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MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller discussed her three priorities for the coming year. “My first priority is to improve Internet and cellular communication. The second is in the field of health to find obstetrics services in the Pontiac. The third priority is to create jobs, there are two projects in this area that grab my […]

It is this Saturday (December 5) that the Santa Claus parade will take place in the streets of Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge. From 5 p.m., residents will be invited to be on the outskirts of the streets to wave a hand to the people who will participate in the parade. Mansfield Fire Chief, Patrick Bertrand, says […]

Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) student Maxime Fortin received the Governor General’s Academic Medal for having obtained the highest average at the end of his secondary studies at ESSC. This medal is one of the most prestigious honors available to students and students of Canadian educational institutions. A bronze medal is awarded annually by the high […]

The Knights of Columbus food drive will take place on Friday December 11 in the streets of Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield. As explained by the person in charge of this “Guignolée” for the Knights of Columbus Council 7221, Ken Hobb, measures have been put in place to respect the health safety instructions. CHIP101.9 · Clip – […]

In a poster signed by Roger Fleury, Chief Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini, distributed in the Pontiac, he invites the community to participate in a “cultural hunt”. According to the poster, the hunt can be done “at your usual hunting spot or at a location designated for you”. However, this hunt does not respect […]

CHIP 101.9 took an interest in the resolution tabled by the MRC Pontiac, asking that conditions be attached to the funding intended to pay the consultant Pierre Vézina, who is responsible for the development of the Biomass Valorization Center (CVB). The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, who has been reluctant in recent months […]

The Alliance and the tourist associations in Quebec, of which Tourisme Outaouais is a part, unveiled the results of an omnibus web survey, conducted by the firm Léger, aimed at assessing public opinion with regard to tourism. The survey reveals a significant improvement in the population’s positive perception of the tourism industry while highlighting a […]

After a few weeks of procrastination and research, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, the city of Gatineau and organizations working with people experiencing homelessness have announced that the Jos Montferrand room of the Robert-Guertin Arena, in the Hull sector, has been identified for the heat stop. This issue […]

Impératif français is launching a literary competition under the theme, “An autumn story in times of a pandemic”. The Development Officer at Impératif français Aïssatou Ndoye explained that creativity and imagination are the main criteria to determine the winners in addition to the quality of French. “2020 is a sad and gloomy year, so it’s […]

The Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ) at the Table Québec-Municipalités (TQM), in the presence of the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Andrée Laforest, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, and the Minister for Social Services , Lionel Carmant. During the meeting, the UMQ reiterated the importance of having […]