Author: Caleb Nickerson
A union representing 80,000 nurses, respiratory technicians and other health care workers in the province has initiated a two day strike that started this morning (November 8). Members of the Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé (FIQ) gathered outside the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, voicing their demands for increased salaries and better working conditions. The union […]
After a lengthy acquisition process, the new CT scanner for the Pontiac Hospital is scheduled to be delivered in February 2024. Nicole Boucher-Larivière, CISSSO’s director of local services in Pontiac, told CHIP 101.9 today (November 8) that they had received confirmation that the new scanner would be delivered in mid-February next year. “We are evaluating […]
The Sûreté du Québec is again requesting the public’s help in the search for an Ottawa man who went missing near Ladysmith last year. Michael Scandiffio, 57, of Gloucester was last seen on October 1, 2022 in the Ladysmith area. He was driving a black 2017 Ford Escape with the Ontario license plate BNXP 701 […]
On Thursday evening (November 2), MRC Pontiac hosted a public consultation meeting on its fire safety cover plan at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. CHIP 101.9 was the only member of the public in attendance. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon explained that the fire safety cover plan is a document laying out the […]
Local artist collective Art Pontiac is inviting the public to a special meeting this Thursday November 9 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort. Doors with open at 5:30 p.m. and refreshments will be served, though it’s possible to participate in the meeting via Zoom as well. Claire Taillefer, […]
Claire Taillefer, the vice-president of Art Pontiac’s board, talks about their upcoming special meeting.
Picket lines outside schools and health care facilities dotted the Pontiac this morning (November 6), as public sector workers took part in one of Quebec’s largest labour actions in recent history. Members of the Front Commun, a coalition of unions representing more than 400,000 public sector workers across the province, started their strike action as […]
Marsha Préfontaine, a representative with the APTS, one of the unions representing social workers, therapists and other health care specialists in the region, about the Common Front strike that took place on the morning of Monday November 6.
There’s a new mayor in the Swisha, as Lucie Rivet Paquette was elected by acclamation this afternoon (November 3). She was the only citizen to submit their candidacy, and was declared the winnner after the deadline of 4:30 p.m. passed. The position has been vacant since the death of former mayor Doug Rousselle, who passed […]
Some local entrepreneurs are planning the opening of what would be the Pontiac’s first cheese factory, Formagerie La Drave, in Litchfield late next year. It was recently announced that the project was selected for $100,000 in funding through the FRR stream 4 in order to purchase equipment. CHIP 101.9 spoke with one of the project’s […]
