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The COVID-19 pandemic has delaying the annual general meeting of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, members of the caisse will now have to wait a few months before getting their hands on their member dividends. The General Manager Stéphane Labine mentioned that $ 400,000 has been set aside so for its members to […]

A local volunteer, Stéphane Durocher, won the Dollard-Morin award given by Loisir Sport Outaouais. Stéphane Durocher has been involved for many years in the field of sport in the Pontiac. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Stéphane Durocher – bénévolat sports The Dollard-Morin Leisure and Sports Volunteer Award aims to highlight the invaluable contribution of volunteers to […]

The tourism industry across Quebec has suffered a considerable impact in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The various stakeholders of the MRC Pontiac met via video conference Monday to discuss this situation and discuss some concerns and the various solutions surrounding a possible revival of tourism in the Pontiac. For the various stakeholders in the […]

The Quebec government holds a daily press briefing to update its citizens regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19 across Québec. These press briefings are broadcast live on the air in French at 1 p.m. on CHIP 101.9. During The Drive on CHIP 101.9, after 5p.m., the following English report is presented to summarize the briefing and […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · April 24 2020_ 530 pm Update Jane Toller

The Public Security of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais has released statistics regarding the random roadside checkpoints within the territory of the MRC. According to the data, since April 1, the public security has stopped a total of 14,041 motorists and 1,201 of which were asked to turn back. Note that the Public Security of the […]

Waiting until September 1st to return all Quebec children to schools and daycares at the same time would not be a good idea given the risk of a second wave of COVID-19, from a public health perspective. In his daily press briefing Tuesday, the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, elaborated on the question of education, […]

The Quebec government announced that it will be tabling on a plan to reopen schools and to restart the economy next week. In the daily press briefing, Premier François Legault made a point of reassuring parents that the gradual return of schools will not be a mandatory obligation. “The plan to reopen the schools will […]

No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to information published by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais on Wednesday afternoon. On the other hand, the CISSS de l’Outaouais made it clear that one more employee was infected, bringing the total to 22 […]

It is now forbidden to make open fires in the forest or nearby on the entire territory of the Outaouais, including in the MRC Pontiac. The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks and the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) have extended their prohibition measures, given the disappearance of the snow cover […]