NEWS
5:30 pm Update – Jane Toller – May 11 2020
Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.
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The Impératif français denounces residents who live in Quebec but who pay their taxes in Ontario
The Impératif français released a press release this week denouncing people who live in Quebec but who pay their taxes in Ontario. In the press release, Impératif français mentions that, since travel is limited, controlled and prohibited for reasons of public health, there are questions to be asked, according to Impératif français, the owners of […]
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Incident in Île-du-Grand-Calumet
As promised, the municipality of Île-du-Grand-Calumet made the recording of the meeting of the municipal council, which took place on Wednesday evening, available on its website yesterday. During the recording of about 13 minutes, we learn that mayor, Serge Newberry, will publish a press release on Monday and the population should get more details about […]
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25% of students from l’école des Petites-Ponts will be back in class
The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSHBO) has informed the public that all of its schools, centers and services are in place and all security measures and the organization of educational services to ensure the return of students to a safe environment. Here are the statistics published by the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) regarding the proportion […]
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5:30 pm Update – Jane Toller – May 08 2020
Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19.
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Desjardins : the service center in Chapeau will not close
Rumors have been circulated in the L’Isle-aux-Allumettes region concerning a possible complete closure of the service center of the Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac located in the Chapeau sector. The director of the caisse, Stéphane Labine, clarified that it was only a rumor and that if the service center is temporarily closed due to […]
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$31M for the mental health of Quebecers
Quebec will invest $ 31 million to increase mental health support services by announcing the arrival of a COVID-19 action plan. Danielle McCann, Minister of Health and Social Services, explained how the funds will be used. McCann also said that about 15 percent of people who contacted health services suffered from mental distress in the […]
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Some inmates to be released for medical reasons
Groups of inmates, whose remaining sentence is less than 30 days, will benefit from medical trips due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, assured that this permission will only be granted to inmates who have committed crimes of low gravity. “No prisoner who has committed […]
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Employees between the ages of 60 and 69 can return to work
Although the Legault government has warned people over the age of 60 in the past few weeks as being at risk of developing complications related to COVID-19, school and daycare workers under the age of 70 will be able to resume work on the reopening of establishments. Those who are less than this age will […]
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The MRC Pontiac is working on economic projects
In her daily update, the warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, said that consultation sessions with the population regarding economic projects should take place in the coming months. Jane Toller explained several times recently that the MRC is working on economic projects.
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