NEWS

Pontiac MP William Amos touched up on the federal government announcements regarding seniors. He said he has had several communications with seniors in the Pontiac in the past few weeks. Amos believes his government’s announcements of financial assistance to seniors will meet the expectations of seniors across the country. In addition to the communications with […]

The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) notes a slight drop in the number of students enrolled in class during the week of May 18th to 22nd. A total of 504 students were enrolled, compared to 523 for the first week of back to school. Regarding school transportation, a decrease was also noted. The CSHBO goes down […]

The Outaouais region has so far reported 426 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the crisis, 22 more since yesterday. The Pontiac local service network (RLS) still has 5 cases or less, all located in the municipality of Pontiac. No case has been identified in the MRC Pontiac. Le Droit reported on Tuesday that […]

The agricultural sector can now rely on a toolkit intended to put in place appropriate prevention measures and ensure that activities continue. The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) has made available this virtual guide to specifically support people in this industry in their management of […]

Shops currently authorized to open their doors may reopen on Sundays from May 24th. Temporary changes to the hours and days of admission to commercial establishments will therefore end a week earlier than planned. The Ministry of Economy and Innovation made the announcement at the beginning of the week, via a press release. Note that […]

The Quebec government held a press briefing today to update 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 was presented to summarize the briefing and its […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.

As of Monday, the Pontiac Continuing Education Center (PCEC) in Shawville allowed vocational students and commerce students to continue their courses online. However, only when holding exams will the students be allow to come in to class under certain health conditions, as explained by the Director of the Center Jennifer Dubeau. Over recent weeks, the […]

The Pembroke Regional Hospital (PRH) has seen many changes brought to its administration as a way to limit and track the spread of the novel coronavirus within the County. The Vice-President of Clinical and Support services, Partnerships and Integration at the PRH, Sabine Mersmann explained how the Hospital has adjusted over the two month of […]

As part of the “Semaine québécoise de la garde scolaire” 2020 (Quebec School-based Child Care Week), which takes place this week (May 11th to 15th), the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board sent a press release to highlight the work of the services on call within their schools. The CSHBO emphasizes that the daycare service is a living […]