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The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, thanked the employee of the Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais who confirmed she had tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. Jane Toller congratulated this person for her courage, without whom this news would have remained a rumor. CHIP101.9 · Update – Jane […]

During their most recent municipal council meeting, the municipality of Pontiac passed a resolution modifying its emergency response agreement with the municipality of Bristol. According to the resolution, firefighters from both municipalities will respond to a house fire in proximity to the two municipalities. In an interview, the interim Chief of the Pontiac Fire department, […]

In a follow up interview with Greg Piasetzki, who is in the process of organizing an Archaeological Survey to uncover the location of the Hudson’s Bay fur trading post in the Pontiac also known as the Fort Coulonge, confirmed that, COVID-19 permitting, the survey would be conducted over the week of September 28. CHIP101.9 · […]

The MRC Pontiac held its regular regional council of mayors meeting Wednesday night during which a resolution was tabled regarding the Heath care and Obstetrics at the Pontiac Hospital. According to the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller, it was resolved to create a pilot project focused on the increase in salary for nurses […]

In a recent interview with the union representative of the Family daycare centers (CPE) in the Pontiac Lissa Laroche, stated that the strikes for daycare centers will continue indefinitely as of Monday if the demands of the CPE’s aren’t met. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Lissa Laroche – strike This comes after the Quebec government began […]

Around 150 teachers from the Hautes-Rivières Teachers Union (SPEHR FSE-CSQ) gathered throughout the Outaouais region last Thursday to remind the population and the government that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers are still negotiating their collective agreement. In an interview, the president of the SPEHR FSE-CSQ, Daniel Boisjoli, he explained that in the context of the […]

An accident involving a motorcyclist occurred on Route 148 in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. According to the most recent information from the Sûreté du Québec, a road user saw a motorcycle in a ditch near the Chemin de la Truite intersection a little before 7:30 p.m. on September 17. Emergency services arrived at the scene where they discovered […]

In a press release sent on Friday, the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) invites parents and guardians to watch 5 video clips that offer advice to parents to support their children in completing school work at home. The purpose of these capsules is to guide parents in setting up conditions that promote […]

Throughout the week, Hydro Quebec began rebuilding a section of the 120 kilovolt (kV) line at the Bryson-Des Chenaux generating station in the MRC Pontiac in the Litchfield sector. Hydro Quebec has started dismantling the cables at the powerhouse, above the Ottawa River, which will interrupt navigation on the river until September 17, between 7 […]

The public health department of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais continued to issue an early warning level (yellow) for the Outaouais region this week. For the moment, no new restrictions apply to this level of alert. The CISSS de l’Outaouais is however asking for the collaboration of the […]