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Rapides-des-Joachims seeks to address interprovincial health care issues
The far-flung municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims is an anomaly. Situated to the northwest of the rest of the MRC Pontiac, the tiny island community of roughly 150 year-round residents is only accessible from the Ontario side of the river. Due to long-standing agreements, the municipality is serviced by ambulances from Ontario, and patients routinely receive health […]
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Provincial government won’t equalize imagery tech bonuses
On Friday afternoon, Le Droit first reported that the provincial government announced has closed the door on equalizing the retention bonuses for medical imagery techs in the region. Earlier this year technicians working at hospitals in the city were offered $22,000 bonuses, and it was only later in the summer that a slightly smaller $18,000 […]
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MRC Pontiac seeking another fire prevention tech, will pay for schooling
After having some difficulty hiring another fire prevention technician, MRC Pontiac is offering to pay for the one-year CEGEP course of a potential candidate. The resolution approving the move was made at the public council meeting on August 21 and a posting will be published shortly on the MRC’s website. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien […]
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Chapeau Regional Gallery to host Christmas in July events
The Chapeau Regional Gallery is hosting a series of Christmas-themed events this month as part of their “Christmas in July” promotion. The gallery sits next to St. Alphonsus Church, at 106 rue Saint-Jacques. Ashlyn Mulvhill, a summer student at the Gallery, explained that they would be holding a number of different activities over the coming […]
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Interview – Stephanie Hébert Potter – Land and flavours route
Stephanie Hébert Potter with MRC Pontiac’s economic development team talks about their new Land and Flavours route.
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Calumet gearing up for Saint-Jean-Baptiste
The community of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet is preparing to celebrate Quebec’s Fête nationale this Sunday June 23 at the municipal RA grounds (138 chemin des Outaouais) starting at noon. Organizer Tyler LaSalle explained that new this year there would be a maple syrup contest among the producers on the island. Admission is free and there will be […]
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Interview – Claudee Galipeau – Village en Fête 2024 helicopter tours
The next edition of Village en fête in Fort-Coulonge will take place on June 8. In the CHIP 101.9 studio, Claudee Galipeau, one of the organizers, talked about the event and mentionned they just got the confirmation that the highly anticipated helicopter tours will be returning again this year. Participants are now being asked to […]
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New bed and breakfast Circa opens in Shawville
Earlier this week, Shawville resident Emma Judd announced the long-awaited opening of her bed and breakfast Circa, located at the corner of Main Street and Campbell Street. The home is a well-known one in town, having been built in 1898 and housing several doctors over the decades, before sitting empty for quite some time before […]
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Local weightlifting siblings hoist medals at Canadian Championships
Two weightlifting siblings from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Xavier and Naomie Lusignan, took part in the Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships in Halifax Nova Scotia over the weekend, taking home some hardware in the process. Xavier, having won the competition last year in the 96 kg weight class, moved up to the 102 kg class this year and once […]
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Mental health patient advocates seeking input on potential changes to involuntary hospitalization law
A non-profit that advocates for people with mental health challenges is holding a public consultation next week in light of the provincial government reviewing law P.38.001, which regulates when and how someone can be hospitalized involuntarily if they are perceived to be a danger to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de […]
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