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A competition is being organized for the municipalities of L’Ange-Gardien, Cantley, Chelsea and La Pêche to educate their citizens about sorting residual materials through the Pro du tri quiz. This competition, which will run until March 23, also made possible thanks to the participation of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, invites citizens to test their knowledge […]

The mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims, Jim Gibson seemed very happy with one of the resolutions adopted at the most recent meeting of the MRC Pontiac, which will allow his municipality to obtain more space for the possible construction of residences. “Most of the land here was owned by the crown and the law did not allow […]

At around 5:17 pm last night (Thursday, February 18), the police received a call for a face-to-face accident near 138 Principale Ouest in La Pêche involving a van and a car. The two people in the car, a 37-year-old woman and a 50-year-old man from La Pêche, had to be pulled out using the jaws […]

The results of the hunting season have been made public by the Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) for 2020 in Quebec. For wild turkeys, a widespread species in the Pontiac, the 2020 spring hunting season has attracted a number of followers similar to recent years with more than 17,600 licenses […]

Several residents and Bell customers in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes say they have phone line problems that are causing them a lot of difficulties. On several occasions in recent years, Bell customers for that municipality’s landline phone complain about faults, sounds confusing communications or sometimes just complete blackouts. CHIP 101.9 met local residents, who shared their various problems. […]

The interim regional director of public health in the Outaouais, Dr. Brigitte Pinard, reminded the population of the measures that will apply for the region, which will be in the orange zone starting next Monday (February 22). “It’s important to note that this is not the same orange area as in the fall, there are […]

Procedures within the MRC Pontiac once again captured attention yesterday (February 17) at the monthly meeting of the Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac. It was the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller and the mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, who again expressed different points of view. It appears that the agenda, which […]

The Écoles écocitoyennes de l’Outaouais program has unveiled the region’s schools that will participate in its 2020-2022 cohort. Among the schools selected, we find the Sieur-de-Coulonge high school (ESSC). The Enviro Éduc-Action organization provides this program, which offers a full support service to help schools with their environmental projects, improve their environmental record and develop […]

In the Unusual Events section, the Sécurité Publique des Collines-de-l’Outaouais is reporting an incident that occurred on February 15th at approximately 10:30 p.m. in the Quyon sector of the municipality of Pontiac. Patrollers intervened with a citizen who had just emptied part of the contents of their septic tank in the ditch at the corner […]

The search will restart with divers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) today (February 16), following information received by a citizen. A local resident may have seen an orange garment on the Ottawa River, in the area of St-Jacques Street, in Isle-aux-Allumettes. Police are on hand to coordinate the search to ensure that the operation […]