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The lack of personnel in health services has also begun to worry the Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l’Ouest du Québec. CHIP 101.9 spoke to the president of the association, Marcel Guibault, on this subject: The full interview in French with the president of the Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l’Ouest du Québec Marcel Guilbeault […]

Last Saturday, the Comets lost 6-3 against the Mont-Tremblant Diables. When questioned by CHIP 101.9 after the game, the Comets’ coach Jean-François Lavergne said his team had a good first half of the match, but struggled in the second. It was also, notably, the first victory for the Mont-Tremblant Diables in their first season of […]

It’s election day across the country and residents in the riding of Pontiac are invited to vote. After 40 days of campaign, the residents in the age of majority are being called to the polls to elect a member of federal Parliament, therefore choosing Canada’s next government. Registered voters have received an electors’ information card […]

Despite what the council of mayors have described as a perceived conflict of interest by Mayor Serge Newberry, he is still the representative of the municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet at the MRC Pontiac. Last week, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom looked at the way the information is shared between the MRC Pontiac and the various municipal councils. […]

Though the decision, by the council of mayors, to dissolve the committee to establish a provincial park in the Îles Lafontaine, the subject of the future committee was brought up during the meeting of the Mayors on Wednesday. When asked by CHIP 101.9, the Warden of MRC Pontiac Jane Toller mentioned that a new committee, […]

As part of the federal election campaign, Culture Outaouais sent a list of recommendations to the various political parties. This includes, among others, the George Bryson Cultural House and the regional museum project. Director of Culture Outaouais, Julie Martineau. Full interview with Julie Martineau..

The mining company Sphinx, which owns projects in L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, issued a press release this week concerning data regarding their Calumet-Nord property. In addition to the technical aspects of the project, it was said that some of the characteristics found were similar to a mine operated by the South 32 company in Australia, the mega-deposit of […]

Last night, the Mayor of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet Serge Newberry was present for the Regional Council of Mayors meeting at the MRC Pontiac, where he said he felt very comfortable to be representing his municipality at the MRC. This even though the council of mayors and the Warden are proceeding with denouncing an perceived conflict of interest […]

During the Thanksgiving long weekend, the Sûreté du Québec carried out various interventions and operations from October 11 to 14 in the province. In the Outaouais and Laurentides, the Sûreté have reported more than 640 offenses, including 455 cases of speeding. This report also includes a dozen arrests for impaired driving, seven collisions with wounded […]

Young Mégane Fortin, 12, from Mansfield-et-Pontefract, had quite the experience a few days ago when she represented the Shriners Hospital (Montreal) at the Shriners Hospitals for Children’s Open, an official PGA event, the professional golf circuit which was passing through Las Vegas. She kept score for the participating professional golfers. Yesterday, Jacob Lavigne sat down […]