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The right to outdoor gatherings also applies to cottage owners, the health network in Outaouais said Thursday. The medical advisor to the public health directorate of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), Dre. Carol McConnery, explained that vacationers can organize gatherings on their property, as long as hygiene measures […]

During the meeting of the MRC Pontiac last Wednesday, a motion for a resolution to support the forestry industry in the Pontiac in the short term was developed. Mansfield Mayor, Gilles Dionne, insisted that a mention of the Davidson Energy project be included. CHIP101.9 · Gilles Dionne – projet d'Énergie Davidson The regional director of […]

L’Association des camps du Québec (ACQ) says that without adequate help, 71% of day camp and private summer camps or camps managed by a non-profit organization (NPO) could be forced to close this summer. The manager of the Notre-Dame de la Rouge Center, François Prévost explains the main challenges currently experienced in the field of […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · May 22 2020_ Jane Toller Update

As of this Friday, May 22nd, outdoor gatherings will be allowed, under certain conditions. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Security, Geneviève Guilbault, announced Wednesday that public health authorities have agreed to new rules surrounding outdoor gatherings. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Geneviève Guilbault – Rassemblements extérieurs permis [bloc_gris2] The conditions : – […]

Body and aesthetic care services, including hair salons, dental clinics and other services may resume service starting June 1. Quebec Minister of Health and Social Services Danielle McCann gave examples of private, physical and aesthetic health care: CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Danielle McCann – Exemples de services (See below for the detailed list of services […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · May 21 2020_ Jane Toller Update

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Québec government announced that grocery and corner stores would no longer be allowed to accept used bottles and cans. However, after discussions with the government, large grocery chains were granted leniency for bottle and can collections. This Saturday, May 23rd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the […]

The risk of fire has been on the rise in the Pontiac for the past few days and will remain so for the rest of the week. The Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) recalls that in the spring, greenery is not yet present. “Brushwood and dead grasses are highly flammable and […]

“We are in the right direction to regain control of the virus, but the game is not won”,said Quebec Premier François Legault in his daily press briefing on Tuesday. Not wishing to have to put Quebec on pause if the spread of the virus were to increase again, he reiterated the importance for the population […]