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After extensive renovations last season, more upgrades are coming to the Beechgrove Rink this year. The outdoor rink sits just outside Quyon between the 5th Concession and Taber Road along Hwy. 148, and as Lindsay Hamilton explained, has a long history in the community. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Lindsay Hamilton – history of rink Hamilton […]

Despite the MRC Pontiac not renewing Pierre Vézina’s contract to develop the Biomass valorization centre project (CVB) in the Litchfield industrial park, members of the Fibre Pontiac board (including Vézina) are still working to see it through. Vézina, who is president of the board as well as Martin Boucher, a board member and the director […]

There will be an open-house this weekend at the newly opened seniors home in Portage-du-Fort, Manoir Meril. The event will take place on both Saturday and Sunday (November 6 and 7) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees will be able to tour the premises and have all their questions answered by the owners. Only […]

The Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) wants to encourage the population and especially young people to exercise their right to vote for the election which will take place this Sunday, November 7. The demographic weight of young people aged 18 to 35 is significant, as they represent 27.7% of voters. For the UMQ, it is […]

Despite a lower turnout than previous years due to pandemic restrictions, the 2021 Bristol Dryland dog races were a success according to organizer Denis Rozon. He had 162 teams competing at the track this past weekend, which is roughly half the amount he had in 2019, the last year the races were held. He said […]

Rosalee Gravelle is taking a run at the mayor’s seat in the municipality of Bryson, saying that she hopes to bring a new perspective to the role. She is competing with two-term incumbent Alain Gagnon, who was elected by acclamation in 2017. Gravelle has worked in several different fields, from maintenance to security, and currently […]

Eddie McCann is seeking another term as the mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac, running against current mayor Joanne Labadie and another former mayor, Roger Larose. McCann said that he’s running this year because of his extensive history with municipal politics makes him a good candidate for the job. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Eddie McCann […]

A fire tore through a home on the Fourth Line in Clarendon Friday night (October 29), also damaging a nearby outbuilding. Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that his crews received the call at around 9 p.m. to a property on the Fourth Concession and responded with four trucks. When they arrived, the house […]

Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Doug Rousselle is one of the […]

Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Doris Larochelle served for a term […]