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The Municipality of Otter Lake on Tuesday announced the lifting of the boil water advisory, which had been in effect on July 10th. “Repairs at the pump house are complete and water testing results were all perfect,” said the municipality’s director general, Andrea Lafleur. It is therefore no longer necessary to boil water before consuming […]

Lynn Bertrand, 67, of Mansfield, was convicted in June, 2020 of 13 counts of acts of a sexual nature committed against minors, the events of which took place between 1994 and 2009 on 5 different victims. Among the charges, Lynn Bertrand was accused of touching the body part of a child under the age of […]

Workers from L’EntourElle have noticed a decrease in calls to the 24/7 crisis line since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The community worker at the shelter, which helps women victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, Vanessa Chabot, said however, that no increase in interventions in the region has been noted. CHIP101.9 · Clip […]

The Outdoor solidarity cooperative Aventure Hélianthe officially opened the Pont Blanc Beach Saturday. As explained by Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, the rest of the 2020 summer season will be used to try out news services with beach goers. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Guillaume Lavoie Harvey – 2020 opening It maybe important to remember that the Pont Blanc […]

A petition to support the Davidson Energy project is currently making the rounds. According to a group of citizens who set up this petition, the objective is to collect signatures in order to demonstrate to the government the support of the community for this project in the region. Here is the argument used to convince […]

A new business is currently in the process of being established in the industrial park in the municipality of Litchfield. According to the owner Denis Doiron, the new business, Entrepôt 301, will be a storage company for boats, vehicles and household products. Boat storage is at the forefront of Doiron’s business model, prioritizing the storage […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac will hold an extraordinary meeting with only one item on the agenda, namely the rebate intended for members and the community. Members will be able to follow the EGM via the Caisse website and will have a few days to vote. The director of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine, […]

The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, confirmed that the next Regional Council meeting will take place in person allowing the public to attend for the first time in over four months. This meeting will take place in the Recreation Center in Campbell’s Bay rather than the Elsie Gibbens room at MRC office. CHIP101.9 […]

The Blé d’or of Luskville are organizing the Marché Pontiac Markets; August 1st and september 5th in Luskville at the Luskville Community Centre and October 3rd in the Community Centre of Quyon, all from 10:00am to 3:00pm. To register 819-458-2233 or marchepontiacmarket@gmail.com Tables are available inside and out. The Blés D’or Luskville is a senior […]

Two power outages are planned for Thursday, July 30. The first interruption should occur between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and the second between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. According to Hydro Quebec, this scheduled outage will affect Fort-Coulonge, Mansfield, Shawville, Clarendon, Campbell’s Bay, Bryson, Litchfield and L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet. Tuesday, certain residents of the listed municipalities […]