therefore entails a ban that comes into force as of June 9 at 8 a.m. […]

On Wednesday, June 9, at around 2:40 am, the MRC des Collines police officers were called in to assist a woman who was about to give birth in her car. Her partner was with her on the way to the Gatineau hospital, but the baby was rushing out. The spouse dialed 911 and must have […]

In a public outing to CHIP 101.9, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, discussed the new reality of the Pontiac, with a growth in the number of homes sold and what she calls a demographic boom in the territory. . “By carrying out a survey of the 18 municipalities of the MRC, all […]

The government of Quebec announced an investment of $ 2 million under the Rénovation Québec (PRQ) and RénoRégion (PRR) programs in Outoauais, including an amount for the MRC Pontiac. Distribution of the envelope; RénoRégions program MRC Papineau $ 500,000 MRC Pontiac $ 300,000 Total Outaouais $ 800,000 Quebec Renovations Program City of Gatineau $ 1,200,000 […]

Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will be closed until June 21, due to a community outbreak of COVID-19 that has affected several classes. The Director General of the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) Denis Rossignol made the announcement today. “From now, June 8, until June 21, there will be closure due to an outbreak […]

Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green has announced that she will be a candidate for the newly created post to become the first elected Warden of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais in the municipal elections next November. This will be the first time that the warden will be elected by all eligible voters in the seven municipalities of […]

Employees represented by the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) union are on strike starting yesterday and today, June 7 and 8. “After more than a year and a half of negotiations, faced with the government’s refusal to put in place structuring measures to resolve the problems […]