Author: Marie Gionet

Local author Katharine Fletcher has always been an avid art creator. This year, her artwork will be part of the Fantasy in the Forest Art Show being held in Frontenac county between Kingston and Westport, Ontario. Katharine Fletcher spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the event’s history. The Fantasy in the Forest art show will be […]

The Pontiac Gardens and Gifts Tour will be held this year on August 4 and 5 in nine locations across the region. Founder and organizer, Katharine Fletcher, talks about the event; Mrs Fletcher explains what effects the dry weather is having on her garden and how she and her husband are dealing with it. This […]

The Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change informs the public that Aquafolie Beach, Tim Horton’s Voyageurs Camp, now complies with the bacteriological quality standards for swimming water by the Ministry. Samples taken on July 11, 2018 confirm that the beach is now rated B. Due to bacteriological contamination, access […]

An amount of $ 400,000 has been granted by the Quebec government to support the renovation of homes in the MRC Pontiac for the RénoRégion program (PRR). This amount is reserved for low-income to mid-income homeowners in the MRC Pontiac for much needed work on their residence. RénoRégion, although administered by the Société d’habitation du […]

The result of the by-election in the municipality of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet were released last Sunday evening. Alice Meilleur Pieschke beat out former Mayor Irène Nadeau and two former councillors, Jasmin Lemaire and Adrienne Tuergeon. The voter turnout was 34.5%. Alice Meilleur Pieschke has experience in the municipal field, having worked in a municipality in Abitibi for […]

The weekend accident that on l’Isle-aux-Allumettes around 4 pm Friday afternoon on Highway 148. A woman in her 50s, riding a motorcycle, collided with a vehicle that failed to stop. According to the latest information, this woman remains in a stable condition.

A misunderstanding between the Municipality of Pontiac and the Pontiac Snowmobile Association erupted on social media in recent days after the creation of a Facebook event by the Association, titled “Save The Snowmobile Link From Quyon To Wolf Lake At Council”. The Mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac, Joanne Labadie, summarizes the situation. Joanne Labadie […]

As part of organizing a new Senior Hockey “A” League in Outaouais area (LHSAO), the team leader of the Fort-Coulonge Comets, Dannick Boisvert, has made changes to the players change room that the team will be using. These renovations can be viewed on the team’s Facebook page. The materials to renovate the room are courtesy […]

Recently, a waste dump located in the Radisson municipality of the James Bay region has attracted media attention across Quebec following Sylvain Paquin who works in the tourism industry, speaking out against the dumps effect on forest and wildlife. François Carrier spoke with Sylvain Paquin: In addition to the interview at CHIP 101.9, articles on […]