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The MRC Pontiac is looking for a new director in land use planning and the environment. The MRC office told CHIP 101.9 that this hiring process is preparing the retirement of the current director of the territory, Régent Dugas, scheduled for later this year. DESCRIPTION The sector of land-use planning and management is large. It […]

The president of the Hautes-Rivières Teaching Staff Union (SPEHR), Daniel Boisjoli, believes that the Government of Quebec would have benefited from adding staff to the schools, in particular janitors, who could have ensured the disinfection of establishments during a pandemic. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, he made known his point of view concerning the […]

On August 10th the municipality of Otter Lake posted a survey on their Facebook page concerning a project to build a pharmacy in the municipality. The mayor of Otter Lake, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, said that the survey is to determine the need of a pharmacy in the town and gave her thoughts on the potential new […]

On Monday, Jean-François Roberge, the Quebec Minister of Education, issued revisions to the government’s back to school plan for the 2020-21 school year. Among the revision, upon returning to school in the fall, students in grade 5, or higher, will have to wear a mask in all common areas, such as corridors, though masks will […]

Last Friday (August 7) at around 11 a.m., the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) from the MRC Pontiac were called to the scene of an accident on Brouse Road in Thorne. A 63-year-old man from Clarendon had reportedly been struck by a branch of a tree he was cutting down. The man was taken to the […]

At around 2:00 p.m. Monday (August 10), the Sûreté du Québec helicopter located a body downstream from where the victim of a drowning was last seen. The body was recovered by officers using the helicopter. The formal identification must be done by the Coroner, the identity of the victim can be announced at a later […]

The body of a woman in her sixties was discovered today (Saturday) in the Coulonge River (Plage du Pont Blanc). According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), the woman was found around noon near Mansfield-et-Pontefract, just north of Fort Coulonge. The SQ added that her death appears to be a drowning but that they are […]

Several projects resumed this week after the construction holidays and the Commission des normes, de l’équité, dela santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) reiterated the importance of taking the necessary measures to prevent accidents at work. Employers and workers alike must take into account the recurring dangers associated with construction sites, such as […]

Applications for the Pontiac Bursaries are still open for a few days in order to help students in the region to pursue their higher studies through funding or a scholarship. Former recipient of this annual initiative, Travis Narlock, from Otter Lake, shared how the scholarships have benefited him throughout his post-secondary journey. CHIP101.9 · Clip […]

COVID-19 and the confinement of recent months could be factors in the increased activity of the Société de la protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) in 2020. According to the organization’s prevention and communications officer, Mélanie Morin, the final summer 2020 assessment could reveal that the season was “more active than normal” because of […]