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The cleanup process from the 2019 floods has begun. From taking pictures of the damages caused by the floods to declaring claims with the ministry of Public Security, the municipalities across the Pontiac region have continued to update their residents of their current situations. In Bristol, the post flood has presented other difficulties, such as […]

The gymnasium of École Poupore will be renamed the Centre Brizard-Vallières this Saturday, June 8th, in honor of Jean-Louis Brizard and Roland Vallières, who respectively held the position of General Manager and President of the Pontiac School Board. CHIP 101.9 met with Benoit Paré, a local historian and former colleague of the two men. In […]

“Renfrew County Fiddlers Pot Luck supper and dance on June 8, 2019 at Mateway Centre. 6:00 to 11:00 Admission $6.00 Members $4.00

Fay Bennett will be coming the Bonnechere museum to inform those who are interested in how to research your family tree. She had always loved history much like her father and decided to that the love and share it with other people, well also teaching them about their own family history’s. If your interest please […]

The organizers of the 2019 Fort Coulonge / Mansfield Country Festival, which took place from Thursday to Sunday, gave it a very positive review. The main organizer, Phil Denault: Excerpt Phil Denault For the fifth edition of the Festival, the event will take place from June 4th to 7th. The full interview with Phil Denault […]

One of the upcoming projects for the Ottawa Riverkeeper in the Pontiac is a project for the conservation of a marine species; the hickorynut (Scientific name: Obovaria olivaria). Patrick Nadeau: The organization will have a team in Portage-du-Fort to study this species. Patrick Nadeau said that given the distance of the area and the fact […]

Pontiac Scholarship Fund will award 26 scholarships of $ 1,000 to Pontiac students. The deadline was extended until today, Monday, June 3rd. There are many different types of scholarships such as health, trades, agriculture, university or community involvement, to name a few. Some scholarships are available according to the financial need of the student while […]

On Friday, the municipality of Fort-Coulonge announced the restoration of its’ sewer system. As a result, the residents that have been evacuated over the last weeks due to floods will gradually be able to return to their homes. As discussed with CHIP, Mayor Gaston Allard said that once the evacuations have been completed, the municipality […]

Although, it is still not recommending by the municipality, the removal of the sandbags in Bristol (Pine lodge, Norway bay and Pontiac station) has begun. However, the cleanup process could take close to all summer. Councilman Phillip Holmes spoke to CHIP on Friday and gave more details: The Municipality of Bristol is asking residents to […]

According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, water levels are expected to continue to drop throughout the Ottawa River even though the expected precipitation could slow down the decline. Note that as of this morning, the level of the Coulonge lake area of the river has reached 107.80m above sea level; its lowest in […]