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Les Fougères restaurant, led by Bryson native Yannick La Salle, was named one of the 100 best restaurants in Canada for 2020. This Chelsea restaurant was ranked 61st in a poll by a national panel of 103 judges. The judges had to submit a list of their 10 best dining experiences during 2019. The list […]

The Pontiac is currently banned from lighting open fires, given the “extreme” risk of fire. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, recalled that the cooperation of citizens is essential in order to avoid the outbreak of fires, such as the major forest fire raging north of the Lac Saint-Jean. […]

The most recent data on the evolution of COVID-19 in Quebec show only 69 new cases in the last 24 hours, which brings the total number of people infected to 54 835. During this same period, no new deaths were recorded, for a total which remains at 5,417, while the number of hospitalizations decreased by […]

There will be a rally next Monday (June 22) to demonstrate public support for the Davidson Energy project. The Davidson Power promoter Bruno St-Cyr recently said that he only needed a supply guarantee to go ahead with this project and the committee of investors created to support the project hopes to attract the attention in […]

The Pontiac sibling athletes, Naomie and Xavier Lusignan, are finalists for the Gala Excellence Sportive Outaouais 2020, in the “Provincial Female Athlete of the Year” and “National Male Athlete of the Year” categories respectively. The two young weightlifters from the municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract are the only ones in their category to have come from outside […]

MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller mentioned having approached the various prefects of the Outaouais as well as Gatineau mayor Maxime Pednaud Jobin regarding his project to collect household waste from the urban areas of Ottawa and Gatineau in order to transform all in energy. Jane Toller also indicated that École Polytechnique (a higher education institution […]

Heritage College recently opened applications for two AECs (Attestation d’études collégiales) this Fall at the Pontiac Campus in Campbell’s Bay: the Early Childhood Care and Education and the Cattle Production Management. According to the manager of the Cegep, Greg Graham, though the programs are set to begin in September and in October, due to the […]

The indoor facilities as well as the public and private beaches will be accessible from June 22, including the fitness centers, arenas and gymnasiums used for gymnastics, which will once again be able to accommodate athletes. The Minister for Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Isabelle Charest, announced this new phase of […]

Church users will have to wait a few more weeks before they can return to places of worship. Although indoor gatherings of a maximum of fifty people will be allowed in public places from June 22, churches do not fall into this same category, given the activities taking place there. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Père […]

Back to school will indeed take place next fall, with the usual ratios and certain measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The Québec government has announced that all preschool, elementary and lower secondary schools will reopen in the fall, while the return formula for students in Secondary 4 and 5 will be determined by […]