NEWS

Earlier this week, a delegation of local officials met with representatives of Hydro-Quebec to discuss the electrical situation in the Upper Pontiac, which has been plagued with frequent outages for years. The delegation was made up of local mayors, Pontiac MNA André Fortin as well as municipal and MRC staff, while the utility was represented […]

The Chapeau Regional Gallery is hosting a series of Christmas-themed events this month as part of their “Christmas in July” promotion. The gallery sits next to St. Alphonsus Church, at 106 rue Saint-Jacques. Ashlyn Mulvhill, a summer student at the Gallery, explained that they would be holding a number of different activities over the coming […]

This story has been updated from its original version to add further details from police.  A single-vehicle crash on Hwy. 148 in Luskville yesterday afternoon (July 10) caused some alarm, after at least one local resident was told by police that it contained radioactive material. The crash took place at around 3:40 p.m. near 1913 […]

Last week, it was announced that three local ball diamonds would be receiving upgrades with funding acquired through the provincial PAFIRSPA program. The funding covers 66% of the overall project cost, with the remaining 34% being supplied by the local applicants. All three recipients told CHIP 101.9 that the projects still had to go out […]

The Shawville Lions Country Jamboree is returning next week from Thursday to Sunday, bringing dozens of trailers and RVs to Armstrong Heritage Farm just outside town. Lions President and Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh explained that this is the 11th year that the Lions have put on the event, after taking it on from previous organizers. […]

A 31-year-old Quyon woman was arrested on Saturday (July 6) at around 9:20 p.m. for driving with a blood alcohol level 2.5 times the legal limit. MRC des Collines Police were tipped off by a witness that the woman was departing an event taking place in town while intoxicated and officers intercepted her. In addition […]

A group of Pontiac physicians have penned an open letter to Quebec’s Health Minister Christian Dubé, requesting that he urgently address the pay disparities for imagery technicians working at the Pontiac Hospital and other facilities in the region. The letter was published in this week’s edition of The Equity newspaper. “We are proud of the […]

The deadline is fast approaching for stakeholders to respond to SADC Pontiac’s survey on their 2024-29 strategic plan. SADCs are federally-funded non-profit organizations that offers economic development assistance for rural areas. Director Rhonda Perry explained that every time they renew their funding agreement with Economic Development Canada, they have to come up with a strategic […]

The ice at the Centre de Loisir des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge should be top-notch this coming season, as some brand new refrigeration equipment is set to be installed at the end of the summer. Stephane Beland, the president of the arena committee, explained that they had needed to replace their aging equipment for some time. […]

After six years in Swisha, the seventh annual car show put on by the Rapides-des-Joachims Downtown Life Committee has had to move off the island, a victim of its own success. This year’s edition will be held at 87 Brockhouse Way in Deep River Ont. on Saturday July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]