NEWS

With the hot weather forecast in the coming days causing favourable conditions for drying vegetation, the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) is asking residents to be more cautious during their stay in the forest. Saying: a “badly extinguished campfires could easily spread in dry conditions”. Some of the municipalities in the […]

In a press release issued a few weeks ago regarding the first edition of the Pontiac Kidney Walk which was held on May 26th in Shawville as part of the Canadian Kidney Foundation, it was described as an “unprecedented success”. The co-organizer of the event, Francine Lyrette, shared the reaction of the Quebec Division of […]

Today, the CHIP 101.9 journalist, Élizabeth Séguin, is heading to France to participate in the International Festival of Journalism in Couthures-sur-Garonne. In an interview before her departure, she explained what she hopes to reap as experience and knowledge of this journey. Note that Elizabeth Séguin was selected by the les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec […]

The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change (Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques) responded to questions from CHIP 101.9 via e-mail regarding the Government’s Draft Law on Special Intervention Zones (ZIS). In their response, the Ministry states that the outlining of new Flood Zones as defined in the ZIS, […]

The Pontiac Market opened over the weekend, on Saturday, at the Luskville Community Center in the municipality of Pontiac. A variety of items where on sale such as fruits and vegetables, decorations, desserts, jewellery, a bazaar and more. The market is organized by Les Blés d’or Vendors and to find out more, visit their Facebook […]

The municipality of Campbell’s Bay recently posted on their Facebook page the activities scheduled for the month of July. Activities ranging from the Creative movement courses to Paint course for adults and for children. This week, until the end of July, there will be activities for kids from 1pm to 4pm daily at the municipal […]

The next outdoor movie screening organized by the company Campfire Cinemas will be busy in the month of July. The owner and organizer, Robert Lance, gave an overview of the coming screenings. The next will take place on July 13th, at the RA Center in Otter Lake at 8pm. To find out more, visit CampfireCinemas […]

The Pontiac Social Development Table (TDSP)’s Comité 0-5 ans will be forced to modify their services in the near future due to the cancellation of their annual funding. From the Corporation de développement communautaire du Pontiac, (CDC Pontiac) Michel Vallières, explains. According to Vallières, the comité 0-5 ans could take on the new form of […]

An interactive map highlighting the official place names from indigenous languages or dialects in Canada was released as part of the national indigenous peoples day on June 21st. The toponymy analyst for the Geographical Names Board of Canada, Jean-Luc Fournier, gave more details on this initiative. Entitled Stories from the Land: Indigenous Place Names in […]

Last week, the ministère des Affaires municipales et de l’Habitation of Quebec announced financial assistance totalling $4,230,829 for the implementation of twenty-three initiatives and a regional agreement, submitted under the Fonds d’appui au rayonnement des régions (FARR). Two projects have been selected for the MRC Pontiac: Development and consolidation of agricultural markets: $ 68,000 Develop […]