NEWS

The MRC Pontiac told the CHIP 101.9 newsroom that it wants to “maintain a relationship of trust with the companies,” while refusing to confirm whether or not there were financial payments from the MRC to Eureka93. On March 20th, the Regional Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac stated that it wants to maintain “its […]

Pontiac local contractors told CHIP 101.9 that debts remain unpaid by Eureka93, formerly known as LiveWell Food. According to the owner of the local company Brian Stanton LTEE, Mike Stanton, the current sum of unpaid bills from Eureka93 is totalling around $32, 000. ”I guess I have no choice but right it off as a […]

The Quebec Ministère des Transports (Ministry of Transportation, MTQ) informed the Municipality of Pontiac that the roadwork on Eardley-Masham road started on Monday morning. The MTQ is expecting to work continuously for the next six weeks, reopening the road by the end of autumn 2019.

The fire ban issued for the Upper Pontiac in recent days was lifted Tuesday night. However, the local fire department is reminding residents that contained campfires are allowed under the condition of it being 1 square meter in size and limited to one meter in height.

More than a hundred Pontiac residents attended the performance of Guillaume Wagner on Tuesday night at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. The comedian had been in the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield area for the last few days and based his show around the activities and the people from the area who he had been in contact with during his stay. […]

Improvements from Quebec Ministère des Transports (Ministry of Transportation) on Baume Street in the municipality Mansfield have sparked a number of complaints and negative reactions from locals. The Mayor of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, explained that the municipality has also complained to the ministry on this matter. The section of the road in question is located […]

The federal election campaign will officially be launched today. In the riding of Pontiac, there are three important dates for voters so far. First, on September 26th, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce will hold a Candidate Forum starting at 6:30 pm at Recreation Center in the Campbell’s Bay, 2nd Street, which will be rebroadcasted on […]

The Municipality of Pontiac issued a notice to its residents that the Chemin des Pères-Dominicains will be closed to traffic until September 12th, between de la Rivière road and highway 148. Note that as of Thursday, the road will also be closed from Chemin de la Rivière towards Papineau Road.

Yesterday, the CHIP 101.9 team received cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, and the nurse behind the course, Martine Carrier, works in the Kitcisakik Indigenous community which is located in the parc de la Vérendrye, about one hour outside of Val D’Or. In an interview with Martine Carrier, she talked about her career in this Aboriginal community. […]

L’EntourElle, the shelter that helps women who are the victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, unveiled the list of winners of its annual duck race which was held last Sunday, in the municipalities of Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield. Last year, the first edition of L’EntourElle’s duck races saw about 750 entries and the goal was to raise […]