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The municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract are teaming up to be officially named a “Village-relais” by the provincial ministry of transport. The designation means that the area is part of a provincial network of safe places for commuters to stop along the road, with certain amenities like gas and lodging. The leisure coordinator for both […]

A new Pontiac citizen will sit on the administrative council of the regional health authority, the CISSS de l’Outaouais. Rémi Bertrand, the former Director General of MRC Pontiac and current owner of Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge, will take on the position. “Health and social services are of paramount importance to our communities and I feel […]

Prior to the Ottawa Senators facing off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Friday evening (March 18), a young Pontiac woman had the chance to sing in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. Earlier this month, Sens owner Eugene Melnyk (whose parents were both born in Ukraine) announced that they would be playing the country’s national anthem […]

The trial of a Fort-Coulonge man accused of murder will go ahead in the coming weeks, after an appearance in front of a superior court judge on Wednesday. Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan is accused of first-degree murder stemming from the death of Harold Plugowsky, 61, also of Fort-Coulonge. Police were called to a residence on […]

Nicole Shanks, a Shawville woman who attempted to kidnap an eight-day old baby in Ottawa back in May 2021, was declared not criminally responsible yesterday (March 17). Superior Court Judge Julie Bourgeois accepted a joint Crown and defense submission that Shanks be declared not criminally responsible. The decision was advised by a psychiatrist at The […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel was in Fort-Coulonge yesterday (March 16) to announce on behalf of the Minister of Sports and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development (CED), Pascale St-Onge, a contribution of $390,000 to the three Outaouais SADCs, including the SADC Pontiac, to accelerate the green shift of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). ” “Our […]

With the Federal conservative party is in the midst of picking a new leader, after they ousted the previous holder of the title, Erin O’Toole earlier this year. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Pontiac’s conservative candidate in last year’s election, Michel Gauthier, about who he thinks should head the party going forward. Previously he had stated […]

The president of francophone advocacy group Impératif français, Jean-Paul Perrault, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his demand that the provincial government crack down on citizens who, according to him, reside in Quebec but pay their taxes in Ontario. Perrault said that the provincial government is to some extent complicit in the situation. “They are quite […]

The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) wants to freeze Hydro-Quebec rates to give citizens a break. According to the Liberals, unlike the cost of gas or the grocery bill, the government can control electricity rates in Quebec. Several members of the PLQ, including Pontiac MNA André Fortin, addressed their constituents via social media. “The cost of […]

On February 25, representatives from close to 30 community, public and private organizations gathered for a discussion on housing in the Pontiac. The meeting was organized by the Pontiac Community Development Corporation (PCDC) as a way to gather a wide variety of organizations with a diversity of expertise to discuss the issue in a holistic […]