NEWS

The ongoing school bus driver strike has dragged on into its third week, and there is currently no end in sight, as the two parties have been at an impasse over salary increases and the length of contracts. The Western Quebec School Board issued a press release at the end of last week (May 12), […]

On Saturday morning (May 13), the Municipality of Otter-Lake held a public gathering to reveal their plans for a splash pad and numerous upgrades to their Recreation Association grounds. The municipality plans to have the splash pad, which was an initiative started by the RA committee last year, installed this summer, as well as paving […]

The RCMP’s horseback performing troupe, the Musical Ride, was in the Pontaic on Saturday (May 13) as part of the Municipality of Bryson’s 150th anniversary celebrations. The village that is now known as Bryson was originally named Havelock from 1858-1873, after a British General, Sir Henry Havelock. However, due to another municipality incorporating under that […]

Xavier Lusignan did it again and won gold at the Junior Pan American Weightlifting Championships held in Colombia this weekend. In the 96 kg category, Xavier bested the two other competitors on the list and improved his lifts from last year by about 10 kg. Next on his schedule, Xavier will be in action at […]

Last Thursday (May 11), officers from the Sûreté du Québec carried out a search at a property in Fort-Coulonge, arresting one man in relation to drug trafficking. A 58-year-old man from Fort-Coulonge was arrested and remains in custody for a court appearance, where he is expected to face charges of possession of drugs for the […]

The RCMP Musical Ride will be in Bryson Saturday (May 13) as part of the municipality’s 150th anniversary celebrations. “The troop of up to 32 riders, who are all police officers, and their horses perform intricate formations and drills set to music, lasting about 30 minutes. These movements demand the utmost control, timing, and coordination,” […]

More than thirty school bus drivers on strike since the beginning of the month demonstrated in front of the Pavillon Poupore de l’École primaire des Petits-Ponts this morning (May 11). The drivers wanted to make parents, who currently have to bring their children to school, aware of their union requests. Jacques Masseau, a driver with […]

With the river regulation authorities forecasting the levels declining over the coming week, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Davidson resident and owner of Esprit Rafting, Jim Coffey, about how this spring’s flooding compared to years past. He said that the preparation by both waterfront residents like himself as well as the municipality made the ordeal less […]

Sûreté du Québec officers from MRC Pontiac, in coordination with narcotics officers from the Outaouais, conducted three arrests and three searches yesterday (Wednesday, May 10) in connection with the trafficking of narcotics in a residence and two apartments in Mansfield. During searches on rue Graveline, rue Dagenais and chemin Thomas-Lefebvre, the police seized: • About […]

Yesterday (May 9), Sûreté du Québec officers arrested four people and conducted a search in Otter-Lake in relation to a series of shoplifting cases that took place between March 17 and May 5 in both MRC Pontiac and MRC Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. Police say that the suspects took out grocery baskets and items while accomplices distracted the […]