Author: Marie Gionet
Along with the long Easter weekend, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais is asking the population to respect government instructions by staying at home and avoid gatherings. The President and CEO of the establishment, Josée Filion. “The control of this pandemic depends on everyone’s collaboration. The spread is through […]
Even if he recommends that the population follow all of the instructions, the federal member for Pontiac, William Amos, has still described the “Easter Bunny” as an essential worker. In this time of pandemic and restriction, William Amos asked people to stay disciplined and follow government instructions. However, he underlines that, for mental health, families […]
The imposition of 14 days of isolation is also applicable to those who also move for no essential reason from the Pontiac to Gatineau, according to what was revealed by the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, on Saturday morning. As CHIP 101.9 revealed this week, this measure applied to checkpoints by the various […]
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing the education sector to adapt. In recent weeks, the Quebec Minister of Education, Jean-François Roberge, declared that secondary and elementary students would move on to the next step of their education. This is different for students in adult education and in professional training. Serge Lacourcière of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board […]
The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, confirmed that the Sûreté du Québec will monitor non-essential travel to Ontario and those who have traveled without reason will have to remain in isolation for fourteen days. Jane Toller explained in her daily update that the Sûreté du Quebec will note the contact information of those […]
In the best of scenarios, the outbreak of COVID-19 across Canada would kill between 11,000 and 44,000 people in the country, according to announced made earlier Thursday by the Chief Public Health officer of Canada, Theresa Tam. Her calculations indicate that between 2.5% and 10% of the Canadian population will be infected by the virus, […]
Minor flood levels may be exceeded along the Ottawa River as of Monday in flood prone areas, depending on temperatures and precipitation received over the next few days. The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board said this minor floods could happen along the river between Fort-Coulonge and the Montreal region, because of the levels and flows […]
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais has decided to suspend all new admissions of residents in CHSLDs for an indefinite time. The establishment hopes to limit the spread of COVID-19, even in centers where no case has been confirmed yet. Remember that the elderly are considered a vulnerable population […]
The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, “does not exclude” the possibility of reopening schools and daycare centers before May 4th. In his daily press briefing, he mentioned that this option is still being studied in order to facilitate the relaunch of economic activities and the return to work of many Quebecers. Mr. Legault added that […]
The most recent report from the Government of Quebec reveals that ten new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the last 24 hours in Outaouais, bringing the total to 141. The territory of the MRC Pontiac still has 5 cases or less. Note that there are now 15 employees in the health network who […]