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Xavier Lusignan, a young weightlifter from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, reached the highest peak in his career thus far winning multiple gold medals on Saturday at the Junior Pan-American Weighlifting Championships in Lima Peru. Competing in the 96 kg category, the 19-year-old greatly improved on the benchmarks he set at the competition last year. In a post on […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract published a notice in the October 19 edition of the Pontiac Journal regarding zoning changes in order for a company to construct a development of several hundred rental cottages. The property is located near the old Pontefract Golf Course, and two nearby residents Guy Ladouceur and Doug Smith, were concerned with […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on Wednesday (October 19), a resolution was passed approving funding from the second component of the Regions and Rurality fund (FRR), provided through the provincial ministry of municipal affairs and housing (MAMH). Fifteen projects were received by the deadline of September 16, 2022, totaling $791,332.99, of which […]

Following the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on October 19, Warden Jane Toller was asked about the release of human resources data requested by CHIP 101.9 back in August, a request that was denied by MRC Director General Bernard Roy. The request was for a compilation of HR data going back five years on […]

On Tuesday the Carrefour jeunesse emploi du Pontiac (CJEP) held their second annual virtual job fair, bringing out more than 100 job seekers and dozens of local employers. Jessica Kelly, an intervention services coordinator with the CJEP explained that they had 117 potential employees attend (CJEP followed up a day later to clarify they had […]

The funeral for Campbells Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who passed away this past Saturday, was held this morning (October 20) at St. John the Evangelist Church in Campbell’s Bay. Beauregard passed away following a battle with metastatic cancer, and is survived by his wife, two sons and parents. Last night at the MRC Pontiac council […]

Two young weightlifting siblings from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Xavier and Naomie Lusignan, are currently in Lima Peru for the Junior Pan-American Weightlifting Championships, which run from October 18 to 24. Naomie will compete around 3:45 p.m. on Friday (October 21) in the 71 kg category, while her older brother will be competing on Saturday (October 22) at […]

Newly re-elected to his third mandate, Pontiac MNA André Fortin was sworn in yesterday (October 17) at the National Assembly in Québec City. “Je, André Fortin, jure que je serai fidèle et porterai vraie allégeance à Sa Majesté le Roi Charles III. I, André Fortin, do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance […]

The candidate for the Green Party of Quebec in the recently concluded provincial election, Pierre Cyr, stopped by CHIP 101.9 studio to discuss his first campaign. Finishing with 616 votes (2.16%), Cyr was slightly below the Green’s candidate in 2018, the late Roger Fleury, who finished with 919 (3.33%). Nevertheless, Cyr said he was satisfied […]

The community of Fort-Coulonge has been under a boil-water advisory since the beginning of August, and though work is ongoing it’s still not clear when the town’s water will be safe to drink. Many residents have been expressing their anger on social media, posting photos of bathtubs and sinks filled with yellow water. Mayor Christine […]