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This week, CHIP 101.9 spoke to Sylvain Bégin, one of the key organizers of Canada en Fête in Mansfield who gave more details about the festivities: As confirmed by Bégin, the weather expected over the weekend will not have any effect on the festivities. The full interview with Sylvain Bégin is available here. Many Canada […]

During a public meeting that was held in the municipality of L’Isle-Aux-Allumettes for the victims of the 2019 Floods, Father Tim Moyle of the St-Alphonsus Parish spoke about a Class action lawsuit with a lawfirm in Ottawa for compensation for flood victims of secondary homes. A meeting was held with that lawfim last Friday, June […]

A draft law was adopted by the Quebec government to declare a special intervention zone (ZIS) in order to have better control/management of flood zones. The Director General of l’urbanisme, l’aménagement du territoire et de l’habitation department of the Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Stéphane Bouchard, gave more details on how the changes […]

The Fabrique Mobile de l’Outaouais officially installed the FabLab du Jardin in Campbell’s Bay for the summer, to allow Pontiac citizens to try out the modern “machines”. The project leader and activity organizer, Gregory Beard, gave more details. The FabLab is organized in collaboration with the Fabrique Mobile de l’Outaouais and the Jardin Éducatif du […]

Many locals and politicians made their way to the fundraiser BBQ in Campbell’s Bay last night to encourage the MRC Pontiac Youth Council who organised the fundraiser and will be donated the money raised to Bouffe Pontiac to help the victims of 2019 foods. The Youth Council representative of Sheenboro, Maggie McDonald, told CHIP 101,9 […]

The George Bryson Cultural House in Mansfield opened today, June 27th, for the summer season. A member of the organization committee, Sandra Armstrong, talked to CHIP about the activities during the summer. Sandra Armstrong also summarized the history of the Cultural house and the importance of the Bryson family in the Pontiac. The full interview […]

Last Friday, the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes posted a release on their Facebook page in regards to the changes made to the floods zones as announced by the Government of Quebec on June 17th. The ‘New Construction Standards for Flood Plains’ aims to limit the exposure of people and properties to the possibility of flooding in […]

Starting today and for the entire summer, the Heritage College Pontiac campus, in Campbell’s Bay, will host the Outaouais Mobile Factory (FabLab) workshop. The vice-president of the organization, Félix Bolduc. From July 22nd to 26th, FabLab will host free workshops for 12-15 year olds on cyber security and programming. The workshops are open to everyone. […]

Outaouais en Fête, the annual celebration of St-Jean Baptise in Aylmer, offered another busy program again this year. The President of the Impératif Français and organizer of the event, Jean-Paul Perreault, described the event as a success. According to Perreault, around 70,000 admissions were counted during the four days of the festival. A full report […]

The summer season is underway and the Ministry of Health and Social Services is reminding the public to take the necessary precautions against tick bites. The Planning, Programming and Research Officer of the Infectious Disease department of the ministry of Health, Dany Larivée, gave more details. A full interview on the risks associated with tick […]