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The mayor of the Municipalité de l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, is cited in municipal ethics before the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) for events that allegedly occurred between November 2017 and June 2020. Several facts are reproached to Serge Newberry, divided into six paragraphs by the CMQ. The CMQ mentions that on various occasions he would […]

In the most recent update with the Director General of the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB), Mike Dubeau, he spoke about the new health and safety measures that are brought on with the second confinement in Quebec. Mike Dubeau mentionned that elementary school students must now wear masks in school, in high schools, two procedural […]

The government of Quebec says it wants to give the second dose of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines, within a maximum of 90 days and not 42 according to the recommendations of manufacturers and leading scientists. The Member of Parliament for Pontiac and also Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (Science), William […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais has indicated that a unit at the Pierre-Janet Hospital currently has an outbreak of COVID-19. All 12 users of this unit contracted the virus as well as 18 workers. According to the CISSS de l’Outaouais, users are doing well and are still present […]

The Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) believes that the winter start has gone well, despite the new health security measures for primary school students. The Director General of the CSSHBO, Denis Rossignol, believes that things are going well, even if the students have had to adapt to new rules. CHIP101.9 · Extrait 1 […]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the January 20 meetings of the TNO Council and the Regional Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac will once again be held virtually on ZOOM. In this context, residents of the Pontiac are invited to submit their questions electronically for the public question period. Citizens can submit their question […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais said in a press release that COVID-19 vaccination operations are continuing with the opening of a new vaccination site at the Papineau Hospital. The CISSS de l’Outaouais said yesterday (January 13) it received 1,950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine which will be used […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has unveiled its provisional assessment of fatal collisions for the year 2020. 2020 shows an increase in the number of fatal collisions compared to 2019, from 217 to 228. In the Outaouais, fatal collisions have halved, from 40 in 2019 to 20 in 2020. The 2020 report shows that the […]

Loisir Sport Outaouais has created an activity guide for long confinement and curfew for the population of the region, particularly residents in rural areas. “This activity guide will be available today and will be sent to the 63 municipalities of the Outaouais. Citizens can download it on their municipality’s Facebook page and on Loisir sport […]

The MRC Pontiac will hold a virtual information forum on the responsibilities of municipal and regional governments on Monday February 8 at 7 p.m. The event will include a presentation by MRC staff and a question period from the public. This forum will allow citizens, according to the MRC, to better understand the workings of […]