Society

In an article in the Journal de Montréal last weekend, the Montreal daily paper published the ranking of school boards in Quebec according to a performance index. The worst ranked school board, the school boards of Sorel-Tracy, second worst goes to Samares, in the Lanaudière, and the third worst performing school board is that of […]

Le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux is now implementing extra measures to deal with the high traffic in its facilities. During recent weeks, the flu, particularly rampant this winter, has put additional pressure on health care staff, who are already being stretched. As a result, overtime has increased and staff are struggling […]

As part of the Francofête 2018, Impératif français launches two new competitions on the social media platforms of Snapchat and Twitter. The contest is open to of all ages, aims to promote French through modern technologies. The Impératif français president, Jean-Paul Perreault, explains how to participate on Snapchat. Interested persons have until March 15 to […]

The region has been experiencing more cases influenza over the two months, according to the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais. The last time the region experienced such an intense influenza season was 5 years ago according to the statistics by the Public Health Department. Compared with last year, the number […]

Les Grandes Crues Comedy Show was an outstanding success for the first show that launched a series of cultural performances in the Pontiac. The Auditorium at Sieur-de-Coulonge was almost packed and the audience had a great evening. The comedy duo of Marie-Lyne Joncas and Ève Côté met with CHIP after the show and said they […]

Several facilities of the Outaouais Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) reported influenza outbreaks, due to the very high frequency of influenza in the Outaouais in recent weeks. Currently, at the Hull Hospital, four care units have been affected. In order to protect patients, hospital workers and visitors the CISSSO have taken […]

The Outaouais seniors and Retirees Table (TCARO) is looking for volunteers who would like to look after of the well-being of seniors to help fight against elder abuse and bullying. Volunteers will be part of a group called the well-being Brigade who will focus on the well-being, respect for dignity, self-fulfillment, self-esteem, inclusion and safety […]

The Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais is currently investigating the causes and circumstances surrounding a fatal motor vehicle accident which occurred on January 23, around 10 PM, on Highway 148, in the vicinity of Maple Road, in the Municipality of Pontiac, Breckenridge area. The collision involving a vehicle and a Hydro Quebec […]

A fatal accident occurred last night at about 10:00 pm on Highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac, near the intersection of Maple Road. The impact occurred between a car traveling westward and a heavy duty maintenance truck from Hydro Quebec, which was traveling eastward. The driver of the car died at the scene of […]

The Quebec Association of Community Radio Broadcasters l’ARCQ has begun highlighting radio announcers on 30 radio stations who are part of the association across the province, with special articles. The first announcers presented is host of the Pontiac Rendez-vous, Nathalie Vasiloff who has been with CHIP 101.9 since 1990. You can read l’ARCQ article on […]