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The head of the Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ), Dominique Anglade was in the Outaouais this week for meetings with local residents and with the party’s two MNAs in the region, André Fortin (Pontiac) and Maryse Gaudreault (Hull). CHIP 101.9 had the chance to speak with Anglade on several subjects affecting the Outaouais. She criticized the […]

Over the last couple of days, representatives from DERYtelecom have been making sales calls to homes in the Pontiac, specifically in the area of Shawville and Fort-Coulonge. There had been concerns raised in posts shared widely on social media that they were fraudsters and some have received threats from the public as a result. The […]

Residents of MRC Pontiac can now submit public questions for the meeting of the council of mayors that will take place on Wednesday March 16. The deadline for submissions is noon on March 15. There is a limit of one question per resident per meeting. The link for submissions is available here.

The former mayor of Chelsea and Warden of MRC des Collines, Caryl Green will be seeking the nomination for the Liberal Party of Quebec in the riding of Gatineau. Speaking to CHIP 101.9, she explained why she decided to put her name forward. “With my ten years of experience as mayor of Chelsea, I see […]

MRC Pontiac issued a statement this morning marking International Women’s Day to celebrate the accomplishments of the women they employ. “In honour of International Women’s Day, the office of the MRC Pontiac would like to highlight and celebrate the women who work in every department within our organization,” the statement reads. “Their hard work and […]

After two summers without the Shawville Lions Country Jamboree bringing hundreds of music fans to town, the organizers of the annual festival are planning for a big return in 2022, from Thursday July 14 to Sunday July 17. Clarendon Mayor and organizer Ed Walsh explained that when the provincial government started announcing that public health […]

Quebec’s Culture Minister Nathalie Roy confirmed $10,259,756 in funding for the development and the completion of 22 projects of requalification of heritage places of worship, during her visit to Chelsea on March 3. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Ms. Roy pointed out that there was no such program until her government introduced one in […]

The Municipality of Shawville is in the process of rolling out a new telephone alert system to give residents a heads-up on things like water main breaks or boil-water advisories. Mayor Bill McCleary said that they used to rely on a volunteer telephone tree, but there were difficulties with retaining volunteers and keeping contact lists […]

To celebrate International Women’s Day tomorrow (March 8), CHIP 101.9 has teamed up with La Fée des Bois Apothecary, a Pontiac business that makes natural health products, to give away three gift baskets worth $200 each to our listeners. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, owner Marianne Desjardins Roy spoke about her business and the […]

MRC Pontiac launched a contest at the start of the month asking residents of the region why they chose to come to the area. The contest is part of the MRC’s territorial marketing strategy, launched back in Februrary, which centers around “14,000 reasons to choose the Pontiac”, a reference to the MRC’s 14,000 residents and […]