Author: Marie Gionet
Earlier this week, the CISSSO announced the establishment of winter clinics in the region, due to an increase in cases of influenza, gastroenteritis and other winter infections. The Infectious Diseases Medical Officer at the Outaouais Department of Public Health Dr. Carol McConnery explains the procedure to follow: According to McConnery, this month the Outaouais is […]
During an interview with CHIP 101.9, the mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Gilles Dionne, unveiled the highlights of his municipality in terms of budget for 2019. The budget has recently been adopted by the municipal council and the full interview is available here.
Three unions in the region; the l’Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS), the Syndicat des travailleuses et des travailleurs de la santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais – CSN, as well as the Syndicat des professionnels en soins de l’Outaouais (SPSO)-FIQ, tabled a petition of 2925 […]
Luskville will celebrate its 26th annual carnival this weekend (Jan 25th -27th) under a new name: the Carnaval du Pontiac, organized by the Groupe Action-jeunesse Luskville, which organizes sports, arts and cultural activities for youth in the municipality. The Carnival kicks off tonight until Sunday and families are invited to come out and enjoy the […]
David Gilespie talking about the power outages in Allumettes over 10 years of stats. An interview with Eric O’Brien.
The art report with Rick Wharton; events, shows, festivals and more all at Festival Hall in Pembroke;
Gilles Dionne and Brian Boisvert talking about the firearm registry resolution in Mansfield and at the MRC. An interview with Eric O’Brien.
At the most recent meeting of mayors of the Pontiac MRC, the members of the regional council passed a resolution opposing the Firearms Registration Act, which came into effect on January 29th, 2018. The owners of unrestricted firearms must, since that date, request that their rifles or shotguns be registered with the Quebec’s Service d’immatriculation […]
At the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac, Warden Jane Toller said she recently met with James Gibson, mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims, and the forester Alain Trudel, about the possibility of reopening of the sawmill. She pointed out that the sawmill pays logging fees and sends someone to the plant site daily […]
The MRC has plans to ask the Quebec government to get a “special consideration” as a forestry depressed area, in order to revive the forest industry in the region. According to Warden Jane Toller, being recognized as such will open the door to more funds and opportunities. At the most recent regional council meeting, the […]