Author: Marie Gionet
The Public Security of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais has released statistics regarding the random roadside checkpoints within the territory of the MRC. According to the data, since April 1, the public security has stopped a total of 14,041 motorists and 1,201 of which were asked to turn back. Note that the Public Security of the […]
Waiting until September 1st to return all Quebec children to schools and daycares at the same time would not be a good idea given the risk of a second wave of COVID-19, from a public health perspective. In his daily press briefing Tuesday, the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, elaborated on the question of education, […]
The Quebec government announced that it will be tabling on a plan to reopen schools and to restart the economy next week. In the daily press briefing, Premier François Legault made a point of reassuring parents that the gradual return of schools will not be a mandatory obligation. “The plan to reopen the schools will […]
No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the past 24 hours, according to information published by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais on Wednesday afternoon. On the other hand, the CISSS de l’Outaouais made it clear that one more employee was infected, bringing the total to 22 […]
It is now forbidden to make open fires in the forest or nearby on the entire territory of the Outaouais, including in the MRC Pontiac. The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks and the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) have extended their prohibition measures, given the disappearance of the snow cover […]
The schedule of engineering and infrastructure work planned for 2020 in the MRC Pontiac will be reorganized due to COVID-19. Many projects are in review and delayed according to Director of Engineering and Infrastructure at the MRC, Kim Lesage. Kim Lesage spoke to the municipalities of the Pontiac MRC who had projects scheduled in their […]
More than half of COVID-19 cases in the Outaouais are considered to have been cured. Of the 229 people infected with the virus, 128 have recovered and 101 identified cases remain active. Since the start of the pandemic, 30 employees from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais have contracted […]
People who wish to obtain an appointment with the SAAQ in Campbell’s Bay will be able, as of April 24th, to call 819-648-5689 ext. 0. This change, requested by the MRC Pontiac in making appointments, was made in particular to “better serve the population in the Pontiac”. Since the start of the pandemic, the SAAQs […]
The Quebec government holds a daily press briefing to update its citizens regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19 across Québec. These press briefings are broadcast live on the air in French at 1 p.m. on CHIP 101.9. During The Drive on CHIP 101.9, after 5p.m., the following English report is presented to summarize the briefing and […]
The statistics observed in the past 24 hours in the Outaouais region indicate that more than half of the cases of COVID-19 are now recovered, without specification regarding which local service network these healed persons are from. These numbers inadequately represent the situation in the region, according to Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who would like […]