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Appeal to the public: disappearance of Madison Faught
The Sûreté du Québec is asking for public help in finding 17-year-old Madison Faught, missing since Sunday evening. She was last seen leaving her place of residence, in Isle-aux-Allumettes. She could be in the Ottawa area. Her relatives have reason to fear for her health and safety. Physical description : Height: 5’5 ” (1.65 m) […]
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Hospital visits now permitted
Hospital visits are once again permitted today. Despite this new opening for relatives of hospitalized users, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais requests the collaboration of the population to limit their visits to the essential, since the COVID-19 virus still circulates in the community. “The current pandemic context, although […]
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Jane Toller highlights developments in recent weeks
In her most recent message addressed to residents of the MRC Pontiac, Warden Jane Toller returns to the developments of the subjects that have received attention in recent weeks, notably on the forestry industry, waste management as well as COVID-19. Here is the full message: [(Dear Pontissois and Pontissoises, On behalf of the MRC Pontiac […]
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William Amos highlights $ 25.7 million invested in national museums
Pontiac MP William Amos highlighted $ 25.7 million in new funding for national museums, including the Museum of Nature located in the riding of Pontiac. “The Museum of Nature, whose head office is located in the Plateau sector in Gatineau, is an important research entity at the national and international level. I am particularly proud […]
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Data will once again be published daily
After announcing that the data concerning COVID-19 would be transmitted on a weekly basis, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais reversed its decision and indicates that the daily reports will be back. In a communication sent to the media on Monday morning, the CISSS de l’Outaouais mentioned that resumption […]
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Litchfield : Bank Road Bridge will be rebuilt in July
Reconstruction of the bridge on Bank Road over Wilson Creek in Litchfield will begin on June 29. During these operations, from June 29 to July 26, the road will be completely closed at all times and for the duration of the work. A detour will be in place via Sloan or Keon roads towards Route […]
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The École des Petits-Ponts named as one of the BOKS schools of the year 2019-2020
École des Petits-Ponts is one of some fifty schools nominated in the country as BOKS school for the year 2019-2020. “For several years we have been working very hard to bring fun, innovative activities that encourage students to move both inside and outside of our schools,” said School Director Stéphane Bouchard. BOKS is a physical […]
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CFP Pontiac still open despite the pandemic
The Pontiac Professional Training Center (CFP) this week highlighted the graduation of an accounting student, Lee Graveline-Boisvert. Despite the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Graveline-Boisvert was able to continue his apprenticeship and also had the chance to do his internship in the municipality of Mansfield. “I learned a lot during my training and even […]
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Work on the Félix-Gabriel Marchand bridge finished this fall?
During the various correspondences unveiled at the MRC Pontiac meeting, a communication from the Ministère des Transports mentioned that the repairs to the Félix-Gabriel Marchand bridge could be completed by fall 2020. However, the schedule predicted that the work would rather end in 2021. The MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller welcomed this news in a […]
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Actions taken in the Pontiac by the CISSS de l’Outaouais
Six months after her arrival on the job, the adjointe à la direction des services multidisciplinaires et à la communauté (assistant to the multidisciplinary and community services direction, DSMC) for the Pontiac hospital, Nicole Chaput, takes stock of the actions taken in the region. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Ms. Chaput listed some needs […]
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