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At Plein air Pontiac Outdoor, CHIP 101.9 spoke with MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller. She reiterated her commitment to work to set up a real ATV trail network in the Pontiac: She also stated that the PPJ bike path was excluded from the future development plans of the ATV network and that other options are […]

Last weekend was the first edition of the Plein air Pontiac Outdoor event at the Club Quad Pontiac in Litchfield. CHIP 101.9 was on location. Alain Gilet from the Club Quad Pontiac shared the club’s objectives and the vision surrounding the first edition of this event: Several kiosks promoting various vendors, companies and organizations were […]

Yesterday morning, children aged 4 and 5 from the kindergarten class of École St. Pierre’s had a minute of silence to honor the 16 victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash tragedy . A remembrance photo was published on the CSHBO Facebook page. Also yesterday École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge, paid homage to the Saskatchewan […]

Acadian singer-songwriter Amélie Hall was in the Pontiac last night to perform at the auditorium of Sieur-de-Coulonge. Her show, taylor made for the live audience of the Pontiac charmed the entire crowd. CHIP 101.9 caught up with Amélie Hall after her performance to talk about her first musical appearance in the Pontiac. For a little […]

The Municipality of Pontiac announced yesterday that it will work in collaboration with the Public Security of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais to stop the problems caused by speeding. The municipality stated that “the speed of some motorists is an issue in many places”, and that they are working to improve signage, in addition to using […]

The annual general meeting of the Caisse populaire Desjardins de Chapeau has been postponed to May 28th due to various circumstances. Two directorships and one other position on the supervisory committee will be available. Stéphane Labine explained to CHIP 101.9 last December that the Caisse populaire de Fort-Coulonge and the Caisse populaire de Chapeau are […]

Yesterday (April 11) was the Health and Social Services Auxiliary Day in Quebec. For the occasion, a regional representative for the Outaouais, Gilles Mathurin, was visiting the Pontiac to meet with the CLSC auxiliary workers in the region and to thank them for all they do. Élizabeth Séguin spoke with him to learn more about […]

The marketing commissioner of the MRC Pontiac, Jérémi Vaillancourt, provided a list of must do activities and events this weekend in the region: For more information on these activities, visit the Pontiac Tourism Facebook page.

An information meeting on the l’Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac slaughterhouse will be held on April 30th at 455 Hillcrest Avenue in Shawville at 7:00 pm. This meeting had already been announced by project managers who faced criticism from some citizens who feared that the company could have negative impacts on the value of their […]

The St-Pierre Parish located in Fort-Coulonge launched its 2018 fundraising campaign. Among other things, it discusses the challenges of this parish in 2018, particularly the maintenance of the cemetery, that was easier in the past thanks to the hiring of a summer student. Father Réal Ouellette explained to CHIP 101.9 the consequences of the federal […]