Author: Marie Gionet
The City of Gatineau and the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais (include municipality of Pontiac from Quyon to Luskville/Breckenridge) are moving into the “red zone” under Quebec’s COVID-19 guidelines. The MRC Pontiac remains in the orange zone. Here are the explanations of the Warden Jane Toller. CHIP101.9 · Update Jane complete En 10 oco
In a press release, the MRC Pontiac encourages residents to download the Government of Canada’s COVID-Alert app. The use of the COVID-Alert app is entirely voluntary. You are free to download the app, use it or remove it. The COVID-Alert app functions: Notifies you if you have been in contact with someone who has tested […]
The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) announced that yesterday (October 7) that they intensified their interventions around road construction sites. This large-scale day of operations aimed to ensure that all road users exercise extra caution when approaching road works areas in order to ensure everyone’s safety. The SQ issued 295 tickets for excessive speeding, 126 tickets […]
The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) updated the statistics of COVID-19 cases in its report by municipality. A total of 19 positive cases have been confirmed so far (October 8th at 9 p.m.) in the territory of the Local Service Networks of the Pontiac (which includes the MRC Pontiac, […]
A number of reoccurring topics were discussed during last night at the 11th public consultation on the strategic planning vision statement. Among the priorities of the residents attending the zoom conference, better internet and cellular services, the forestry industry, tourism and economic development were highly discussed. During the public question and discussion period, a new […]
In a press release, the Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de l’Outaouais would like to warn citizens who intend to buy firewood through social media. According to what the Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de l’Outaouais has observed, these seemingly legitimate ads are often misleading, and the citizens end up being […]
In a press release, the MRC Pontiac announced new funding programs for tourism businesses. PROGRAMME SANITAIRE DES ENTREPRISES TOURISTIQUES DE L’OUTAOUAIS (PSTO) 2020-2022 This program aims to financially support enterprises adapting their operations to the pandemic context in accordance with recommendations for each sector issued from sanitary plans published by the tourism industry. This program […]
The anticipated Haunted Walk at the Parc des Chutes Coulonge in Mansfield was forced to be cancelled for 2020 Halloween season. Although cancelling the event due precaution, the Director General of the Chutes Coulonge, André Piché explained the cancellation brought on by the rising of cases in the Outaouais region and to the confusion of […]
CHIP 101.9 has learned that the Pontiac Comets, a senior hockey franchise that has played in the Quebec Senior AA Hockey League for two years, are about to leave that league to join the Eastern Ontario Senior Hockey League. The team, which plays its games at the arena of the Center de Loisirs des Draveurs […]
Statistics of the real estate market in the Pontiac show that a significant increase in the number of residential and commercial sales took place for the first 9 months of the year. In comparison to last year, more than 120 more sales were recorded in 2020. In 2019, at the same date, 126 sales had […]