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Author: Marie Gionet

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

CHIP 101.9 recently spoke to Bouffe Pontiac for update regarding their services which have significantly increased during this COVID-19 pandemic. According to the director general, Kim Laroche, an additional 60 Pontiac families have been added to its clientele during the month of April. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Kim Laroche – Families text-decoration: none;”>Extrait – Kim […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce decided to cancel the membership fees for the upcoming year, due to the difficulties that its members may be experiencing in the context of COVID-19. The organization has also clarified that members who have already paid their annual subscription will be reimbursed. All members in 2019 will also be considered […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

In a few days, elementary students will be returning to class, when the school year resumes in the Outaouais region on May 11th. The Director general of the Hauts-Bois de l’Outaouais school board, Denis Rossignol, discussed how the schools are preparing. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Denis Rossignol – Mesures à l’école Read also: eopening of […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

The Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR), which includes members from the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board, reacted to the scenario adopted for gradual return to school, presented this week by the Quebec government. SPEHR president, Daniel Boisjoli, believes there are still many questions to be clarified. He hopes that members will get more answers, […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

Pontiac MNA, André Fortin, expressed reservations about returning elementary school students to class in an interview on the Quebec government’s economic recovery plan. According to him, tests to detect COVID-19 should be put in place to ensure the safety of teachers. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Andre Fortin – Schools Asked about the economic recovery plan, […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

Access to quality phone service and Inernet connection in the Pontiac, for teleworking or distance education, remains an important challenge in several sectors which still do not have these services. A student from the Cégep de l’Outaouais and resident of Bristol, Anaïs Gionet-Laflèche, had to be creative in order to finish some schoolwork. She told […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

The restaurant La Gare – Waltham Station in the municipality of Waltham has adjusted their services in accordance to the Government of Quebec’s health and social distancing measures during this COVID-19 pandemic. In the following interview, the owner of Waltham Station, Cobi Rabb explained that they have seen a rise in the number of local […]

1 May 2020 à 12:00 am

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · May 01 2020_ Jane Toller daily update

30 April 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:08 am

The police checkpoints in the Outaouais, excepting in Gatineau, will be lifted on May 11th, if the situation surrounding COVID-19 remains stable. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Safety, Geneviève Guilbault, announced the gradual reopening of several regions of Quebec in the coming weeks. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Geneviève Guilbault – Gradually […]

30 April 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:08 am

When the reopening of the regions was announced on this Wednesday, the Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Safety, Geneviève Guilbault, gave more details regarding the different access points to Ontario on inter-provincial bridges. In particular, she insisted that the borders were never completely closed outside Gatineau since the start of the crisis. […]