NEWS

The mayors of the MRC Pontiac met Wednesday evening, in part by teleconference for the monthly meeting. While much of the meeting surrounded COVID-19, the forest industry was also at the heart of the conversation, including support for the relaunch of the Davidson plant project. The Warden of the MRC, Jane Toller, revealed that mayors […]

The Government of Quebec announced Thursday financial assistance to help businesses affected by the repercussions of COVID-19 affecting their liquidity. This is an emergency assistance measure, announced by the Minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon, which will allocate in the form of a loan guarantee or a loan of a minimum amount of $ […]

The municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims has set up a telephone line to follow up with people only to ensure that everything gets through this coronavirus crisis. Citizens are also asked to respect the quarantine instructions issued by the government, which apply in particular to people who have traveled recently or people aged 70 and over.

In an interview with CHIP 101.9, The Pontiac MP William Amos summarized the highlights of the new measures implemented by the federal government to support businesses and the public. According to Amos, the programs put in place by the federal government should include all Canadians. Full details of the federal government’s programs to support the […]

A second case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Outaouais. The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais indicates that the person is from the Gatineau region, and was screened in Ontario. This person is currently in isolation at home and is doing “well”, according to the public health department. […]

A first case of COVID-19 has been confirmed in the Outaouais region. The infectious disease consultant to the Outaouais Public Health Department, Dr. Carol McConnery, gave some details on the case and the steps taken by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) of the Outaouais. Member for Pontiac, and official Opposition […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, explained in her most recent update to CHIP 101.9 that a new committee has been created with the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, to act for the good of the citizens regarding the COVID-19. A regular update of the situation with the COVID-19 will be carried out every […]

Like many municipalities across the Pontiac,Campbell’s Bay limits contact between its staff and citizens. The mayor, Maurice Beauregard, explained the actions taken by his municipality. To date, the Pontiac municipalities have implemented numerous measures. Most of them have chosen to close their municipal offices to citizens, but will keep the services accessible to the public […]

Many Pontiac residents take advantage of the mild weather in Florida or elsewhere every year to escape the winter. This is the case of a resident of Fort-Coulonge, Benoit Paré, who did not expect COVID-19 when he left for Florida a few weeks ago. He discussed with CHIP 101,9 the main challenges he is currently […]

The MRC Pontiac’s Sûreté du Québec responded to a call at around 1:30AM, on Wednesday morning regarding a snowmobile collision, which occurred on a lake in the Collins Road area of the municipality of Otter-Lake. According to the initial information released by the Sûreté du Québec, two snowmobilers and a quad rider had just left […]