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Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel has filed a request to intervene regarding Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ application to amend the Chalk River Laboratories operating license to authorize the construction of a “near surface disposal facility” for low level waste. She begins the document by specifying that she would like to intervene on environmental and safety issues as […]

Citizens of MRC Pontiac can now submit questions for the next council of mayors meeting which will take place on April 20. The forms to submit electronically can be found here. The deadline to submit is April 19 at 1 p.m and questions are limited to one per person per session.

With the CAQ government’s overhaul of the province’ s language laws, known as Bill 96, being debated in the National Assembly, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Gordon McIvor, the director general of Cégep Heritage College to discuss some of the ways that this mammoth piece of legislation will affect Quebec’s students. He explained that despite he […]

Pontiacers have likely seen plenty of trucks stringing fibre optic internet cable along telephone lines throughout the region as part of the federal and provincial governments’ “Operation High Speed” initiative, which aims to connect all Quebecers to high-speed internet by this fall. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Charles Beaudet, the Vice-President of Quebec and Eastern Canada […]

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Pontiac territory, as a total of 20 to 30 mm is expected, but could be as much as 40 mm in certain areas. The precipitation is expected to last until Thursday. “Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads. Localized flooding in low-lying […]

Just after 6:15 a.m. this morning (April 13), Sûreté du Québec officers from the Campbell’s Bay detachment clocked a speeding vehicle eastbound on Hwy. 148 in Bristol. The driver refused to stop and a short chase ensued. Officers were able to stop the vehicle on Baird Road in Bristol and arrested the driver, a 21 […]

After a random draw among all the coloring pages received, Arielle Laporte, Aryanne Fortin and Mélodie Boisvert won the three big chocolate bunnies as part of this inaugural Easter contest. More than 300 children participated and is set to become an annual CHIP 101.9 tradition. Thanks to everyone who participated and Happy Easter to all. […]

Tourisme Outaouais marked its 40th anniversary in the Pontiac yesterday, at the Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge with many industry players in attendance. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Director General Julie Kinnear about the state of the tourism industry during the COVID-19 pandemic. “People are ready. So we are really optimistic for the summer season, people are […]

A petition has been launched requesting that regional health authority CISSSO add a weekly sample collection service at the clinic (known by their French acronym CLSC) in Quyon. Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt is a physician that practices at the Quyon facility as well as the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville. She said that patients of the […]

During an interview regarding the petition to offer sample collection services at the Quyon CLSC, Pontiac MNA André Fortin commented on the current attempt by the regional health authority CISSSO to form a users and residents committee for the Pontiac region. He said that such committees are “extremely useful” in conveying the will of the […]