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The federal government has announced 287 million in the SADC network across Quebec to help local businesses cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. SADC Pontiac Director Rhonda Perry said she received an additional $ 90,000 in the most recent announcements. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Rhonda Perry – Support d'entreprise local More details are available via the […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 about the Pontiac regional swimming pool project. This project is currently the subject of a request for funding from the Government of Quebec from this committee, which hopes to follow a schedule that would lead the swimming pool project to be operational in […]

The MRC Pontiac launched on June 12th a call for tenders for e-commerce site developers to work with e-commerce specialists to better position the Pontiac agricultural sector to promote their products via the Internet. According to the MRC Pontiac, this project aims to create an online solution for the sale and marketing of food products […]

The risk of fire in the Pontiac will be “high” this week, as weather forecasts predict dry and hot weather in the coming days. The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) calls on the public to be cautious in this regard. Lack of precipitation and low relative humidity will increase the vulnerability […]

Graduates of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School (ESSC) will graduate despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Their transition will first be highlighted by a short special event, on June 25, during which the students will be able to meet one last time before the summer. The school principal, Julie Martin and the vice-principal, Gabie Paré, gave some details. CHIP101.9 […]

The Public Security Service of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais warns “good Samaritans” who would like to help citizens parked by the road who claim to be out of gas. This is a scheme known to the police and used by fraudsters to extract money from them. Their way of proceeding is very simple: they park […]

The government of Quebec anticipated the reduction in the single rate of the school tax on July 1st, 2020, the objective being to give financial flexibility to individuals and businesses in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This acceleration of the drop in the school tax rate is an effective way to give Quebecers financial […]

More bad news was announced in the forestry industry in the Outaouais, according to a press release published yesterday, Papiers White Birch in Mason (Papier Mason) began to proceed with the temporary layoff of its factory workers scheduled for June 26th. According to the company, the uncertainty of the global markets caused by the COVID-19 […]

Bryson hockey player Jonathan Presseau-Pieschke, selected by the Gatineau Olympiques, said he was very motivated for the training camps to be held this summer in order to be chosen to be part of the team. In an interview at CHIP 101.9, he discussed what he should do during the summer to increase his chances of […]

The mayors of the MRC Pontiac met last Wednesday before the public meeting to be held next week. As explained by MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller, there was talk of public transportation and routes that could benefit the population in the future. CHIP101.9 · Mise a jour de Jane Toller – 11 juin The public […]