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Last week, Pontiac MNA André Fortin filed a petition created by local residents demanding the return of obstetrics services to the Pontiac Hospital. The department was closed in February, 2020, due to a lack of nursing staff, with a tentative timeline of six months to re-open. Just weeks later, the first wave of the pandemic […]

Regional health authority CISSSO is advising the population that people 70 years of age and older (as well as their caregivers) can now get a COVID test in their clinics, which have been restricted to priority clientele. An appointment can be booked through their website. In MRC Pontiac, the site is located at 160 chemin […]

On Saturday (February 12), staff and elected officials from MRC Pontiac gathered at the Chutes Coulonge Park for the unveiling of the region’s new brand. The project to sell the territory as a tourist destination and place to live centers around the tag “The Pontiac. 14,000 reasons”, a reference to the Pontiac’s area of roughly […]

Despite the blustery winter weather on February 12, several officials and the public gathered on the Ontario side of the former Morris Island train bridge for the official opening of the world’s longest snowmobiling bridge. The former train bridge will connect the trails in Ontario and Quebec and spans 487 meters across the Ottawa River, […]

The Outaouais region is among the regions most affects by staff shortages in Hospital pharmacies and other health establishments. The Association des pharmaciens des établissements de santé du Québec (A.P.E.S.) reports that the rate of missing Pharamacists across the outaouais is at 24%. The A.P.E.S. president François Paradis says the organizations reseach shows that the […]

To celebrate the 28th teachers appreciation week, the ministry of Education chose « Entièrement engagés » as its theme, or ”fully engaged.” For the week of February 06 to February 12, 2022, on behalf of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR FSE-CSQ), the union president Daniel Boisjoli is highlighting teachers for their engagment which […]

Environment Canada has issued a flash freeze warning for the Pontiac. “Temperatures will drop rapidly this morning. Puddles, wet snow and any additional precipitation will freeze as temperatures drop” –Environment Canada Surfaces such as highways, roads, walkways and parking lots may become icy and slippery. Be prepared to adjust your driving with changing road conditions. […]

The Chutes Coulonge Park in Mansfield will be be opening up their site to the general public free of charge on the Quebec March Break, from February 28 to March 4. Director General André Piché said that there’s plenty of activities available for those looking to get out into nature such as snowshoeing. CHIP101.9 · […]

A webinar on agri-tourism with the title “Agritourism Gatherings: A virtual series for farm, food, and travel communities” will take place next week on Tuesday, February 15 starting at 11 a.m. The first hour will take place in English, followed by an hour in French and will bring together experts from Quebec, eastern Ontario and […]

We have a small update on the first degree murder trial of a Fort-Coulonge man that’s slowly winding its way through the courts. On February 9, prosecutors and the defense made their submissions to Judge Richard Meredith in Gatineau regarding the case of Johann Mitchell Blake McClennan, who is charged with first-degree murder in relation […]