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The former Premier of Quebec, Jean Charest, paid tribute to the former MNA for Pontiac, Charlotte L’Écuyer, who served in his government. Jean Charest described Charlotte L’Écuyer as a person devoted to her riding and very attached to her region. CHIP 101,9 spoke with Jean Charest about the relationship he had with Charlotte L’Écuyer, CHIP101.9 […]

The 31st Suicide Prevention Week is currently taking place until February 6 under the theme “Talking about suicide saves lives“. In the Outaouais, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais encourages the population to take action to prevent suicide by encouraging people to speak out and standardizing the request for […]

From next week (February 8, 2021), parents and guardians of students and future students of École des Petits-Ponts and Sieur-de-Coulonge high school will be able to register their children for the 2021-2022 school year. As explained by the transition agent for the first school transition at the Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO), parents […]

Statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais have declined in recent weeks, the acting director of public health at the CISSS de l’Outaouais, Brigitte Pinard, has nevertheless warned the population of the risks of new cases of COVID-19, given community transmission. “All the data leads us to conclude […]

The Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais has announced a 100% virtual edition of the Rendez-vous agroalimentaires de l’Outaouais, to allow farmers in the Outaouais to attend a series of testimonials from some of their peers on a variety of subjects ranging from running a growing business to the possible effects of the climate on different cultures. […]

The Former Canadian National Rail Corridor Public Consultation Report is now available. These are 22 comments that were reported between December 17, 2020 and January 10, 2021. It is revealed that residents are concerned about the noise that snowmobiles and ATVs could produce, as well as several issues related to the safety of users and […]

The MP for Pontiac, William Amos, underlined the establishment of the Highly Affected Sectors Credit Availability Program, or HASCAP intended for companies. This program, which was introduced as part of the Fall Economic Statement 2020, aims to provide financial support to businesses that have been hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the HASCAP, the […]

The Minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon, and the Member for Chapleau and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Justice, Mathieu Lévesque, announced the payment of a financial contribution of $ 200,000 to the Institut Innovation Gatineau so that it supports young innovative companies with high growth potential (startups) in the realization of their […]

At the most recent public meeting, the MRC Pontiac authorized a payment of $ 34,000 to the Conférence des préfets de l’Outaouais (CPO) for the financial contribution of the MRC for 2021-2022. This organization brings together the four Wardens of the Outaouais region and the mayor of the city of Gatineau by providing a place […]

The member for Rouyn-Noranda-Témiscamingue and responsible for Québec solidaire in the area of regional development, Émilise Lessard-Therrien, granted an interview to CHIP 101.9 to discuss her party’s idea of creating a crown corporation in order to connect Quebecers who do not have access to high-speed Internet, as is the case in several places in the […]