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The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ms. Andrée Laforest, and the Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Ms. Isabelle Charest, launched last Friday the first part of the “Je me présente” campaign, which aims to encourage women citizens to submit their candidacy for the various elected municipal positions. The first part of this campaign is […]

Chemin du Lac Wright will be closed for the period from November 10 (this Tuesday) to November 20, the MRC Pontiac said. This closure will be used for the construction of a bridge on this road located in the unorganized territories (TNO).

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract is asking that Hydro-Québec be able to establish a special status for infrastructures managed by non-profit organizations as well as for leisure services allowing a reduction in the electricity rates imposed on them. For the Municipality of Mansfield, the rates applied, among others, to the Center de loisirs des Draveurs for […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais announced that full-time work will be imposed on nurses and patient attendants in urban hospitals, namely Hull and Gatineau. This measure would be, according to the CISSS de l’Outaouais, applied to offer the services necessary to patients in the context of the COVID-19 […]

The expedition made up of students from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) who traveled from Fort-Coulonge to the House of Commons in Ottawa while cross-country skiing as part of the Ski at School program, was named a winner by the organization Forces Avenir. The coordinator of this project, Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, said he was touched by this […]

The CISSS de l’Outaouais reiterated this week the importance of the Red Alert level measures affecting the Gatineau region and the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. Indeed, the data shows us that the COVID-19 virus is still very present given the number of hospitalizations, with 34 people who are currently hospitalized, including 2 in intensive care. It […]

The Halloween murder that took place in Quebec City raised questions about the demands for mental health care. It seems that the context of the pandemic is also bringing greater demand for mental health care to the Outaouais. Even if she did not have the exact data, the CEO of the CISSS de l’Outaouais, Josée […]

The Phare Ouest organization has received authorization to install a lighting system on the structure of the Félix-Gabriel Marchand bridge for permanent illumination of the bridge. Being classified as a heritage building, the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge should receive authorization from the Ministry of Culture and Communications. It is therefore the General Directorate of Heritage which […]

The Knights of Columbus Conseil 7221 has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) to broadcast their bingo on the radio every Thursday, starting November 19. Previously, the Knights of Columbus bingo took place at the Parish Hall located in Fort-Coulonge. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the […]

The weather conditions of the last day, composed of strong winds and heavy snow, caused blackouts in several sectors in the Outaouais, including the Pontiac. 1,858 Hydro-Québec customers were deprived of electricity in the MRC Pontiac. Otter Lake was the most affected municipality with 855 customers, the Municipality of Thorne also had 192 customers without […]