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Update for the return of sports in North America
With the situation evolving from day to day concerning Covid-19, sports fans are inching closer and closer to the return of professional sports in North America. In the NHL No dates have been set in stone for when the playoffs will start in the National Hockey League (NHL), but players around the league have started […]
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Gatherings: new instructions
It will be allowed, as of June 22, to hold indoor gatherings in public places respecting a maximum of 50 people, under certain conditions. Public health also relaxes the rules of physical distancing, as explained by the strategic medical advisor at the Directorate General of Public Health, Dr Richard Massé, Monday morning: CHIP101.9 · Extrait […]
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The CSHBO becomes the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Service Center
Starting today (June 15th), the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board becomes the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Service Center. This transformation follows the adoption of Bill No. 40 last February. Across Quebec, French-language school boards will become school service centers. The school commissioners will be replaced by administrators who will sit on the board of directors of the School Service […]
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More financing available for local businesses by the SADC Pontiac
The federal government has announced 287 million in the SADC network across Quebec to help local businesses cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. SADC Pontiac Director Rhonda Perry said she received an additional $ 90,000 in the most recent announcements. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Rhonda Perry – Support d'entreprise local More details are available via the […]
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The Pontiac swimming pool project planned for 2022
The Warden of the MRC Pontiac gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 about the Pontiac regional swimming pool project. This project is currently the subject of a request for funding from the Government of Quebec from this committee, which hopes to follow a schedule that would lead the swimming pool project to be operational in […]
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A project to better position Pontiac agricultural products on the Internet
The MRC Pontiac launched on June 12th a call for tenders for e-commerce site developers to work with e-commerce specialists to better position the Pontiac agricultural sector to promote their products via the Internet. According to the MRC Pontiac, this project aims to create an online solution for the sale and marketing of food products […]
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Fire danger on the rise
The risk of fire in the Pontiac will be “high” this week, as weather forecasts predict dry and hot weather in the coming days. The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) calls on the public to be cautious in this regard. Lack of precipitation and low relative humidity will increase the vulnerability […]
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ESSC graduates will have a graduation
Graduates of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will graduate despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Their transition will first be highlighted by a short special event, on June 25, during which the students will be able to meet one last time before the summer. The school principal, Julie Martin and the vice-principal, Gabie Paré, gave some details. CHIP101.9 […]
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Beware of roadside fraudsters
The Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais warns “good Samaritans” who would like to help citizens parked by the road who claim to be out of gas. This is a scheme known to the police and used by fraudsters to extract money from them. Their way of proceeding is very simple: they park […]
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Quebec to go ahead and lower school tax
The government of Quebec anticipated the reduction in the single rate of the school tax on July 1st, 2020, the objective being to give financial flexibility to individuals and businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This acceleration of the drop in the school tax rate is an effective way to give Quebecers financial […]
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