Author: Marie Gionet
Introduced last week, the Legault government’s Bill 96 entitled Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, 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. The MNA […]
The number of active cases has fallen again for the Pontiac Local Health Network (RLS), currently indicating 11 active cases. In total, the RLS Pontiac has had 335 cases since the start of the pandemic. Despite everything, a new municipality in the MRC Pontiac has appeared on the statistics table of the Centre intégré de […]
The number of active cases of COVID-19 has remained stable in the Pontiac in the past few days and according to the most recent data from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, this number stands at 18. Regarding vaccinations, across Quebec, nearly half of the population received their first […]
The hearing of the mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, at the Commission municipale du Québec, has been set for September 7 to 10. Serge Newberry is cited in ethics before the Commission municipale du Québec (CMQ) for events that allegedly occurred from the start of his mandate in November 2017, until June of last year. […]
There will be no 2021 edition of the Fort-Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival this summer, according to the project manager Suzanne Vallières-Nollet. “Announced at the beginning of April, this edition marked the comeback of the event after a year of absence in 2020. However, the uncertainty that still looms does not allow us to invest […]
The COVID-19 vaccination operation continues in the Pontiac. Some age groups are over 90%. In total, 56.4% of the population aged 18 and over has been vaccinated so far. The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais now wants to encourage all age groups 18 and over to make an appointment […]
France Lavoie, a citizen of Mansfield and who contracted COVID-19 at the end of last fall, agreed to talk about her experience with the virus. As Dr Horacio Arruda has repeatedly said, the virus is everywhere. This is also the observation of France Lavoie. “I have received several calls from public health and despite everything, […]
Classes will take place remotely next Wednesday, May 19, for all students of the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO). Given the strike of professionals affiliated with the Fédération des professionnelles et professionnels de l’éducation du Québec (FPPE-CSQ), the CSSHBO made the decision to hold virtual classes to ensure the safety of students, staff […]
Despite the drop in active cases of COVID-19 in the Pontiac, the region still has a higher number of new cases than elsewhere in the Outaouais. This was explained yesterday by the Acting Director of Public Health for the Outaouais, Dr. Brigitte Pinard. “The incidence rate, which can be assumed from the number of positive […]
The $ 5,000 paid to the Pontiac Hospital by Opération Enfant Soleil can be used to purchase medical equipment, which may be very useful on certain occasions, for example when infants have to be transferred to another hospital center. The head of the pediatrics department at the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux […]
