NEWS

It was resolved by council to adopt draft by-law 269-2021 aiming at authorizing the use of snowmobiles and summer quads on the former Canadian National Railway corridor within the municipalities of Bristol, Clarendon, Litchfield, and Portage du Fort. The public comment period on this draft by-law will run from December 17, 2020 to January 10, […]

CHIP 101.9 has announced the winners of the drawing contest at CHIP 101.9. In the presence of Santa Claus, the children were able to learn about the winners of the competition for the 2020 edition. CHIP101.9 · Concours de dessin 2020 The list of winners is available here. https://dev.chipfm.com/IMG/xls/gagnants_2020_-_anglais.xls

The MP for Pontiac, William Amos, judges that it is the issue of accessibility to high-speed Internet in the rural areas of his riding that will be the priority for the next year on the local and regional scene. The member for Pontiac in Ottawa mentioned that he supported the Connexion Fiber Picanoc (CFP) project, […]

The president of the Centraide Outaouais fundraising campaign, Bob Rioux, highlighted certain realities of the Pontiac that have an impact on the population. Bob Rioux mentioned that it was important, in a time of a pandemic, to be able to provide financial assistance to non-profit organizations that serve the population of Pontiac. CHIP101.9 · extrait […]

The Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) held its Annual General Meeting of Members last Thursday (December 17, 2020), via Zoom. The excellent results, both in terms of listening statistics and the station’s finances, drew attention. The station reached, on average, 12,000 listeners each week and a surplus of $ 158,096 that was reached during the […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais is preparing for what could be the biggest vaccination operation in history. Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine has already started to be administered and the CISSS de l’Outaouais is now looking for human resources to ensure the distribution of this vaccine in the region. “It […]

The Outaouais obtained one of the ten project offices created under the Land protection plan against floods of the Government of Quebec. The mission of this project office will be to better plan the development of flood zones throughout the western Ottawa River watershed, which has experienced its share of recurring flooding. The office has […]

In the most recent update with the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB), the director general Mike Dubeau addressed the recent announcements from the Quebec Government on the Pontiac becoming a Red Zone. Mike Dubeau said that if the Pontiac stays in the highest level of prevention against COVID-19, high school students could start going to […]

An arrest took place last Wednesday (December 16) in connection with the accident which caused the death of Sylvain Bégin on September 19, 2020. The Sûreté du Québec arrested a 22-year-old woman from Barry’s Bay, Ontario, for drug-impaired driving causing death. Sergeant Louis-Philippe Bibeau confirmed the information obtained by CHIP 101.9. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – […]

During the MRC Pontiac meeting, held last Wednesday, the mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, presented two resolutions related to the forest industry. The first concerned the Renmatix company. This company, headquartered in Atlanta, is back in the news, after the vote on November 25 , to request conditions in order to renew the annual amount […]