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The health network has recently implemented certain measure to ensure the safety of their patients during this coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, from the Quyon clinic, explained some of her new practices. According to Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, there are also addition measures for the those that will still have to come into one […]

Like many sectors of the economy, the adventure tourism industry is greatly affected by the various measures surrounding COVID-19. Martin Bertrand, the owner of the Horizon X rafting company, explains the situation of his company. The full interview in French with Martin Bertrand is available here..

The Renfrew County and District Health Unit (RCDHU) reported that a Quebec resident working in the Renfrew County District territory has received a positive result for COVID- 19. RCDHU says it works with the local employer and that it has identified potentially exposed workers who have received specific instructions on self-isolation and self-monitoring for symptoms […]

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Without confirming that a particular case of COVID-19 has circulated in the Pontiac over the past few days, the Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais stated that it is “likely” that infected people would have circulated in the different sectors of the region. The infectious disease consultant to the Outaouais […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais confirmed that one of its employees contracted COVID-19. The CEO, Josée Filion, explains that measures will be taken to establish the contact this employee had with others in recent weeks. To ensure the confidentiality of the person concerned, no other information was released […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller thanked the mayors of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield, Gaston Allard and Gilles Dionne. In her daily update, she spoke once again on the possibility a person who had symptoms similar to COVID-19 circulating in the Pontiac. Toller says she is investigating the cases that have come to her […]

Due to the current health crisis, the council of the municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet will make the following decision at its next ordinary meeting concerning the payment of property taxes. The deadlines will now be: Payment 1: June 15, 2020 Payment 2: August 15, 2020 Payment 3: October 15, 2020 Payment 4: December 15, 2020 The […]

All non-essential businesses will be closed until April 13th. The Premier of Quebec, François Legault, made this decision to continue the fight against the outbreak of COVID-19 in the province and to ensure compliance with the health emergency measures imposed by his government. As of midnight and one minute in the night from Tuesday to […]

The Quebec’s public health director, Dr. Horacio Arruda, believes that adjusting the opening hours of businesses to allow more vulnerable customers to shop without danger of contracting COVID-19 is a good idea, if all safety criteria are met. Several local grocery stores in Pontiac and the surrounding area have changed their opening hours for the […]