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Earlier this week, in an interview with the 98.5 host Bernard Drainville, the former Liberal MNA for the Pontiac, Charlotte L’Écuyer, said she believes her former party could disappear. In that interview, she explains what she meant by disappear and why she believes that the Party will see a substantial reduction in the coming future: […]

At the Parliamentary Commission on the future of media at the National Assembly in Quebec City this week, it was discussed the importance of local media in public security , especially radio, in situations of emergencies, like the floods that occurred last spring in the Pontiac. The Liberal MNA for Verdun, Isabelle Melançon, on this […]

The Municipality of Pontiac says it has received over 400 emails from residents affected by the Special planning Zone (SPZ). In a communication published via its website and social media, the municipality said it forwarded suggestions for changes to the delimitation directly to the Ministère des Affaires Municipales et de l’Habitation (MAMH) on August 19th. […]

The Public Health Department of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais made recommendations on Legionnaires’ disease. Public Health Medical Consultant Christelle Kom Mogto explained, in an interview with CHIP 101,9, why a Legionnaires’ disease press release was aired across the region. Kom Mogto explains the symptoms of Legionellosis. To […]

The Association des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ), was present at the parliamentary Commission on the future of the media, which was held at the National Assembly this week. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, the ARCQ’s Director General, Martin Bougie, explained how the organization’s presence was relevant in Quebec City as part of the […]

Former Pontiac MNA Charlotte L’Écuyer, from 2003 to 2014, gave an interview to Cogeco 98.5 in Montreal yesterday, where she reiterated her opinion regarding the Liberal Party of Quebec possibly disappearing. Specifically, she believes that the Liberal Party of Quebec is not close enough to the public and, according to the former member of Parliament, […]

The annual fundraiser golf tournament in benefit of the Cystinosis Research Foundation will be held on September 14th at the Pontefract Golf Club (35 Terry Fox, Mansfield). This tournament has been held annually for the last four years to support Marylynn’s fight against the degenerative disease of cystinosis. Call to sponsors Currently, the organizers are […]

Since the implementation of the project ”La réussite pour tous” (success for all) project, the staff of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) have noted an increase in its’ students passing rates in the last three years. According to the CSHBO’s press release, the proportion of students who graduate, before the age of 20, has increased […]

The 2019 edition of the Campbell’s Bay Summer Festival, which was held on August 16th to 18th, was, according to the organizers, another success year for the festival. In terms of profits, the Summer Festival made almost $25, 000 compared to last year’s $23, 000 and part of which will be invested in to the […]

Local Dr. Roland Chrétien, passed away in the Shawville hospital on Monday, August 26th, 2019 at the age of 94. Roland Chrétien was born in Sorel, Quebec, on June 26th, 1925. He studied dentistry at the University of Montreal. After graduation in 1951, he chose to begin his dental practice in Shawville. In 1953, he […]