NEWS

The Commission scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSHBO), has obtained the authorization to open more full-day kindergarten classes for 4 year olds in economically disadvantaged area, including the MRC Pontiac and the MRC Vallée-de-la-Gatineau. The implementation of the kindergartens will provides high quality educational services to a greater number of children, some of whom do not receive […]

Yesterday, the Pontiac Community Development Corporation (CDC) announced in a press release that on November 16, 2018, the 2018 Forum for Social and Community Development in the Pontiac will be held with the aim to improve the living conditions for those in the Pontiac. The event is the result of efforts started in autumn 2017 […]

The Canada Day celebrations at Amyotte Park in Mansfield are fast approaching. In addition to headliners such as Martin Deschamps and the band Xception who will take the stage Saturday, June 30, Mansfield Firefighter Sylvain Bégin says that there are lots of attractions for families. Mr Bégin added that the majority of the profits will […]

At the final meeting of the MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller’s listening tour held in Fort-Coulonge last Thursday, CHIP 101.9 spoke with a citizen, France Lavoie, who gave us her impressions on this meeting. The full interview with France Lavoie is available here.

On June 8th, 2018, the fifth annual unveiling of the Forces AVENIR 2018 regional laureates was held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy. A student from the Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Marc Robert, was selected as regional winner for AVENIR Student perseverant. In the press release, Marc is described as a committed student who has achieved his goals. […]

The CHSLD at Manoir du Sacré-Cœur, now known as CHSLD Mansfield, located at 230 chemin de la chute in Mansfield-et-Pontefract celebrated its 50th anniversary this Friday with a barbecue. The Director of the Support for Elderly Autonomy Program for CISSSO, Judith Daoust, summarizes the highlights for the institution. The full interview with Judith Daoust, The […]

Jérémi Vaillancourt, marketing commissioner at the MRC Pontiac, has prepared a list of activities to be done in the Pontiac this weekend. More information is available on the Tourisme Pontiac Facebook page.

Fort-Coulonge Village en Fête is tomorrow. To get more information on the details CHIP 101.9 met with project manager Claudee Galipeau, who spoke of the details of the celebration. Several activities are planned such as children games and inflatable games and a volleyball tournament. You can expect many kiosks. A link to the Fort-Coulonge Village […]

The municipality of Ile-du-grand-Calumet has decided to invest in revitalizing the St-Jean Baptiste Day celebrations in the municipality. Municipal Councillors James Azola explained to CHIP 101.9 the reasons that prompted council to re-imagine the festivities as part of the Quebec Holiday. The event is free and the festivities will begin around 11:55. The full interview […]

The MRC Pontiac will receive $ 40,000 from Desjardins Group to carry out a business identification and prospecting project aimed at diversifying the economy of the MRC Pontiac. This project has three priority groups: Priority 1 – Agri-food processing – Forestry manufacturing production – Greenhouse Farm products Priority 2 – Cement and concrete products – […]