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First interview of the year with Jane Toller
CHIP 101.9 met (virtually) the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, to ask her some questions on the important topics of 2021. How do you see 2021 unfold? JT : I think that it is difficult to predict what will happen in 2021 in terms of the continuing impact of the pandemic. As we […]
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The Pontiac RLS now has 7 active cases
A few hours before the press conference by the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, aimed at announcing measures for confinement, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais published statistics for the day, revealing that the number of cases in the Pontiac Local Health Network (RLS), is also on the rise […]
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Moderna’s vaccine arrives in the Outaouais
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais announced that they had received their first doses of the vaccine from Moderna. About 500 doses of this vaccine are now available and will be administered starting today (January 6). The CISSS de l’Outaouais indicates that the Moderna vaccine can be moved, these […]
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New fund to be created to help support the artist community of the MRC Pontiac
A new fund will be created to support the artistic community of the MRC Pontiac. The MRC Pontiac wishes to encourage the practice of the arts in the Pontiac and the accessibility of arts and culture to the population of Pontiac, it was resolved by council to develop a new fund to support artists and […]
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A decrease of more than half for power outages in the Upper Pontiac in 2020 compared to 2019
The number of power outages in the Upper Pontiac has dropped by more than half in 2020 compared to last year, according to statistics from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie. Gillespie, who has kept the data on power outages up to date since 2009, reveals that 47 outages occurred on this Hydro-Quebec network in 2020, compared […]
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The MRC in favor of decentralization of healthcare
Council supports resolution to move towards the decentralization of healthcare in the RSL Pontiac. It was resolved by council to ask the Ministry of Health and Social Services to consider the following initiatives for the decentralization of healthcare for the Réseau local de service (RLS) Pontiac: – the reinstatement of a local administrator position (President […]
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SQ confirmed this morning that Madison Faught, 17, of Isle-aux-Allumettes was found safe
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed this morning that Madison Faught, 17, of Isle-aux-Allumettes was found safe last night in the Ottawa area. The SQ had asked the public for help in locating her. This is not the first Madison Faught has been researched. The SQ also asked the public for help last summer in […]
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The number of cases remains stable in the Pontiac
The number of COVID-19 cases has remained stable in the Pontiac, according to data available from December 28 from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSS). Only two new cases have been added since December 23. It is now 53 cases, since the start of the pandemic, which have been […]
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A resolution to authorize snowmobiles and summer quads on the former Canadian National Railway corridor
It was resolved by council to adopt draft by-law 269-2021 aiming at authorizing the use of snowmobiles and summer quads on the former Canadian National Railway corridor within the municipalities of Bristol, Clarendon, Litchfield, and Portage du Fort. The public comment period on this draft by-law will run from December 17, 2020 to January 10, […]
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The winners of the CHIP 101,9 Christmas drawing contest!
CHIP 101.9 has announced the winners of the drawing contest at CHIP 101.9. In the presence of Santa Claus, the children were able to learn about the winners of the competition for the 2020 edition. CHIP101.9 · Concours de dessin 2020 The list of winners is available here. https://chipfm.com/IMG/xls/gagnants_2020_-_anglais.xls
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