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This is a note from CHIP 101.9’s English editor Caleb Nickerson. An informal survey on the proposed Pontiac incinerator project was removed from CHIP 101.9’s website today, after concerns were raised about the accuracy of the data. After reviewing the situation, we decided that since the same person can cast multiple votes, the results weren’t […]

A new bursary to help retain local nursing students is now available thanks to a sizable private donation to the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation. The MacLachlan  family recently donated $100,000 to the foundation in order to support the hiring and retention of new nurses, one of the local health service’s biggest challenges at the moment.  […]

Around two dozen members of the public attended a special meeting of the MRC Pontiac council of mayors Monday morning (April 29) at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The special sitting had been called by Warden Jane Toller for the purposes of appropriating $3,000 for the distribution of a newsletter on a proposed waste […]

Members of the Fort-Coulonge arena committee recently announced that this year’s Pontiac Cup 3v3 hockey tournament, which took place on April 12 and 13, brought in $25,000 for the Centre des Losisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite. The arena committee thanked all the volunteers who helped out, as well as the tournament’s founders and organizers […]

On Friday morning (April 26), a surprise party was held at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon to celebrate long-standing community pillar Chris Judd, as he received the Medal of the National Assembly from Pontiac MNA André Fortin. Fortin explained that he had recently marked 10 years in the National Assembly and thought it […]

Several high-ranking doctors in the regional health authority CISSSO are calling on the provincial government to immediately address the pay disparities between health care workers in Ontario and the Outaouais, following the recent announced departure of several technicians for jobs across the river. Earlier this week, CISSSO’s head of emergency care, Dr. Christal Dionne, penned […]

Another health warning has been issued for products from the now-shuttered Abattoir les Viandes de Pontiac. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAPAQ) is warning the public to not consume that the following products, as they were slaughtered without respecting the inspection process: Beef (various cuts and ground meat): All products packaged between March 7 and 11, 2024 […]

Local public transportation non-profit TransporAction Pontiac held their annual general meeting on April 25 at their office in Campbell’s Bay. The group has busses and vans that make regular runs as well as a host of volunteer drivers who take individuals to their appointments, known as adapted transport. Director Sylvie Bertrand explained that they’d seen […]

This story has been updated from its original version.  MRC Pontiac issued a press release on April 24 announcing that a special meeting of the council of mayors has been called for Monday April 29 at 9 a.m. The only item on the agenda is listed as “Communication with residents concerning the EFW Initial Business […]

At the most recent MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 17, council approved a resolution budgeting up to $86,400 for a project to promote agricultural products from throughout the Pontiac. The funding was allocated as part of component four of the the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR). Shanna Armstrong, the MRC’s economic development […]