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While several residents are still waiting to return home a month after being evacuated, many families in Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield have helped each other and have generously hosted disaster victims. Maxime Delisle and his family have welcomed in five evacuated residents and now that number has increased to eleven. Several people believed that the evacuations would not […]

On Sunday night in Campbell’s Bay, one of the organizers of the 3-pitch fun league and municipal councilmen for the municipality of Campbell’s Bay, Tim Ferrigan, presented the donation of $9, 000, from the league to the municipality, that has led to the newly added shelter covering the bleachers at the municipal ball field in […]

A few days after announcing the creation of a parliamentary commission on the future of the news media, an interdepartmental committee, chaired by the Minister of Finance, was created to identify the help that can be provided for print media, with only a few weeks before the commission. That same committee is proposing to table […]

The subject of the use of the bike path has resurfaced in recent weeks. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Remo Pasteris, from the Green PPJ Verte group, who said that he was disappointed with the MRC’s decision to only include elected officials on the committee that will consider the use of the bike path and its […]

The 2019 floods have had an impact many sectors here in Pontiac. On Friday, CHIP 101,9 spoke to Christine Rieux, of the Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, to learn how the floods have had an impact on the farming industry: To help farmers during the floods, a one-stop shop for information has been set up by […]

The water level of the Ottawa River remains high, but according to the Ottawa River Regulation planning Board, river is expected to continue to decline over the next few days. After having been stable for a few days, the water from l’Isle-aux-Allumettes to the municipality of Pontiac is expected to decrease soon. As for Fort-Coulonge, […]

Maintenance work (mechanical brush clearing) will take place in the municipalities of Thorne and Otter Lake from May 27th to June 21st, on Route 301, between Crawford Road (Thorne) and Beaudoin Road (Otter Lake). Traffic will alternate between Monday and Friday, from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, using flagmen or traffic lights.

The student Maryse Vallières presented her last column this week about Senegal, Africa, as she is now back in the country. Originally from Pontiac, Maryse completed her internship as part of her university program in the field of agriculture. She told CHIP 101.9 what this experience will bring her in her future career. Now back […]

The Quebec Federation of Professional Journalists Outaouais (FPJQ), denounces the decision of the Ministry of Public Security to restrict the presence of cameras at the public information meeting for flood victims. Their president, Julien Paquette, gave more details: During the floods of 2017, the cameras had access to this type of meetings. The FPJQ Outaouais […]

The Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield Country Festival starts next weekend and despite the challenges of the 2019 floods, the organizers say that they will be ready to welcome the thousands of visitors expected for this years’ event. From the Festival, one of the key organizers, Phil Denault, gave more details : From Thursday, May 30th to […]