Author: Marie Gionet
Local weightlifter Xavier Lusignan is preparing to compete in the Junior Pan American Games at the end of June in Colombia. This is a first international experience for Xavier, who won the title of Canadian junior champion last spring. He discusses it in an interview. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Xavier Lusignant – Towards Colombia
The acting director of public health in the Outaouais, Dr Brigitte Pinard, revealed encouraging data yesterday for the Outaouais region. Even if the pandemic is now yet over, the decrease in new cases, the declining number of people hospitalized and the vaccination rate in the region show that the Outaouais is in an increasingly enviable […]
Members of the Syndicat des travailleuses et travailleurs de soutien affiliés à la CSN have decided to go on strike at noon on Wednesday May 26 and Thursday May 27. The Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) subsequently informed the entire school community that classes will therefore be held remotely, from home, for these […]
The MRC Pontiac and the Regional Council of Mayors have announced the decision to provide funds for various summer day camp programs in the Pontiac for the 2021 season. These funds will help guide the programs according to current regulations surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in the Outaouais. During the public meeting of the Regional Council […]
A councilor of the municipality of Fort-Coulonge, Gaétan Graveline, has resigned. To explain his departure, he said in a Facebook post released on Wednesday (May 19). “Hello to the people of Fort-Coulonge. Thank you for believing in me during my time on our village council. I must inform you that for reasons of climate, I […]
The curfew will finally be lifted across Quebec as of Friday, May 28. Patios and restaurants will be able to reopen and gatherings of eight in a backyard will also be permitted. CHIP101.9 · Francois Legault 18 mai Premier François Legault unveiled the deconfinement schedule for all of Quebec on Tuesday. The “cautious” and “gradual” […]
The MRC Pontiac National Park Committee is launching a call for proposals for the preparation of a pre-feasibility plan for the Parc des Îles Lafontaine site as well as a research project on the historical and cultural significance of the site, including First Nations history and significant historical events that took place on the shores […]
The MP for Pontiac, William Amos, announced that 1,500 affordable housing units will be built or acquired and renovated in Quebec thanks to a group of investors made up of the Government of Canada, the Government of Quebec, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Ivanhoé Cambridge and several other investors. “The COVID-19 crisis has reminded us […]
Here is a summary of the activities and events that took place on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. For legal and security reasons and in order not to compromise ongoing investigations, certain events and activities cannot be included. Monday May 10 • Collision damage to property, route 148, in Bryson • Fraud, ch Ranch, […]
Introduced last week, the Legault government’s Bill 96 entitled Act respecting the official and common language of Quebec, received attention. Some entrepreneurs in the region fear that this law will result in fines for their businesses, other citizens also fear that this bill does not go far enough to protect the French language. Pontiac MNA […]
