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The local Parti Quebecois group held its Annual General Meeting last week and according to the party, they are re-establishing themselves. During the meeting, there was the election of a new executive director and exchanges on the modernization of the Parti Québécois, being some of the key moments of the meeting according to the organizers. […]

As of September, Festival Hall in Pembroke will be celebrating forty years. For the occasion, Aaron Pritchett, Kira Isabella and David James kick off their forty-year anniversary programming on September 18th. During the ‘Art Report’ on CHIP 101.9, the director of festival hall, Rick Wharton, announced a special act coming to Festival Hall in November: […]

St-Jean in Ile-du-Grand-Calumet seemed to be a success this year, according to the organizers. On Sunday, June 23rd, the public had a chance to attend shows and admire vintage cars. Yesterday, Monday June 24th, there were several shows, including Martin Deschamps who will also perform this Saturday at the Canada day celebration in Mansfield.

The new director of the Commission Scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSHBO), Denis Rossignol, recently spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the challenges that he will face in the coming months. During this interview, he also emphasized the support and congratulations he received from the people in the Pontiac; The full interview with Denis Rossignol is available here.

Tonight, in the municipality of Campbell’s Bay, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will be presented outdoors as part of Campfire Cinemas 2019 programming. The evening, organized in collaboration with the Maisons des jeunes du Pontiac, will be held at 8:30 pm at the Mural Park, located at 100 Front Street. A canteen […]

From June 7th to 13th, 1319 fines, including 950 for speeding were issued by the police department of the Outaouais-Laurentides region, as part of a national operation focusing on reckless driving. According to a press release issued by the Sûreté du Québec on Wednesday, these findings were issued despite “police presence, harsher penalties, photo radars […]

At the last night’s Meeting of the Mayors of the MRC Pontiac, a resolution was passed to ask the Quebec government “to provide support and compensation to all taxpayers affected by the 2019 floods. (including secondary homes and cottagers)”. During the meeting, Warden Jane Toller spoke about the importance of “keeping” non-permanent residents/cottagers in the […]

More than 50 people attended the Regional Council of Mayors meeting last night, June 20th, at the MRC Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay office to learn about the latest developments of the possible sharing of the PPJ trail with quads and other recreational vehicles. A resolution was passed by the mayors to create a research committee […]

Denis Rossignol, the principal of the Petits Pont Elementary school, was appointed Director General of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board, monday night, during a special Council of Commissioners meeting. As indicated by the Council, Rossignol’s appointment was ”a unanimous recommendation by the selection committee.” His appointment is scheduled for June 29th, 2019. The new DG has […]

The CHIP 101.9 journalist, Élizabeth Séguin, was selected by the Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec to participate in the Quebec delegation of journalists for the 4th annual Festival international de journalisme in Couthures-sur-Garonne in France. The Midis Express Pontiac host and CHIP 101,9 journalist Élizabeth Séguin: For three days, the village of Couthures-sur-Garonne will transforme […]