Author: Marie Gionet
Residential construction sites will now be included in the list of essential services and activities and will be authorized as of April 20th. “As residential construction has tangible social impacts on a large number of households, it was necessary to include this sector in the list of essential services and activities,” said the Quebec Minister […]
As of April 15th, 2020, landscaping and maintenance companies, namely nurseries, garden centers and swimming pool businesses can resume their activities. “We want to allow citizens to whom are ask to stay at home to carry out the development and exterior maintenance of their home if they wish,” said the Minister of Economy and Innovation, […]
The most recent briefing of the Québec government revealed that the Outaouais region has 181 cases of COVID-19 on its territory. The MRC Pontiac remains at 5 cases or less. No deaths have occurred in the region. In his daily press briefing, the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, called on everyone to contribute to the […]
On the recommendation of public health authorities, the Quebec government has announced that, as of Thursday, the government will allow caregivers to go and help a loved one in a CHSLD. The Director de la Santé Publique du Québec, Dr. Horacio Arruda: These caregivers must meet certain conditions, including: – Be known by the managers […]
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 MRC recently issued a public advisory announcing the current accessibility of various hiking and biking trails in the Pontiac within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the following interview, the MRC Pontiac’s civil engineer, Kim Lesage, talks about the advisory and why the MRC Pontiac decided to open the trails a month prior […]
Daily 5:30 p.m. update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.
The Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) announced the cancellation of the 164th edition of the Shawville Fair, which was to take place in August 2020. In the following interview, the Director of Communications at the Shawville Fair, Josey Bouchard, talks about the cancellation and the meeting to discuss the 2021 edition of the Fair, which will […]
Several farmers have complained about the management of road controls that have been installed, especially between L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Pembroke. According to some farmers in the Pontiac Ouest sector, who preferred to preserve their identities, they were questioned for 5 to 10 minutes, especially on Thursday and Saturday, to justify to the police the reasons for […]
Like the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival and the Shawville Fair, Outaouais en Fête, which celebrates Quebec’s national holiday, had to cancel this year’s edition because of the measures surrounding the COVID-19. The president of Impératif Français, Jean-Paul Perreault, indicated that his organization was working on the 2021 edition, but that the cancellation of the 2020 event […]