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CHIP 101.9 found out more details about this year’s Village en Fête of Fort-Coulonge, which will take place on Saturday, June 16th. This year, you can expect kiosks and children’s games, a volleyball tournament and inflatable apparatus’. The project manager, Claudee Galipeau, explains what makes this early summer event a must attend. Claudee Galipeau has […]

The lineup of the festival L’Outaouais en Fête was unveiled yesterday and there will be something for everyone during the 42nd edition of celebration at Parc des Cedres d’Aylmer. The President of Impératif Français, Jean-Paul Perreault, lists a few of those due to perform during the provincial long weekend from June 22 to 25 on […]

The Green Party has announced that Roger Fleury, an active member of the Pontiac community, will be their candidate in the Pontiac for the October 1 Quebec provincial election. Roger Fleury explained the reasons that led him to apply: This is not Roger Fleury’s first try at politics. He has run in the past in […]

Members of the public are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting Résidence du Haut-Pontiac on Thursday, May 24 at 7 pm at Harrington Community Center, located at 64 Pembroke Street in Chapeau. Those present will have an update on the construction of the residence, which began a few weeks ago. Remember that the building […]

Woodland Advantage is in a recruiting period, for a 24-week program. The company wants to accommodate people aged 18 to 45 who are receiving employment assistance (social assistance) or employment insurance, or who have no income. Trainees can complete the program in a variety of industries including forestry, customer service, catering, landscaping and other areas […]

Since the acquisition of the parish hall located on Baume Street in Fort-Coulonge serving as a community hall, the Knights of Columbus Council 7221 has issued an appeal to the public regarding the importance of participation in their weekly bingo. Gaétan Viau of the Knights of Columbus was at CHIP 101.9 to explain the impact […]

La Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) indicates that risk of forest fires in the Pontiac is considered Very High to Extreme this week. According to SOPFEU forecasts, the fire danger will be on the rise over the next three days. The wind, sun and little precipitation will create dry conditions in […]

Pontiac MP William Amos applauded the announcement by BCE of a $ 2 million investment earlier this week to strengthen the telecommunications network in the MRC Pontiac. Bell is expected to establish an additional link between Chapeau, Quebec and Pembroke, Ontario’s telephone exchanges to improve the reliability of the network. William Amos said he had […]

The 18th edition of the provincial day of the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge will be held on May 27 at 11 am at the Promenades de Gatineau. For the occasion, nearly 70 people from the region will support children with cancer and their families.

The Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, in collaboration with the Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), has decided to lift the ban on open fires which had been in effect since May 17. You can once again have an open fire outside. When doing so always take the necessary measures […]