Culture, Leisure and Sports

The anunal Knights of Columbus Food Drive, which provides Christmas food baskets to more than a hundred families in the Pontiac, will be held on December 16. Those who need of a Christmas basket this year are asked to make their request by November 30, by contacting Bouffe Pontiac at (819) 648-2550. In an interview […]

According to the organizers, Saturday’s Halloween Party at the Knights of Columbus Hall was a major success, drawing in about 150 people. The funds raised have yet to be officially counted, but all proceeds from the Halloween Party will be given directly to the Knights of Columbus. The organizers wanted to thank all those who […]

As part of Veteran’s Week, the Fort-Coulonge Library will proudly welcome a spokesperson of the Canadian Armed Forces this Nov. 4. The speaker’s presentation will centre on life in the armed forces as well as on the many challenges it will need to face in the coming years. The conference will begin at 7 p.m. and […]

Center de loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge is getting a makeover. The arena entrance and reception are getting brand new colors. The project manager and real estate broker, Sébastien Bonnerot, explained how he was trying to improve the arena with these renovations. “This is a project that was initiated and thought about […]

It is with great enthusiasm that the programming for the Fête nationale du Québec in Gatineau has been announced! The event is free and open to everyone! Among others, Louis-Jean Cormier and Ariane Moffatt will be performing on June 23. More details in interview with Isabel Thériault. All the information on fetenationale.quebec     https://traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/6cd804da-0725-4790-90d6-acc200da74d4/0d766f53-39b8-44e7-a999-ad1e00fda487/f2dcc130-17af-418c-b807-aeae00f53c0b/audio.mp3

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract has confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that it is exploring the possibility of moving its library, which is currently located at the George Bryson Cultural House. According to the municipality, this possibility has been studied for more than 5 years and council says it wants to work to improve all the services […]

The COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on Litchfield native hockey player Quinn O’Brien. After his stint in Ottawa, Quinn was to continue in hockey by moving to Scotland, where he had received an offer to play this season. This first attempt was canceled, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A few days later, a team located […]

Following the unveiling of the programming for this year’s Festival international du cinéma des femmes de Fort-Coulonge (FICFFC), which will take place from August 9th to 11th, CHIP 101.9 spoke to the main organizer, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet, to learn more about the activities that will be held during this second edition. The full interview with Suzanne […]