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The police checkpoints in the Outaouais, excepting in Gatineau, will be lifted on May 11th, if the situation surrounding COVID-19 remains stable. The Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Safety, Geneviève Guilbault, announced the gradual reopening of several regions of Quebec in the coming weeks. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Geneviève Guilbault – Gradually […]

When the reopening of the regions was announced on this Wednesday, the Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister of Public Safety, Geneviève Guilbault, gave more details regarding the different access points to Ontario on inter-provincial bridges. In particular, she insisted that the borders were never completely closed outside Gatineau since the start of the crisis. […]

Quebec Health Minister, Danielle McCann, praised the regions least affected by COVID-19 for quickly integrating the instructions requested by the government. Although she assures that a follow-up will be made in these regions when they reopen, she said she is relying particularly on the population to continue applying social distancing and hygiene measures. CHIP101.9 · […]

Daily update from the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19. CHIP101.9 · April 30 2020_ Jane Toller Update

The Quebec government holds a daily press briefing to update its citizens regarding the situation surrounding COVID-19 across Québec. These press briefings are broadcast live on the air in French at 1 p.m. on CHIP 101.9. During The Drive on CHIP 101.9, after 5p.m., the following English report is presented to summarize the briefing and […]

In her daily update, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller reviewed the situation of the floods that took place in 2019. Where she had to, like several Pontiac residents, evacuate her residence, on April 28, 2019. However, despite the precipitation forecast for the next few days, the 2020 spring water level will come […]

In the context of COVID-19, the Maisons des Jeunes du Pontiac have had to modify the services they offer. The director general of the Maisons des Jeunes Stéphane Durocher explained the adjustment they have had to make to meet the needs of certain Pontiac youth. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – stephane covid maisons Stéphane Durocher also […]

QUÉBEC – Companies in the manufacturing, construction and engineering industry, as well as stores outside of shopping centers may gradually be able to reopen during the month of May. The minister of Economy and Innovation, Pierre Fitzgibbon, gave more details on the economic impact, and the reason for the recovery of these three sectors of […]

“Even though we are now aware that there are no confirmed cases in our MRC, that does not mean that we are no longer at risk.”said the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, in her daily update to citizens. The Warden wanted to clear up the confusion about the number of COVID-19 cases in […]

Tuesday, April 28th – A family member of Réjean Meilleur, a L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet council member, said in a Facebook post alleging that Mayor Serge Newberry would have verbally and physically attacked Councilor Meilleur, an elderly man of 72 years old. CHIP 101.9 was able to confirm that a complaint was filed with the Sûreté du Québec […]