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The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay issued a press release on July 20 stating that they want to remain an “age-friendly” municipality, a designation they have held since 2012. At the beginning of the year, they announced that they would be taking steps to extend this designation, which is the result of an international project with […]

Le Jardin éducatif du Pontiac is fully operational this summer, after having to forgo most of their activities the previous year. The organization offers educational activities to provide healthy and rewarding experiences for young people, and operates a large vegetable garden and produce stand along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield. « We are fully operational this […]

The number of active COVID-19 cases in the Outaouais has fallen to 15. The Gatineau region accounts for 12 of those, while the remaining three are in MRC Papineau. None of those cases are hospitalized. MRC Pontiac, MRC des Collines de-l’Outaouais and MRC de la Vallée-de-la Gatineau currently have no active cases, according to the […]

Mansfield weightlifter Xavier Lusignan is back home from Colombia after competing in the Junior Pan-American Games. Though he didn’t bring home a medal, his performance was strong enough to earn him a spot at the top of Canada’s junior weightlifting rankings for his category. This puts him in a better position to establish himself on […]

As the construction holidays have begun, the Sûreté du Québec in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais, Laurentides, Saguenay Lac-Saint-Jean and Côte-Nord have simultaneously undertaken a large road safety operation on the major routes in their respective regions. In total, more than 40 officers from the three regions recorded 731 infractions. For the Outaouais and Hautes-Laurentides, officers handed out: […]

The Outaouais has a total of 20 active cases of COVID-19, with 18 of those in Gatineau and the remainder in MRC Papineau. MRC Pontiac, MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais and MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau have no active cases, according to the CISSS de l’Outaouais: https://cisss-outaouais.gouv.qc.ca/covid-19. None of the cases in the Outaouais have been hospitalized.

The CISSS de l’Outaouais will be deploying a mobile clinic throughout the Pontiac over the coming days, for both first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The clinic’s tour will begin in Rapides des Joachims on Thursday and from there will move to Quyon, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Fort-Coulonge and Otter Lake. Schedule for the mobile vaccination […]

Many Pontiacers have expressed concerns with the delays to the renovations of the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield. Many have blamed Quebec’s Ministry of Transport and expressed frustration with the slow trickle of information. The work is expected to extend into October and possibly beyond. MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller was the instigator of the petition […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller would like to see an increase in the percentage of the population that has been vaccinated. Last week, statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais showed that 62.4% of the Pontiac’s population had received their first dose. « If we want to end COVID-19, […]

The MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Parti Québécois health critic, Joël Arseneau, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the recent interruptions to emergency services. He believes that it stems from a lack of planning on the part of the Health Minister. According to Arseneau, the government should table solutions to addres the lack of personnel and poor […]