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The Bishop of Prembroke asks the faithfuls to keep the churches open
In a message to faithfuls, the Bishop of Pembroke asks that the churches of the diocese on Quebec territory remain open. “The Quebec Minister of Health advised people to avoid voluntarily all “social gatherings” as a means of stemming the spread of COVID-19. I would personally encourage you to keep the churches open, unless there […]
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The municipalities Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield now display cases
The municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract are now among the municipalities that show positive cases for COVID-19, according to data from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSS). The CISSS de l’Outaouais mentioned that the two municipalities have 5 cases or less. Note that last week at least one person […]
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2020 PPJ maintenance work
During the most recent meeting of the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac, new information was made available about the financial assisants for the maintenance of the PPJ under the programme d’aide financière à l’entretien de la Route verte. According the MRC Pontiac Engineer Kim Lesage, the MRC Pontiac has a total budget of $185, 000 […]
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Strategic planning meeting in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes
Less than 10 people were in attendance for the MRC Pontiac public consultation on the strategic planning vision statement Tuesday in the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. Among the top priorities of the Residents of the Upper Pontiac in attendance, is to see better Internet and cellular connection, better attraction for new settlers and better community services. […]
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Call for candidates for the new governance of the CSSHBO
In a press release, the Center de Service Scolaire des Haut-Bois de l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) invites parents to sit on the board of directors of the school service center in your area to share your expertise in governance, ethics, risk management, human resources management, financial or material resource management, community, sports, cultural, municipal, health, social services […]
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SOPFEU invites hunters to exercise caution
In a press release sent by the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), they recalled that recreational activities such as hunting are partly responsible for these fires. In order to avoid unfortunate situations, SOPFEU recommends that hunters maintain good practices to prevent forest fires. The forest protection organization recalls that in the […]
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MRC Pontiac launches COVID-19 SME recovery fund
During the most recent Regional Council of Mayors meeting, the MRC Pontiac officially launched the COVID-19 Economic Recovery Fund program for small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the region. According to the MRC’s Director of Economic development, Cyndy Phillips, the funds are intended to help businesses adjust to the new measures coming into the second […]
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The MNA for Pontiac André Fortin supports Energy Davidson Petition
The MNA for Pontiac André Fortin received the petition in support of the relaunch of the Davidson sawmill, combined with the company’s cogeneration project. According to Fortin, he will be pushing the government towards making this project a priority. On that, André Fortin explained that he had recently met with the Quebec Minister of Forests, […]
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L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet pays tribute to its director Sylvain Bégin
The municipality of Île-du-Grand-Calumet issued a press release today to pay tribute to their director general Sylvain Bégin, who died in a motorcycle accident last Saturday (September 19). Extract from the Île-du-Grand-Calumet press release We are in shock … We are speechless … But we enjoyed the time that Sylvain devoted to us. His joy […]
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Sylvain Bégin’s funeral to be broadcasted on CHIP 101.9
Given the restrictions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, CHIP 101.9 will broadcast the funeral of Sylvain Bégin, who died following a road accident last Saturday. Sylvain Bégin’s family requested it after seeing the Outaouais turn to code orange in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, restricting the number of people who can attend […]
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