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Earlier this year, staff at Pontiac High School announced that they would be fundraising for a set of retractable bleachers in their gymnasium and the community has been generous with their support. PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay said that the process has been going well, and with the school posting thank-you messages to donors […]

Around 12:30 a.m. on Sunday October 15, Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC Pontiac station intercepted a vehicle for a check in the parking lot of Mansfield-et-Pontefract’s town hall. In the course of a routine check, police noticed open cans of beer in the vehicle. They investigated further and found two dirt bikes in […]

One of MRC Pontiac’s tourism projects has been nominated for the City Nation Place Awards in the Best Communication Strategy category. The nomination is for the “Route 148 – Your Best Vanlife In The Outaouais” promotion, which was entered by Visages régionaux, the marketing company the MRC hired to spearhead the project. City Nation Place […]

Regional health authority  CISSSO has announced that they will be hosting mobile vaccination clinics for respiratory diseases throughout the Pontiac territory over the coming weeks. According to the CISSSO’s website, vaccination against influenza as well as COVID 19 is recommended for the following groups: People living in residential and long-term care centers, private seniors’ residences […]

The evening closures of the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort next week have been extended by several hours. The bridge will now be closed on October 16 and 17 between 9 p.m. and 1 a.m. The bridge will also be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on November 13, 14, […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce is inviting local businesspeople to a 5 à 7 on Thursday October 19 at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon. Chamber President Sébastien Bonnerot, explained the gathering was organized as part of Canadian Small Business Week. The events featured speaker is from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business. “We […]

Regional health authority CISSSO announced in a press release this afternoon (October 12) the end to weekend breaks in some services at the Pontiac Hospital, though they cautioned that the situation “remains precarious”. In late July, the CISSSO announced the Pontiac Hospital would be suspending some services in their ER and ICU on weekends due […]

The Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) has a new president who hails from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Dave Gillespie. The RAWQ is a non-profit organization that supports the English-speaking community in the Outaouais. Gillespie is a farmer who is involved in many community organizations and initiatives, from documenting the shoddy electrical service in the upper Pontiac to […]

The preliminary inquiry in the case of Emily Rumleskie, who is accused of impaired driving causing the death of Sylvain Bégin in 2020, will get underway at the end of February 2024, CHIP 101.9 has learned. According to the Department of Justice, a preliminary inquiry “is a judicial hearing that is used in serious criminal […]

The head of one of Quebec’s largest trade unions, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), was in the Outaouais yesterday (October 5) to mark International Teachers’ Day. CSQ President Éric Gingras was invited to Maniwaki by one of the group’s affiliated unions, the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR-CSQ), which represents teachers […]