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The Waltham municipal council released the report Tuesday, which explains the decision the ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) in declining the municipality’s request to reduce the speed on highway 148. Remember, this was the second request made to allow the circulation of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) on Hwy 148 between Waltham (at the bridge at) […]

The obstetrics wing will once again be closed temporarily at the Pontiac Hospital. As of 4 p.m. today (February 7th), another interruption of services in obstetrics will begin at the Shawville Hospital and should end next Friday, February 14th, at 8 a.m. Once again, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais […]

The ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, Danielle McCann recently announced the appointment of France Dumont as Deputy President-CEO (PDGA) of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. Dumont will officially take office on February 10, 2020, for a two years period. “Strengthened by her long […]

CHIP 101.9 met with the PQ member of National Assembly for Bonaventure Sylvain Roy after he issued a press release denouncing the major insurance increases for truckers. Although his studies mainly affects the Gaspé region, Sylvain Roy says that this situation affects all regions of Quebec and can discourage forestry truckers from continuing to work. […]

The Shawville Fair held its Annual General meeting on January 30th. Now, a new Board of Directors will govern over the Fair in 2020. In an interview with the newly appointed President of the board, Charleen Moore talked about her plan moving forward with the board. According to Moore, a meeting will be held in […]

The École des Petits-Ponts received $ 1,000 from the Desjardins Foundation on February 4th for the innovative MATIS project (math, arts, technology, engineering, science). “A huge thank you to Fondation Desjardins for believing in our youth and allowing teachers to make a difference,” said the teacher in charge of the MATIS project, Mélanie LaSalle. The […]

The Ottawa Gee Gees men’s hockey team captain and Vinton native Quinn O’Brien will play his last regular season game, at home, this Saturday against Laurentian. For the occasion, he and other seniors on the team will be honored for their years with the team. Despite his University hockey career coming to an end, O’Brien […]

This Saturday, the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs (Fort-Coulonge arena) will be hosting an event for the Kraft Canada’s Hockeyville contest. Starting at 6:30 p.m., before the Senior Comets face Mont-Tremblant, many volunteers will be ready to greet the public to help them register for the competition. From the Recreation Center, Brian Boisvert. A total […]

The Voix du Pontiac- Pontiac Voice issued a press release reacting to the news in the newspaper Le Droit, which revealed that a coroner reprimanded the Centre intégré de Santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais for working in isolation. The group took the opportunity to emphasize that the strength of the Shawville Hospital was […]

The CSN union was delighted to announce the changes to the titles of beneficiary attendants (préposés aux bénéficiaires), who will now bare the new title of psychiatric intervention officers (d’agent d’intervention en milieu psychiatrique). The CSN describes this change as a victory for the union. The president of the Syndicat des travailleuses et des travailleurs […]