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Specialist groups will be deployed across the province to reduce the interruptions of services in obstetric and general surgery especially in “at-risk” areas, including Shawville. An agreement between the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux and the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) will provide regional coverage of the services as of […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais announced another interruption of service in the Obstetrics unit of the Pontiac Hospital as of today, Friday November 29, at 4pm until Monday, December 2, at 8 a.m. According to the press release issued by the CISSS today, the interruption is due to […]

Renfrew County Fiddlers Christmas Dinner and Dance on December 8th at 1:00 pm. Dinner served at 4:00pm by Schmidts Catering. Advance tickets $30.00 children $15.00 Guest fiddler Randy Foster.

The episode of the series “Comédie sur mesure”, featuring the municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield hosted by comedian Guillaume Wagner will officially air tonight on Z Télé. Last September, Wagner met with the community and later presented a special show for the municipalities. Here’s an excerpt from the trailer of the episode: The show will […]

This Thursday and Friday, the facebook group Shop Shawville is holding a Black Friday sale event for the local businesses in Shawville, who want to participate, as a way to promote buying locally during the Holiday Season. In an interview with one of the coordinators of Shop Shawville, Helena Hadley gave more details about the […]

The MRC Pontiac held its Regional Council of Mayors meeting last night for the month of November. Among the topics discussed was the 2020 budget outline and recent Pontiac news, including the forestry industry and the issues raised by the closure of Fortress mill in Thurso. There was also an announcement of the temporary return […]

Yesterday, Wednesday November 28th, 16 out of the 18 mayors of the MRC Pontiac met with the federal Member of parliament, Will Amos, to discuss priorities and issues facing each of their municipalities. In an interview, Will Amos talked about what was put forward by the mayors. More details on this meeting can be found […]

The newly re-elected MP for the Pontiac William Amos visited the CHIP 101.9 studio yesterday. He talked about what he will be prioritizing coming in to the 43rd Canadian Parliament: Among other things, Amos also talked about infrastructure and how the Internet in the Pontiac that could see development through the joint effort of the […]

The temporary relocation of the local ministère des Forêts de la Faune et des Parcs (MFFP) in Mansfield-et-Pontefract has some residents and workers in the area worried. In a letter to the mayors of Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge Gilles Dionne and Gaston Allard, employees and ex-employees of the MFFP say that a relocation of the premises […]

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