Author: Marie Gionet
Art report with Rick Wharton – Oct 3rd 2019
Last week, following the announcement of an international workshop on Agritourism in Burlington, Vermont in October 2020, CHIP 101.9 spoke to the Chair of the Canadian American exchange agro-tourism circuit (CANAMEX), David Gillespie, who will take part in the Conference as the representative of Canada on the international steering committee.
The municipality of Campbell’s Bay lifted the water boil advisory for Second St, McLellan St and River Rd. The advisory was issued on September 30th as a result of work being done to the main water line near the Recreational Center on Second St.
The Fort-Coulonge branch of the Caisse Desjardins des rivières de Pontiac held a barbecue last Friday to raise funds for the United Way (Centraide) Outaouais campaign. The General Manager of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine, explains why they are involved in such a cause. The full interview with the General Manager of the Caisse Desjardins des […]
The number of power outages has decreased in recent weeks in the Upper Pontiac compared to July, where 22 outages were recorded. However, so far the month of October has already seen the same number of power outages recorded in October of last year: 4. Last Saturday, an interruption of several minutes occurred. This year […]
The Pontiac Senior Comets lost 6-3 on Saturday night at home at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. All three of the Comets goals were scored by Matthew Warren, with 3 assists by David Croteau. The loss went to goaltender Danick Boisvert who gave up six goals in 32 shots. Note that during […]
The various radio stations across Quebec reacted strongly to the government’s decision not to include radio stations in the media financial aid program. The reactions were met following a speech made by Quebec Premier François Legault: These comments were made by François Legault, even though the Parliamentary Committee on the future of media is still […]
On International Teachers’ Day, October 5th, the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR FSE-CSQ), which represents the teachers of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO), wishes to pay a warm tribute to the teachers of Quebec who “do an extraordinary job every day and who successfully accompany the students, despite conditions that are not […]
With environmental consciousness of students on the rise, inspired by the actions of Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish activist for the fight against global warming, the students of the Pavillon Notre-Dame du Sacré-Cœur in Chapeau and their teachers organized a march to raise awareness on the issue of Climate Change Friday, September 27th. During this […]
The Sûreté du Québec’s Major Crime unit, in collaboration with officers from the MRC Pontiac, arrested a man on Wednesday for a robbery that occurred on September 6th in a business on Front st. in Campbell’s Bay. Marc Vilon, 34, of Campbell’s Bay appeared in court yesterday in Gatineau to face charges of robbery and […]