Author: Marie Gionet
One of the organizers of the Pontiac contingent of the truck protests, Ralph Lang, talks about the group’s objectives. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Ralph Lang – truck protest
Restaurant Francoeur will now be known as the Restaurant Francoeur pizza-bar and is changing locations to 235 rue Hérault in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Owner Chantal Sirard explained that while some aspects of the business are changing, they wanted to keep the name that locals will recognize. “Restaurant Francoeur not only changed location, but changed its name to […]
The COVID-19 outbreak at the CHSLD Manoir Sacré-Coeur in Mansfield will officially end shortly, according to regional health authorities. CHIP 101.9 broke the news of the situation on January 14, and at its peak, 37 of the long-term care facility’s 40 residents had tested positive for the virus. According to the most recent information available, […]
The MRC Pontiac is sticking to its promise to continue supporting local artists in 2022. Last year, with the support of the council of mayors, Warden Jane Toller expressed a desire to encourage Pontiac based artists by proposing a new financial aide program. With this in mind, the MRC created the Fonds de développement créatif, […]
The ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Christian Dubé, has announced a the new online platform for self-declaring the results of a COVID-19 rapid test is now up and running. This new platform allows Quebecers to upload the results of their rapid tests in order for the government to keep track of the […]
Many health employment positions are currently available in the Pontiac according to the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. During the Omnicron wave of pandemic, many employees are forced to isolate and the CISSS de l’Outaouais is now looking to fill temporary positions as quickly as possible. Nadine Courchesne, agente […]
The MRC Pontiac will be holding a free seminar on food waste alongside the organization Jour de la Terre to officially launch the ‘Plan de gestion des Matières résiduelles.’ The MRC’s Environment Coordinator Thierry Raimbault believes this conference will help guide Pontiac residents towards being less wasteful and to start thinking about the potential for […]
Officials at MRC Pontiac are in the final year of putting together the new fire safety cover plan, which is the administrative framework detailing the rules and regulations that departments across the region must conform to. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon explained that the plan covers things like jurisdiction and the maximum time allowed […]
The extreme cold weather we’ve seen in the Pontiac and across Québec over recent weeks has contributed to a major spike in power consumption, which is currently putting an intensive strain on Hydro-Québec’s network. The cold is the main factor for the consumption which peaked last Friday (January 21, 2022) across Québec. Hydro-Québec is now […]
The Centre de services scolaire des Hauts‑Bois‑de‑l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) is informing parents and the Pontiac community that l’École des Petits-Ponts will be getting a new director. In a news release, the CSSHBO announced that Anne-Marie Belleau would be stepping in for Stéphane Bouchard as interim Director of the school until June 30, 2022. ”You can get […]