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The municipality of Île-du-Grand-Calumet held another extraordinary meeting yesterday. The goal was to appoint Tracey Hérault Cameron as Acting Executive Director until Executive Director Sabrina Larivière returns next week. Another municipal meeting, this time a regular monthly meeting, should be held next week. It should be noted that Councilor Alice Meilleur Pieschke currently acts as […]

Raymond Durocher, who was mayor of Fort-Coulonge from 1999 to 2017 (also councilor from 1991 to 1999), as well as warden of the MRC Pontiac from 2013 to 2017 died on May 15th, at the age of 62. In a 26-year career, Raymond Durocher has often been the main representative of the Pontiac to the […]

On June 8, CHIP 101.9 will offer its listeners an intimate show by the regional singer, Michaela Cahill. At around 7:30 p.m. on Monday June 8th, she will be invited to present some songs to the radio audience live. Michaela Cahill is part of Marc Dupré’s team on the musical program La Voix 8, presented […]

Pontiac MP William Amos touched up on the federal government announcements regarding seniors. He said he has had several communications with seniors in the Pontiac in the past few weeks. Amos believes his government’s announcements of financial assistance to seniors will meet the expectations of seniors across the country. In addition to the communications with […]

The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) notes a slight drop in the number of students enrolled in class during the week of May 18th to 22nd. A total of 504 students were enrolled, compared to 523 for the first week of back to school. Regarding school transportation, a decrease was also noted. The CSHBO goes down […]

The Outaouais region has so far reported 426 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the crisis, 22 more since yesterday. The Pontiac local service network (RLS) still has 5 cases or less, all located in the municipality of Pontiac. No case has been identified in the MRC Pontiac. Le Droit reported on Tuesday that […]

The agricultural sector can now rely on a toolkit intended to put in place appropriate prevention measures and ensure that activities continue. The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) has made available this virtual guide to specifically support people in this industry in their management of […]

Shops currently authorized to open their doors may reopen on Sundays from May 24th. Temporary changes to the hours and days of admission to commercial establishments will therefore end a week earlier than planned. The Ministry of Economy and Innovation made the announcement at the beginning of the week, via a press release. Note that […]

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 […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.