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Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh talk to CHIP 101.9 about the municipality’s budget for 2022, which passed in January. This year, the tax rate remained stable at 60 cents per $100 of assessment with expenses and revenues balanced at $3,129,862 and $163,890 taken from the surplus. The large share of income came from taxes and transfers, […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais wishes to inform the public that as of today (February 3), those aged 5 years and over can receive their 1st, 2nd or booster dose at the following walk-in vaccination clinics without an appointment: – Campbell’s Bay Recreation Centre : Monday, Wednesday and Friday […]

Springtime is usually seen as the season of floods. But for the past several years, residents of Green Lake and the road bordering the Black River in Waltham have seen access to their properties become difficult because of winter inundations. On Friday last week, the Ministry of Transport closed the bridge on the river to […]

Two people have been arrested following a police raid on a home in Davidson on February 1. Following a search at a residence on rue Thomas-Lefebvre in Mansfield, the police seized more than 230 methamphetamine tablets, more than 85 grams of cannabis, 10 grams of hashish, 2 prohibited weapons, ammunition and $2,175 in cash. A […]

This week is Suicide Prevention Week. The AutonHomme Pontiac organization organizes several activities during this week to promote life. AutonHomme Pontiac General Manager, Tyler Ladouceur, and Life Advocacy Officer, Kim Laroche, spoke at CHIP 101.9 about the importance of mental health and listening to others . CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Tyler Ladouceur et Kim Laroche […]

The Ministry of Forestry, Fauna and Parks has released the results of the hunt for white-tailed deer, wild turkeys, black bears and moose for 2021 in Quebec. The biologist responsible for wildlife management in the Outaouais, André Dumont, said the most recent season, particularly for hunting white-tailed deer and wild turkeys, was an excellent harvest […]

The arena in Fort-Coulonge officially reopened on Monday, January 31, 2022, for 18 year-olds and younger under Québec’s new public health guidelines. The Coopérative du Centre des loisirs des Draveurs will also be able to welcome back in adults as soon as February 14th. However, the reality for the arena in Fort-Coulonge could have been […]

Residents of the Municipality of Shawville are being advised to boil their water for at least a minute before consuming it. The municipality put the notice out on their Facebook page Sunday afternoon, stating that the advisory had been caused by work at the water tower. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Mayor Bill McCleary Monday morning […]

Early on a chilly Saturday morning, a group of about 15 big rigs and another 20 or so other vehicles met at the Giant Tiger in Shawville to take part in the truck protests taking place in the nation’s capital. CHIP 101.9 spoke with one of the organizers of the local group, Ralph Lang, as […]

Restaurant Francoeur will now be known as the Restaurant Francoeur pizza-bar and is changing locations to 235 rue Hérault in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Owner Chantal Sirard explained that while some aspects of the business are changing, they wanted to keep the name that locals will recognize. “Restaurant Francoeur not only changed location, but changed its name to […]