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Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.

Rumors have been circulated in the L’Isle-aux-Allumettes region concerning a possible complete closure of the service center of the Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac located in the Chapeau sector. The director of the caisse, Stéphane Labine, clarified that it was only a rumor and that if the service center is temporarily closed due to […]

Quebec will invest $ 31 million to increase mental health support services by announcing the arrival of a COVID-19 action plan. Danielle McCann, Minister of Health and Social Services, explained how the funds will be used. McCann also said that about 15 percent of people who contacted health services suffered from mental distress in the […]

Groups of inmates, whose remaining sentence is less than 30 days, will benefit from medical trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, assured that this permission will only be granted to inmates who have committed crimes of low gravity. “No prisoner who has committed […]

Although the Legault government has warned people over the age of 60 in the past few weeks as being at risk of developing complications related to COVID-19, school and daycare workers under the age of 70 will be able to resume work on the reopening of establishments. Those who are less than this age will […]

In her daily update, the warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, said that consultation sessions with the population regarding economic projects should take place in the coming months. Jane Toller explained several times recently that the MRC is working on economic projects.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a direct impact on the plan to immobilize the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac at the Fort-Coulonge service center. As per the director general Stéphane Labine, the fund’s project is well underway, but delays are to be expected given the impact of the pandemic. The full interview with the […]

The Outaouais region has so far reported 322 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the crisis. The Pontiac local service network still has 5 cases or less, all located in the municipality of Pontiac. No case has been identified in the MRC Pontiac. The number of hospitalizations at the COVID-19 designated center in Gatineau […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.

The Quebec government held a press briefing today to update 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 was presented to summarize the briefing and its […]