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During the meeting held on Monday in the municipality of L’Isle-Aux-Allumettes, Father Tim Moyle of the St-Alphose parish spoke about the Class action lawsuit he is currently filing with the law firm Nelligan O’Brien and Payne in Ottawa. This Class Action is being filed on behalf of the flood victims who will not be compensated […]

CHIP 101.9 obtained a copy of the resolution that was passed by the mayors of the Pontiac MRC on Wednesday, concerning the feasibility of making part of the PPJ trail open for multi-use (cyclist and ATVs): – A legal opinion on the rights and risks associated with the potential conversion of a portion of the […]

The Mayor of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, said he would like the MRC to introduce a new policy to better guide the work of committees created by the council of mayors. At the most recent MRC Pontiac meeting, on Wednesday, Mayor Newberry made the request following a vote on the resolution concerning the PPJ Committee. “We […]

Personal information of 2.9 million members of the Caisse Desjardins was disclosed outside the organization, as announced by Desjardins on Thursday. According to the information reported by the Laval police, a Caisse employee, now terminated, made an unauthorized use of this data. The Professor of Journalism and Data Journalism at the École des Médias at […]

A poll organized by La Presse along with the Members of the National Assembly in Quebec had them select the best parliamentarians among themselves during the most recent session. The results: the Liberal MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, tied for third with the interim leader of the Parti Québécois Pascal Bérubé. They each received 15 […]

The local Parti Quebecois group held its Annual General Meeting last week and according to the party, they are re-establishing themselves. During the meeting, there was the election of a new executive director and exchanges on the modernization of the Parti Québécois, being some of the key moments of the meeting according to the organizers. […]

As of September, Festival Hall in Pembroke will be celebrating forty years. For the occasion, Aaron Pritchett, Kira Isabella and David James kick off their forty-year anniversary programming on September 18th. During the ‘Art Report’ on CHIP 101.9, the director of festival hall, Rick Wharton, announced a special act coming to Festival Hall in November: […]

St-Jean in Ile-du-Grand-Calumet seemed to be a success this year, according to the organizers. On Sunday, June 23rd, the public had a chance to attend shows and admire vintage cars. Yesterday, Monday June 24th, there were several shows, including Martin Deschamps who will also perform this Saturday at the Canada day celebration in Mansfield.

The new director of the Commission Scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSHBO), Denis Rossignol, recently spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the challenges that he will face in the coming months. During this interview, he also emphasized the support and congratulations he received from the people in the Pontiac; The full interview with Denis Rossignol is available here.

Tonight, in the municipality of Campbell’s Bay, How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World will be presented outdoors as part of Campfire Cinemas 2019 programming. The evening, organized in collaboration with the Maisons des jeunes du Pontiac, will be held at 8:30 pm at the Mural Park, located at 100 Front Street. A canteen […]