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On December 13, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Charles Beaudet, the Vice-President for government relations with the company Xplore, which is currently rolling out fibre internet service in much of the Pontiac area. Beaudet said that they’d recently made a number of connections in the Portage du Fort area, and would be moving on to the […]

The Fort-Coulonge Fire Department celebrated their 65th anniversary at the Club l’age d’Or on Friday evening. Both former and current members of the brigade were present, along with their families and members of municipal council. Several firefighters were recognized for their years of service, and many stories were shared of memorable calls and some of […]

On Wednesday afternoon (December 7), a man was arrested on Hwy. 148 in Shawville due to several outstanding arrest warrants in Ontario. At around 5:30 p.m., Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC Pontiac station were notified that a person sought by police in Ontario would be in a vehicle on Hwy. 148 in Shawville. […]

On December 1, the CHIP 101.9 Board of Directors held its Annual General Meeting, and presenting the station’s most recent financial statements. Since the 2012-2013 fiscal year, Pontiac Community Radio has obtained 9 financial surpluses in 10 years and the year 2021-2022 is no exception. The most recent fiscal year resulted in a surplus of […]

CHIP 101.9 has learned that the Pontiac Industrial Park in Litchfield has once again changed hands. Gatineau businessman Pascal Proulx, president of the firm Carrera, has acquired the property, located along Rte. 301. Proulx gained the attention of regional media recently in relation to the site for the planned regional hospital in Gatineau. Litchfield Mayor […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce has a new president, Century 21 Elite real estate broker Sébastien Bonnerot. He was elected at a meeting of the Chamber’s Board of Directors  on November 21. Bonnerot comes into the role with 20 years of business experience, having worked for 10 years as a vocational rehabilitation consultant and for […]

A fire broke out at the auto shop BAP 148 in Shawville last night (December 7), severely damaging the building. No one was reported injured. Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that they received the call at around 10:15 p.m. Wednesday evening, and responded with 20 firefighters and four trucks. He said that when […]

This morning (December 8) SADC Pontiac held their annual “Mingle and Jingle” breakfast at the Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. The breakfast was a networking event to bring together entrepreneurs, elected officials and representatives of organizations throughout the region. This was the first time they’ve been able to host the event […]

An agreement in principle was accepted by 89% of MRC Pontiac’s unionized staff for the renewal of their collective agreement last night (December 7). Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) regional President Michel Girard explained that the offer contains a salary increase of 14.75% over 5 years. In return, the employees […]

MRC Pontiac is delaying their public consultation on the waste management plan for 2023-2029 until January. Originally planned for December 20, the consultation will now take place on January 10, 2023 at 6 p.m. in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay (602 Route 301 North). The draft of the plan […]