Hydro Quebec community relations agent Alain Paquette talks about the power outages that hit western Quebec this weekend.

Les Nouvelles du Pontiac
George Bryson Heritage House Museum opens to public
20 May 2022
This morning (May 20) a group of public officials, local citizens and media gathered in Mansfield et Pontefract to celebrate the opening of the museum at the George Bryson Heritage House. The press conference was partly to celebrate the opening of the museum as well as the illumination of the (...)
Friends of Chats Falls to host AGM June 8
20 May 2022
The Friends of Chats Falls invites their members to the groups annual general meeting, which will be held on Wednesday June 8 at 7 p.m. at l'École primaire Sainte-Marie in Quyon. The AGM will begin with the official announcement and presentation of their new public archeology project. The (...)
Norway Bay Golf Course re-opens this Saturday
19 May 2022
The Norway Bay Golf Course will open for the season this Saturday, for the first time since 2018. One of the new owners, Jodi Armstrong, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about all the work she and her partner John Edelman put into the place since they purchased the local institution in 2021. Armstrong is (...)
VIACTIVE Day celebrating 31st year in Fort-Coulonge
19 May 2022
The resumption of VIACTIVE Day in the Pontiac for its 31st year is scheduled for this Friday, May 20 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge. This annual regional event is organized by the l'Académie des retraités de l'Outaouais in collaboration with the CISSS de (...)
Jane Toller applauds Phare Ouest for new lighting on Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge
19 May 2022
Tomorrow evening (May 20), the Phare Ouest organization will be hosting a public event to celebrate the new lighting on the Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The new lighting system was installed by the company Novom Interactive and will feature an app that allows (...)
Fire ban lifted for forests across province
18 May 2022
The Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, in collaboration with the Society for the Protection of Forests against Fire (SOPFEU) have lifted the ban on open fires in or near the forest as of May 15 at 4 p.m. This ban went into effect May 7. Currently, 9 forest fires are active across the (...)