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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 […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · June 02 2020_ Jane Toller Update

The Quebec government held a press briefing today to update citizens regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19 across Québec. These press briefings are broadcast live on the air in French at 1 p.m. on CHIP 101.9. During The Drive on CHIP 101.9, after 5p.m., the following English report was presented to summarize the briefing and its […]

Two months in to this COVID-19 pandemic, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom contacted the mayor of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay Maurice Beauregard, to learn more about how the municipality is handling the new measures during this crisis. Although, no cases have been confirmed in the MRC Pontiac thus far, Beauregard stated that they are still […]

Last week, the municipality of Campbell’s Bay faced issues with the municipal water system being forced to shut it down after dumping what was thought to be chlorine into the water lines. The mayor of Campbell’s Bay, Maurice Beauregard, gave more details. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Maurice Beauregard – water lines The municipality has since […]

After receiving many questions regarding investments made to repair the Jim’s Lake road, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller cleared up some of the confusion in her most recent daily update: CHIP101.9 · Clip – Jane Toller – Jim's Lake The full update with Jane Toller is available here.

Connexion Fibre Picanoc (CFP) intends to connect all households in the Pontiac and Vallée-de-la-Gatineau RCMs to High-Speed Internet. The FTTH project (Fiber to the Home), which is expected to reach $ 57.5 million, plans to deploy nearly 3,000 km of fiber optic cable, to connect 6 788 residences, including 5 369 subsidized residences, distributed in […]

The municipality of Isle-aux-Allumettes notes an increase in the participation rate in activities surrounding the Ecofest this spring. The “redesigned” formula allowed the event to take place in 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Isle-aux-Allumettes Director General, Alicia Jones. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Alicia Jones – Bonne participation Some activities are done “virtually” this year and […]