Author: Marie Gionet
The Government of Quebec invites citizens to express their opinion on the use of a mobile application for notification of exposure to COVID-19. The Minister Delegate for Government Digital Transformation, Eric Cairo, kicked off this public consultation on Wednesday, which will be held online until August 2. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Eric Caire – Consultation […]
In April, with the uncertainty of food supplies brought on by the pandemic, many politicians were encouraging the public to create a ‘Victory Garden’, an initiative created during the Second World War to allow for a self-sustaining food supply. The Quyon Family Center in the municipality of Pontiac took on this initiative to create a […]
Following the directives of the Québec government allowing the reopening of the exercise facilities, the Pontiac Community Gym in the municipality of Pontiac reopened under certain health and sanitization measures. The Director General of the Quyon Family Center, Silviana Geoffray. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Silviana Geoffray – Gym reopening According to Geoffray, the reopening of […]
Friday, Campbell’s Bay – Approximately 20 stakeholders in the Outaouais were present for the Pontiac Launch of the Outaouais First initiative, which encourages citizens to buy locally. According to the spokesperson of Outaouais First, Anne-Marie Trudel, this initiative was created in January 2019 but received a push due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. CHIP101.9 · Clip […]
A petition demanding the resignation of mayor Serge Newberry will be tabled tonight (Monday July 13) during the municipal council meeting in l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet. According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, this petition, which has collected approximately 340 signatures, was largely collected by the residents who had organized a parade in the streets of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet in […]
According to statistics from David Gillespie, a farmer from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes who has kept detailed statistics of power outages in Upper Pontiac, the outages have seen a reduction comparable to the same date last year. A total of 22 failures have been listed since the start of the year. In a interview with David Gillespie, he […]
The trend in the number of Hydro-Québec power outages in upper Pontiac, affecting L’Isle-aux-Allumettes in particular, would have decreased in 2020 according to farmer David Gillespie, who has kept a register of the outages since 2009. CHIP101.9 · July 13 2020_ David Gillespie talking about the Power Outages in the Pontiac Ouest
The Official Launch of the Outaouais First initiative took place Friday for the MRC Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay. Following the Launch, the CHIP 101.9 host Jacob Lavigne spoke to Eric O’Brien who was covering the event. CHIP101.9 · July 10 2020_ Launch of Outaouais First – Coversation Jacob and Eric
On Tuesday, the Sûreté du Québec arrested a 61-year-old man from Fort-Coulonge for impaired driving following a regular roadside check in Mansfield. According to information released by the Sûreté at approximately 9:00 a.m., the man, who had been driving an off-road vehicle on Poirier Street, was arrested after the Sûreté du Québec discovered that the […]
An employee and three users from the Pierre-Janet hospital center in Gatineau were declared positive for COVID-19 at the start of the week. Josée Filion, president and chief executive officer of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, said that this new outbreak occurred on one floor of the facility […]