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Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Dale Levesque is more than familiar […]

In a first for the village of Fort-Coulonge, two drag shows will be held on November 27 and December 3 at Café Downton on rue Baume. The organizer of the shows, Matthew Armour, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about how they came about. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Matthew Armor – organizing He said that due to […]

Mayor Carl Mayer is seeking his third mandate at the head of Alleyn-et-Cawood’s council. Mayer has resided in the small municipality for all his 58 years, and served as a councillor for more than 20 years before becoming mayor for the past eight. Like 2017, he will face off in this election against former mayor […]

With L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Mayor Winston Sunstrum not seeking re-election, there are three candidates all vying for his vacant seat: Louis Lair, Jeremiah Nephin and Corey Spence. Spence said that his interest in local politics originated with his father’s time as the mayor of the municipality. He said that following the floods in 2017 and 2019, he […]

The Bristol Dryland dog races will be returning this weekend, after the 2020 races were scrapped due to the pandemic. Race organizer Denis Rozon said that the decision to host an event this year was done at the last minute, because they were uncertain what the public health restrictions would be. He said that despite […]

Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Joanne Labadie about her re-election campaign. This year she is facing off against two former mayors, Roger Larose and Eddie McCann. Back in 2017, Labadie prevailed against Larose with nearly 60% of the vote. She highlighted the large investments in the municipality’s sprawling road network over […]

Hydro-Quebec is continuing the rehabilitation work at the Bryson Generating Station. Starting Wednesday, October 27, 2021, and for a period of approximately two weeks, drilling work will be carried out. In order to complete this work safely, Hydro-Quebec advises that the level of the Ottawa River will be lowered by approximately 30 cm, between the […]

For the first time in the history of Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9), a staff member has been nominated for the next “Rencontres de l’ADISQ”, an event which aims to highlight the work of radio within the music industry. Cultural columnist Marie Gionet, was nominated this year in the category “Cultural animator or columnist of […]

The Center de loisirs des Draveurs is gearing up for the start of the season at the arena, located in Fort-Coulonge. According Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Fort-Coulonge recreation coordinator, Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, several improvements to the facilities have been undertaken thanks to donations from the community. Lavoie-Harvey highlighted the initiative of Century 21 Élite real estate broker Sébastien […]

CHIP 101.9 traveled to the Municipality of Pontiac to meet with the mayoral candidates. Roger Larose, a former councillor and mayor from 2013 to 2017, is one of the three candidates vying to gain the public’s confidence. He said that he would prioritize working collaboratively with council, as well as maintaining the municipality’s roads. CHIP101.9 […]