Author: Marie Gionet
Improvements from Quebec Ministère des Transports (Ministry of Transportation) on Baume Street in the municipality Mansfield have sparked a number of complaints and negative reactions from locals. The Mayor of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, explained that the municipality has also complained to the ministry on this matter. The section of the road in question is located […]
The federal election campaign will officially be launched today. In the riding of Pontiac, there are three important dates for voters so far. First, on September 26th, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce will hold a Candidate Forum starting at 6:30 pm at Recreation Center in the Campbell’s Bay, 2nd Street, which will be rebroadcasted on […]
The Municipality of Pontiac issued a notice to its residents that the Chemin des Pères-Dominicains will be closed to traffic until September 12th, between de la Rivière road and highway 148. Note that as of Thursday, the road will also be closed from Chemin de la Rivière towards Papineau Road.
Yesterday, the CHIP 101.9 team received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, and the nurse behind the course, Martine Carrier, works in the Kitcisakik Indigenous community which is located in the parc de la Vérendrye, about one hour outside of Val D’Or. In an interview with Martine Carrier, she talked about her career in this Aboriginal community. […]
L’EntourElle, the shelter that helps women who are the victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, unveiled the list of winners of its annual duck race which was held last Sunday, in the municipalities of Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield. Last year, the first edition of L’EntourElle’s duck races saw about 750 entries and the goal was to raise […]
The Pontiac native hockey player, Quinn O’Brien, who will take on the role as the captain for the Ottawa University Gee-Gees hockey team this season, recently spoke to CHIP 101.9. He talked about his expectations for his team this season, with emphasis on the teams’ excellent regular season performance in comparison to their performance in […]
Tonight at 7:30pm, comedian Guillaume Wagner will perform in the auditorium of Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. The stand-up comedian has made a custom show based on Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield over his stay in the area. This Monday, Wagner played the role of a co-host at CHIP 101.9 : To attend the free-entrance show as part of the television […]
The Conservative candidate for the Pontiac Electoral District, Dave Blackburn, is currently touring the MRC Pontiac. CHIP 101.9 spoke to Blackburn recently where he explained what he will do in the Pontiac for the next few days. Blackburn also took the time to talk about the decision to opt for a mobile election office instead […]
The Pontiac native hockey player from Vinton sector of the municipality Litchfield, Quinn O’Brien, has recently been appointed as this year’s captain of the University of Ottawa’s Gee-Gees hockey team. This will be his fourth year playing for the Gee-Gee’s, and his first year wearing the captain title. Prior to play for the University of […]
The incumbent MP from the Pontiac, William Amos, assisted to the visit of the suggested National Park (Parc National) last week, located in the Îles Lafontaine. Amos said he took interest in the project, without necessarily take a position: During this conversation, there were also discussions about an environmental study, and the need for it […]