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The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board began its forecast on March 25. The Commission’s chief engineer, Manon Lalonde, explains that the spring flood 2021 announces, according to their initial analyses, little risk of major flooding. “You could say it’s a very ordinary flood, even a nice one. Early snowmelt has allowed a good amount of […]

The latest statistics report from the Centre intégré de santé et de services (CISSS) de l’Outaouais shows an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the Pontiac Local Service Network (RLS) in the past few days. As of today April 7th, the number of active cases in the Pontiac is 25, an increase of […]

Teachers at the Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais could go on strike for less than a day on April 14. The president of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières, Daniel Boisjoli, said the strike would take place from midnight to 9:30 in the morning. On the other hand, the employers’ party is […]

The news was not encouraging from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais during their press conference held on April 7 regarding the number of COVID-19 cases. Cases are on the rise and the variants more difficult to control. The number of active cases across the region is 792, including […]

The most recent update on statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais concerning COVID-19 indicates that cases of COVID-19 are now in the municipalities of Bryson and Thorne, on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. Statistics show 5 cases or less for these two municipalities. Also note an […]

Recently the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais changed its list of COVID-19 statistics. As explained by the media relations information officer, Marie-Pier Després, the municipality of Pontiac, which is part of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, had case numbers posted in the MRC Pontiac since last year. “We moved the […]

The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) candidate for the next federal election, Michel Gauthier, spoke on the issue of the Chalk River nuclear waste management facility project. According to Michel Gauthier, the social acceptability is not there and the support is not sufficient to move forward with this project. “The Chalk River nuclear waste disposal […]

Last Saturday, more than 80 motorists, including more than a hundred people, paid tribute to Nathalie Soucie, who dedicated her life to the community of Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield. Motorists started at the arena in Fort-Coulonge to follow a route taking them through significant places in the life of Nathalie Soucie, such as the municipal office of Fort-Coulonge, […]

CHIP 101.9 cultural columnist Marie Gionet spoke to Jean-Michel Lamothe, originally from Île-du-Grand-Calumet, who is now in Banff, under the artist name John Michaelz. He just released an EP album called Heart and Soulz. During the interview, he spoke among other things about his origins, his career and his attachment to the Pontiac region. CHIP101.9 […]

Since April 1, across the Pontiac and across Quebec, firefighters can use the flashing green light on a vehicle other than an emergency vehicle to get to the scene of a fire. The green flashing light is used to inform the person in front of you that there is an intervention in progress and that […]