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A social entrepreneurship project, entitled L’Équipiste, which consists of endowing the PPJ and establishing partnerships with local merchants along the cycle path was launched yesterday to sell equipment and tools to PPJ users. This project was designed by a group of students from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, namely Vanessa Legault, Kayla Legault, Clara Martin, Malyka Massy […]

Four new job offers were recently posted by the MRC Pontiac, in different departments: public security; economic development; PPJ Cyclopark; tourism. The MRC is looking, in particular, for a Fire Prevention technician, a Commissioner for Economic Development, an Ambassador for Local Tourism, as well as a student to carry out the maintenance of the PPJ […]

Le Comptoir St-Pierre has decided to create 600 masks which will be given to various Pontiac organizations, to help them continue their operations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As explained by the assistant director of the Comptoir St-Pierre, Maria Nathalie Medeiros, organizations such as AutonHomme Pontiac, L’EntourElle, Bouffe Pontiac, the Jardin Éducatif, the […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, is delighted with the implementation of the project announced Monday by Connexion Fibre Picanoc regarding accessibility to High-Speed Internet in the Pontiac. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, she declared that providing several municipalities and residences of the MRC Pontiac with fiber optics is one of her […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac has announced the upcoming reopening of the counter at its service point located in Chapeau. As explained by the general manager of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, various procedures have been put in place to ensure the safety of all staff members. CHIP101.9 · […]

The mayor of the municipality of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, was back last Monday at the meeting of the municipal council, he whose departure on sick leave for an indefinite period had been announced by the council last May. During this municipal meeting, the traffic was discussed on certain streets of the municipality which were the […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · June 03 2020_ Jane Toller Update

The Outaouais region has so far reported 547 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the crisis. The Pontiac local service network (RLS) still has 5 cases or less, all located in the municipality of Pontiac. No cases have been identified in the MRC Pontiac. The number of hospitalizations at the COVID-19 designated center in […]

The most recent data concerning COVID-19 in the Outaouais indicate that only one case has been declared in the region in the last 48 hours. Still no case has been listed to date in the MRC Pontiac. The cases detected in the Pontiac Réseau local de service (RLS) were observed in the municipality of Pontiac. […]

It is once again possible to have open fires in the Outaouais. La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) announced the partial lifting of the ban on open fires on Sunday afternoon, which had been in effect since mid-April, given the weather conditions which evolved and the change of season in several […]