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ESSC graduates will have a graduation
Graduates of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will graduate despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Their transition will first be highlighted by a short special event, on June 25, during which the students will be able to meet one last time before the summer. The school principal, Julie Martin and the vice-principal, Gabie Paré, gave some details. CHIP101.9 […]
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Beware of roadside fraudsters
The Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais warns “good Samaritans” who would like to help citizens parked by the road who claim to be out of gas. This is a scheme known to the police and used by fraudsters to extract money from them. Their way of proceeding is very simple: they park […]
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Quebec to go ahead and lower school tax
The government of Quebec anticipated the reduction in the single rate of the school tax on July 1st, 2020, the objective being to give financial flexibility to individuals and businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This acceleration of the drop in the school tax rate is an effective way to give Quebecers financial […]
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Papier Mason is temporarily laying off its workers
More bad news was announced in the forestry industry in the Outaouais, according to a press release published yesterday, Papiers White Birch in Mason (Papier Mason) began to proceed with the temporary layoff of its factory workers scheduled for June 26th. According to the company, the uncertainty of the global markets caused by the COVID-19 […]
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Jonathan Presseau-Pieschke prepares for the Gatineau Olympiques training camp
Bryson hockey player Jonathan Presseau-Pieschke, selected by the Gatineau Olympiques, said he was very motivated for the training camps to be held this summer in order to be chosen to be part of the team. In an interview at CHIP 101.9, he discussed what he should do during the summer to increase his chances of […]
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Public transportation discussed at the MRC Pontiac
The mayors of the MRC Pontiac met last Wednesday before the public meeting to be held next week. As explained by MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller, there was talk of public transportation and routes that could benefit the population in the future. CHIP101.9 · Mise a jour de Jane Toller – 11 juin The public […]
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Major power outage in several locations in the Outaouais
Several power outages were reported across the Outaouais on Thursday due to wind gusts, causing a major blackout in the region. Some Pontiac municipalities were affected, notably Sheenboro, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Otter Lake, Alleyn-et-Cawood, Campbell’s Bay, Thorne and Clarendon. According to the Advisor – Community Relations representing Hydro Québec in the Pontiac for Hydro-Québec, Alain Paquette, the […]
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Living as a visible minority in the Pontiac
On Friday June 5, thousands of people took to the streets of downtown Ottawa marching in solidarity against anti-black racism and police brutality. Among those in attendance and representing the Pontiac was Makase MacIntosh, who’s mother is from Angola, Africa, and father is from English decent. Makase is from one of the few families in […]
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A unanimous resolution to request
During the meeting of the municipal council of Île-du-Grand-Calumet which took place last Monday, the members of the council adopted a resolution in order to ask the management of the Outaouais of the Ministère des Affaires municipales to accompany it . Acting Mayor Alice Meilleur-Pieschke said in the resolution that given the current difficulties on […]
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Île-du-Grand-Calumet will once again have to find a new Director General
Île-du-Grand-Calumet Director General Sabrina Larrivière has submitted her resignation letter. During the meeting of the Île-du-Grand-Calumet council on Monday, June 8, Councilor Mona Donnelly mentioned that the municipality had received a resignation letter of Sabrina Larivière who said she was leaving for personal reasons. The municipal council wanted to thank her. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – […]
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