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The interim director general of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Mario Boyer, told CHIP 101.9 that the municipal council was going to await the process of the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) in the quote on ethics from mayor Serge Newberry and that for the moment, nothing was going to change in the responsibilities of the mayor. Recall that […]

Pontiacers can now visit a new business, le Café Downtown, which is located in Fort-Coulonge, in a completely renovated building adapted to welcome customers, but also for shows. The Downtown, as owner Rémi Bertrand affectionately calls it, aims to offer an original menu, inspired by the American West Coast. “We took inspiration from places I […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac still offers services to its customers during the current lockdown. The general manager of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine, explains certain measures that have been put in place to serve customers. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Stéphane Labine – services pendant la pandémie For several months now, the Caisse des […]

On behalf of Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defense Lawrence MacAulay, Pontiac MP William Amos announced funding of approximately $ 33,000 from the Government of Canada to assist the Pontiac Legions ($ 10,000), Quyon ($ 11,432.30) and Wakefield ($ 11,432.30). According to William Amos, this funding will allow the Legions to […]

SADC Pontiac announced the death of a member of their team, Mario Guay, who passed away peacefully at the Shawville Hospital on January 17th. Mario Guay started working at SADC Pontiac in May 2016 as a loan and financing advisor. “Coming out of retirement to take on what started out as short-term contact, Mario quickly […]

The Syndicat de la function publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) denounced what it considers a double speech of the Legault government concerning compulsory teleworking and the application of this measure in the ministries and organizations. The Laurentides-Lanaudière-Outaouais Regional President for the SFPQ, Michel Girard, affirms that despite the government decree which makes teleworking compulsory […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais unveiled that 610 doses of the Moderna vaccine have arrived in the Outaouais. Some doses were already used on Sunday to continue the vaccination tour of the most vulnerable people. The CISSS de l’Outaouais has indicated that vaccination teams will turn to the […]

The Mayor of Otter Lake, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, explained the various accomplishments of her council during the most recent year. “Despite COVID-19, we have managed to achieve a lot of things, including the purchase of a truck for snow removal, the improvement of several roads and work on our baseball field” argues Mayor Kim Cartier- Villeneuve. […]

The Regional Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development in the Outaouais (CREDDO), will participate in the first National Climate Action Forum, a virtual event from January 25 to 29 that will bring together more than 500 socio-economic, municipal, regional and government decision-makers and professionals already engaged or wishing to engage in climate action. Organized […]

The general management of the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) provided clarification regarding ventilation in its schools. To calculate the rate of pollution in the air and more generally in the environment, the measure used is the ppm “part per million”. The overall average of the measurements is 955 and the maximum desired […]