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To cross the border checkpoints between Ontario and Quebec, it is necessary to have essential reasons. The Ontario Provincial Police set up roadblocks and this morning, at the bridges located in Portage-du-Fort and in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. Here are the reasons described as essential displacement: – Residence or work in Ontario – Reasons related to health care […]

The daily number of COVID-19 cases has decreased in the Outaouais to 109, but the number of active cases reached a record number of 60 in the Pontiac Local Service Network (RLS) on April 19. According to the most recent report from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, the […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, believes that the decision of the governments of Ontario and Quebec to close the border to non-essential travel is the right one. «I want to emphazise to you how very important it is to respect the new regulations about travelling to Ontario. Premiers Ford and Legault are […]

Several businesses in the Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield area have been affected by staff shortages due to the increase in COVID-19 cases and mandatory isolation. Some businesses have no choice to reduce their opening hours, such as the Centre d’auto Amyotte, located on rue Pincipale (148) in Mansfield. The company, which operates a gas station, had […]

The offices of the MRC Pontiac will be closed for a week due to lack of personnel according to a press release sent in the last hours. The MRC Pontiac team would like to inform the population that we will be limiting our services at our offices in Litchfield for a week effective immediately. The […]

Described as a real outbreak by the director of public health, Dr Brigitte Pinard, the COVID-19 situation in the region has again seen a municipality appear in the balance sheet of the statistics of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. Sheenborro entered the CISSS de l’Outouais case sheet, but […]

Pontiac MP William Amos released a statement yesterday regarding the incident involving the naked picture of him in his office during a meeting of the House of Commons. The photo of which made the news around the world. The latter accuses that the photo was shared without his consent. “I want to start by thanking […]

Jane Toller gave herself a challenge to hire 25 people who help ensure the vaccination operation in the Pontiac. The Warden is looking for 25 people who are ready to work. Hello! This is Jane Toller and I have a very important announcement to make! We are in a serious situation and we need to […]

Liberal MP for Pontiac, William Amos appeared naked in the virtual meeting of the House of Commons. Amos explained that this was an error that would not happen again. A screenshot obtained by The Canadian Press shows him standing behind a desk between the Quebec and Canadian flags, his private parts hidden by what appears […]

Strikers were present everywhere across the Pontiac yesterday (April 14), for the strike affecting all schools. Pickets were located across the MRC Pontiac, either on Route 148 in Shawville and Campbell’s Bay but also on Baume Street in Fort-Coulonge and in front of the schools of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais and the Western Quebec School Board. The […]