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Ban on open fires in or near the forest for the Pontiac
The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks has decided to ban open fires in or near the forest, due to the conditions currently prevailing. This decision, taken in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), therefore entails a ban that comes into force as of June 9 at 8 a.m. […]
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Rushed childbirth that ends well in Val-des-Monts
On Wednesday, June 9, at around 2:40 am, the MRC des Collines police officers were called in to assist a woman who was about to give birth in her car. Her partner was with her on the way to the Gatineau hospital, but the baby was rushing out. The spouse dialed 911 and must have […]
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Jane Toller hopes to see more consultation in adding new businesses to the MRC Pontiac
In a public outing to CHIP 101.9, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, discussed the new reality of the Pontiac, with a growth in the number of homes sold and what she calls a demographic boom in the territory. . “By carrying out a survey of the 18 municipalities of the MRC, all […]
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Investments for residential renovation for the MRC Pontiac
The government of Quebec announced an investment of $ 2 million under the Rénovation Québec (PRQ) and RénoRégion (PRR) programs in Outoauais, including an amount for the MRC Pontiac. Distribution of the envelope; RénoRégions program MRC Papineau $ 500,000 MRC Pontiac $ 300,000 Total Outaouais $ 800,000 Quebec Renovations Program City of Gatineau $ 1,200,000 […]
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Closure of ESSC until June 21
Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will be closed until June 21, due to a community outbreak of COVID-19 that has affected several classes. The Director General of the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) Denis Rossignol made the announcement today. “From now, June 8, until June 21, there will be closure due to an outbreak […]
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The Mayor of Chelsea, Caryl Green, will be a candidate for the Warden of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais
Chelsea Mayor Caryl Green has announced that she will be a candidate for the newly created post to become the first elected Warden of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais in the municipal elections next November. This will be the first time that the warden will be elected by all eligible voters in the seven municipalities of […]
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Two-day strike affecting imaging services, walk-in sampling and laboratories at the CISSS de l’Outaouais
Employees represented by the Alliance du personnel professionnel et technique de la santé et des services sociaux (APTS) union are on strike starting yesterday and today, June 7 and 8. “After more than a year and a half of negotiations, faced with the government’s refusal to put in place structuring measures to resolve the problems […]
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Extreme heat: the Western Quebec School Board switches to distance learning
Extreme heat will affect the Pontiac as of today (June 7). Due to these weather alerts and extreme heat forecast by Environment Canada for a large part of the province of Quebec, and given the specific health circumstances of the current COVID-19 pandemic, all schools / centers of the School Board Western Quebec will switch […]
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Report of the SQ for the territory of the MRC Pontiac from May 31 to June 6
Here is a summary of the activities and events that took place on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. For legal and security reasons and in order not to compromise ongoing investigations, certain events and activities cannot be included. Here is the report for the period from May 31 to June 6, 2021 Monday May […]
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Significant improvement in the Outaouais, the Pontiac still stable
The COVID-19 situation has significantly improved in the Outaouais. The number of active cases fell below the 100 mark in Gatineau, reaching 85 cases as of June 6. The situation is still more or less the same in the Pontiac with 15 cases, due among other things to cases related to Sieur-de-Coulonge high school. According […]
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