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The death and funeral of Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard will have an impact on the calendar of the council of mayors of the MRC Pontiac. A delegation from the MRC was scheduled to visit the Covanta’s Durham York facility located east of Toronto. Warden Jane Toller indicated that she hopes to organize a visit […]

Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard passed away this past Saturday (October 15), after a battle with metastatic cancer. He is survived by his wife and two sons. Beauregard first became a councillor in 2013 and was elected mayor in 2017. He was re-elected this past year without opposition. He also served on the local fire […]

Tomorrow (Tuesday October 18) the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac will be hosting a virtual job fair from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. As CJEP employee Jessica Kelly told CHIP 101.9, the event will bring together local employers and job seekers from across the Pontiac region. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Jessica Kelly – Job fair full

Citizens of MRC Pontiac are invited to submit their questions for the Council of Mayors meeting which will be held this Wednesday October 19. The forms for submitting questions are available here. The deadline to submit questions is Wednesday at noon.

Commonwealth Plywood has confirmed what was announced this week at CHIP 101.9, the reopening of the sawmill located in Rapide-de-Joachims, in the MRC Pontiac. This reopening is of strategic importance, since it is the first reopening in more than 10 years on the territory of the MRC Pontiac. Here is the press release from Commonwealth […]

A little over a year after being elected to the House of Commons in the 2021 federal election, Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the work she’s done in that period. In addition to her duties as an MP, Chatel has also been named to the Commons standing committee on finance and […]

At the end of the month, hundreds of racers and their four-legged teammates will descend on Bristol for the annual Dryland Championship dog races, which will take place this year on October 29-30. Organizer Denis Rozon explained that the while they had just under 200 participants in last year’s event, they were expecting more than […]

On Saturday October 29, the Knights of Columbus hall in Fort-Coulonge will be hosting a Halloween party fundraiser. One of the organizers, local musician Gaetan Forgues, said that he would be playing the event with his band The Blast. Local DJs Danik Ladouceur and Martin Leguerrier will also be performing. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Gaetan […]

The delays in electricity connections for new residences are having an impact here in the Pontiac. A future resident of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Simon-Pierre Farley, explained in an interview with CHIP 101.9 that he reserved his Hydro-Québec connection months ago, but the date of connection planned for September has been postponed to January. “We sent the first […]

Two people were arrested Wednesday, October 12, following a Police search of a residence and vehicle linked to drug trafficking on chemin Grand-Marais in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. This search was carried out by the MRC Pontiac Police and its investigative team as part of an investigation that started in May of this year. During the search the […]