Author: Marie Gionet

After securing a spot in the finals on Saturday, the Pontiac Comets will now face Maniwaki in a best 7 for the championship. Looking at the final series, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom spoke to the Pontiac native player Connor Romain, who talked about what he is expecting for the next round of the playoffs. The […]

Two people died in a fatal head on collision involving two vehicles on highway 148 in the municipality of Pontiac, Quyon sector. According to information provided by the public security of the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais, two people died in the head on collision on Hwy 148 last night, a young man (driver) and […]

Last Friday, after learning of the first confirmed case of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, in Mont-Laurier, the MRC Pontiac issued a public message stating that the risks associated with the virus remains low in the region. It is however encouraged by the MRC Pontiac that citizens remain vigilant. The MRC Pontiac also reminded residents of […]

The municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract is hoping to celebrate the reopening of the Félix-Gabriel Marchand bridge in August 2021. The municipality has asked the organization Phare Ouest to organize activities, including a sound and light show, during an event called the Festi-Pont. The organization is trying to set up a broadcast for the grand opening. From […]

The Pontiac will listen to the rhythm of slam poetry in the coming weeks. Slammers from different regions will be in the Pontiac as part of a project by the organization Slam Québec France. The President of Slam Québec France, Richard Charron gave more details. As part of this project, businesses in the region should […]

During the final game of the best of 5 series on Saturday in Fort-Coulonge, the Pontiac Comets managed to defeat the Mont-Tremblant Diables 9 to 6. The Comets will therefore play Maniwaki in finals of the Quebec senior AA hockey League. If they win the 7 game series it will be the first time in […]

The municipality of Fort-Coulonge issued an advisory to its residents, informing them that the recycling pick-up was postponed due to an equipment failure. According to the information provided by the municipality, the recycling pick-up in the West sector will be done on Thursday of next week and the East sector’s pick-up will be on Friday.

Aventure Hélianthe has recently been offering guided tours of their winter trails between the Davidson Forest and Mansfield. CHIP 101.9 did part of the snowshoe trails, guided by Louis Harvey who, on site, explained the particularities of the trail. To find out more about the services offered by the Coopérative Hélianthe Adventure, you can visit […]

The mining company Ressources Sphinx LTD., in the municipalities of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, is looking for partners to be able to continue to advance its Green Palladium project. The president / CEO of Sphinx Resources, Jeremie Ryan discussed the issues regarding the costs associated to continue drilling for Palladium. The drilling campaigns, which were carried out in […]