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Hydro-Québec has renewed its operating agreement with Ontario Power Generation (OPG) in Chat Falls, located on the border between Ontario and Québec. The spokesman for Hydro-Quebec, Francis Labbé, gave more details about the renewal. The agreement will be used to improve certain equipment and technological installations at the facility. Labbé also explained how the operations […]

Last week, the Stone Fence Theatre issued a press release stating that the Board of Directors voted upon a donation of $1,000 to the Residence Meilleur in Chapeau. According to the press release, the reason for the donation was ”as thanks and appreciation for the Meilleur family, who all helped so much with Up at […]

Drivers traveling on Highway 148 in Campbell’s Bay will have to be vigilant as of October 15th. Starting today, the speed limit has been reduced from 80 to 70 km/h along the section of the Highway travelling through the municipality. Over the last few years, residents and elected municipal officials have asked that the speed […]

The Pontiac Comets were uncontested over the weekend winning 7-2 in Maniwaki against the Forestiers. This first win of the year for the Comets, highlighted their impressive forwards and the pressure on the forward check. Quickly the Comets took the lead in the first period, with a 5-0 lead after 20 minutes of play. The […]

L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet has postponed its monthly municipal council meeting to Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. This will be the first meeting since the MRC Pontiac has decided to dissolve the national Park committee regarding the idea of a park project in the Îles Lafontaine. On October 2nd, during an extraordinary general meeting, the Council of Mayors of […]

Along the lines of CHIP 101.9 continuing its coverage of the 2019 federal election, the CHIP News Room spoke to a former host of the station now turned NDP candidate for the Nickel Belt electoral district in the Sudbury area, Stef Paquette. Currently, the riding is represented by the Liberal Marc Serré, but according to […]

To raise funds for the Centraide Outaouais campaign, the Maison de la Famille du Pontiac, the Maisons des jeunes du Pontiac, Bouffe Pontiac, the Centre Serge Bélair, the Comptoir St-Pierre, the Jardin éducatif du Pontiac and the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Patro are hosting a community diner at the Golden Age Club Hall next Friday, October 18th. It’s […]

This weekend, the Pontiac Comets will face off against the Maniwaki Forestiers. CHIP 101,9’s Jacob Lavigne will be on site to report on the highlights of the game, which the Comets fans will also be able to follow via the CHIP 101,9 Facebook page. . Note that last week, the Comets lost 6 to 3 […]

The last leaders’ debate before the federal elections on October 21st was held yesterday in Gatineau, and the CHIP 101,9 Journalist Élizabeth Séguin was on site. She talked about it this morning. A full report will be available soon, meanwhile, this conversation can be found here.

Le Droit newspaper reported this morning that a Pontiac resident, Daniel Houle, held sexually charged words at the Campbell’s Bay courthouse last Tuesday. According to Louis-Denis Ébacher of Le Droit newspaper, Daniel Houle, 47, was undergoing a bail hearing for a breaking and entering, death threats, armed assault and robbery in a Shawville case. During […]