Public Announcements
La Défriche, a program targeting young people in the region
On September 7th, the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac (CJE Pontiac) officially launched its new program called La Défriche, which targets 14 to 35 year olds. CHIP journalist Élizabeth Séguin met with Suzanne Vallières-Nollet, the Coordinator of La Défriche and Youth Projects Agent for the CJE Pontiac, and Milly Beaulieu, youth worker at the CJE Pontiac, […]
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Forum on the legalization of marijuana in Fort-Coulonge last night
Last night (Tuesday) at the Conference center in Fort Coulonge, Pontiac MP Will Amos held a forum on the legalization of marijuana in the country. Dozens of people, including on resident from the Fort-Coulonge Mansfield area, Pierre Fréchette, not to be confused with the candidate running for Warden with the same name, had some concerns […]
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Pontiac looking for staff for municipal elections
The municipality of Pontiac has published via its Facebook page that it is still looking for staff to support the election president with the November 5th elections. Interested parties should contact Kuhn.benedikt@municipalitepontiac.ca.
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Gilles Dionne; New candidate for Mayor of Mansfield
There should be at least three candidates for the top post at the Municipal Hall in the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontrefact. Councillor Gilles Dionne confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that he would be running as Mayor of the Municipality of Mansfield. The current mayor Kathleen Bélec and businessman Terry Lévesque have already confirmed their intention to run. […]
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Placards promoting municipal amalgamation at Fort Coulonge / Mansfield
Placards can now be seen promoting the municipal merger. This is an initiative on behalf of the Residents Committee open to the amalgamation of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract. They have put up signs to promote the municipal grouping and to make the candidates in the November 5 election aware of their initiative. It should be noted […]
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Jane Toller officially launches her candidacy for the position of warden
It’s now official, Jane Toller launched her campaign last Thursday night at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. She believes she is the best person designated to fill the position and says she would like to devote herself full time to the position of warden. During this conference, Jane Toller spoke about how Hector Soucy Jr […]
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Police presences during the Labor Day results
From September 1 to 4, police officers of the Sûreté du Québec carried out numerous operations to ensure the safety of off everyone on the roadways in all regions of Québec during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Despite awareness-raising campaigns, prior to this long weekend, police officers reported over 5,000 violations of the Highway Safety […]
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Outaouais Tourism Summer Review
Outaouais Tourism has released a report of the summer season 2017. In the report they point out that in spite of the lack of good weather the parks remained very busy. Many visitors said they sought out the information offices in Gatineau. Data for July shows new highs, with a 144% increase in ridership. The […]
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CDC Pontiac launches a new website
The Pontiac Community Development Corporation, known as the CDC Pontiac, has recently launched a new website, allowing members of the organization to be better informed, equipped and to network. From the CDC Pontiac Michel Vallières says that new site is in place to better reflect the Pontiac: Clip Michel Vallières The site is http://www.cdcpontiac.org/ The […]
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Sphinx Mining Company held its Annual General Meeting yesterday
The Sphinx mining company, which owns the rights to Calumet South and Grand Palladium projects in the Pontiac region, held its annual general meeting on Grand-Calumet Island yesterday. As a result of this meeting, the company visited the work that has been carried out over the past few months. Sphinx Resources President Normand Champigny says […]
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