Author: Marie Gionet
The Minister of Families and Minister responsible for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, will answer children’s questions about the novel coronavirus, in a press conference intended for them. The “press briefing for children only”, whose objective is to answer their questions about the spread of COVID-19, will be broadcast this Friday at 2 p.m. on the […]
Although the number of COVID-19 cases in Quebec has now reached 1, 339, which practically doubles the record for Ontario, Premier François Legault cautioned that the data collection strategies varies from province to province. During his daily press briefing, François Legault also recalled that “the game is far from won” and that it is essential […]
An additional case of COVID-19 was added to the Outaouais report Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total number to 13 cases. To date, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais reports that it has carried out 1,667 screening tests, of which 667 are awaiting results. The establishment says it is reviewing […]
Citizens of the municipality of La Pêche, located in the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, near the Pontiac, reported that visitors have come and gone in the community in the past few days, despite the measures implemented by the various levels of government in response to COVID-19. In an interview with CHIP 101.9 this week, the mayor […]
Jim Coffey, the owner of Esprit Rafting and Pontiac Resident, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about making the trip home to the Pontiac from Mexico.
A Youth Councillor for La Defriche (Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac), Milly Beaulieu, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about working from home and the services offered to the Pontiac Youth during this COVID-19 Pandemic
The health network has recently implemented certain measure to ensure the safety of their patients during this coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, from the Quyon clinic, explained some of her new practices. According to Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, there are also addition measures for the those that will still have to come into one […]
Like many sectors of the economy, the adventure tourism industry is greatly affected by the various measures surrounding COVID-19. Martin Bertrand, the owner of the Horizon X rafting company, explains the situation of his company. The full interview in French with Martin Bertrand is available here..
The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) reported that a Quebec resident working in the Renfrew County District territory has received a positive result for COVID- 19. RCDHU says it works with the local employer and that it has identified potentially exposed workers who have received specific instructions on self-isolation and self-monitoring for symptoms […]
CHIP 101.9 received an email threat from a listener who refused to identify itself. The author of this anonymous email. Here is a portion of the email received by CHIP 101.9. *** CHIPFM 101.9 contact page Name: Anonymous First name: Anonymous Translated Message: I do not know where you got your info but you can […]