Author: Marie Gionet
Dr. Carol McConnery, a medical consultant with CISSSO’s public health department, talks about the vaccination of children against COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Dr. Carol McConnery – children's vaccination
Listen to the full interview with Terry Lafleur about his new role as mayor of Otter Lake. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Terry Lafleur – Election Otter Lake
Newly elected Otter Lake Mayor Terry Lafleur sat down with CHIP 101.9 just before the first MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting to talk about his priorities for his municipality. He was elected to the seat by acclamation, replacing former Mayor Kim Cartier Villeneuve. Lafleur has always had family ties in the area and has […]
At the first MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting for the term, held at the Bryson Lions Club on November 24, Warden Jane Toller named her pro-warden (or deputy) choosing Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor Sandra Armstrong. The role of the pro-warden is to assume the duties of the warden when Toller is not available. Toller’s previous pro-warden, […]
A new committee was recently created at Patro de Fort-Coulonge–Mansfield, called the “young at heart committee”, open to people aged 50 and over. As organizer Lise O’Reilly explained, this committee aims to promote socialization and enhance the infrastructure of the Patro as well as the attractions of the Fort-Coulonge–Mansfield region. “With everything that has happened […]
The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Services Center (CSSHBO) has confirmed a student attending the Poupore pavilion at L’École des Petits-Ponts has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement addressed to parents and guardians of students at the Fort-Coulonge school, the CSSHBO reiterated that the facility will remain open and that measures had been taken to ensure the […]
The government of Quebec announced yesterday (November 23) that the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 can now begin. As of today, they can be vaccinated in the centres provided for this purpose and, starting next week, in elementary schools according to Premier François Legault. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Francois Legault Legault said that […]
Quebec’s workplace health and safety commission (CNESST) released a report to today on their investigation into the work accident that resulted in the death of Claude Gravelle, owner of L’Entreprise forestière Claude Gravelle S.E.N.C. The incident took place on June 1 of this year on a private lot on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet. Chronology of the accident The […]
The Festival of Lights at the Chutes Coulonge Park will get underway for the holiday season this Friday, November 26. Until the end of December, Pontiacers can come see the spectacle every Friday and Saturday evening of the month. According to the Park’s Director General André Piché, they will also be open on the 27 […]
Chutes Coulonge Director General André Piché talks about the upcoming Festival of Lights. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Andre Piche – Festival of lights (2m)
