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The Pontiac Job Fair will be held on April 25th at the Campbell’s Bay RA Center from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm. One of the organizers of the event, from the SADC Pontiac, Emilie Chazelas, talked about what the public can expect from this year’s event. The information, including a list of all employers and […]

The adventures of Maryse Vallières in Senegal are about to come to an end. This university student from the region, who is currently doing an internship in Africa, should be back in Quebec on May 6th. CHIP 101.9 had a chance to talk to her about how her internship should end. Maryse Vallières plans to […]

A first unofficial teaser for the documentary that was filmed during the “Ski au Parlement 2019”, was presented to the Mayors of the MRC, last night. The video summarizes the adventure of a dozen students from ESSC during the cross-country skiing trip from Fort-Coulonge to Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Elizabeth Séguin had the opportunity to […]

Last night, for the first time, the meeting of the Mayors was recorded. The reason is to help ease the MRC employees’ work with their various reports. This is an initiative proposed by the new clerk of the MRC Pontiac, Travis Ladouceur, who was also introduced at the most recent meeting of the mayors. There, […]

At a ceremony held last weekend, two Pontiac residents, Charlotte St-Pierre-Boucher from Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield and Tyler LaSalle of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, each received a medal from the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec , Michel Doyon, for volunteering in their community. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Tyler Lasalle explained his volunteer efforts in the Pontiac. The full interview with […]

The meeting held monthly by the mayors of the MRC Pontiac was last night. There, about twenty people attended and the meeting started with the Mayor of Sheenboro, Doris Ranger, who spoke a few words about the life and career of the late Dr. Wilbert Keon, a native of her municipality. The Council of Mayors […]

The Chef from Bryson and Chef at the restaurant Les Fougères, Yannick La Salle, has once again been honored. This time, it was in the city of Ottawa, by Mayor Jim Watson and the Canadian Great Kitchen Party, for his gold medal at the 2019 Canadian Culinary Championship. It has also been confirmed that Ottawa […]

Starting April 22nd, Quebec (Pontiac) residents who shop at the Metro will be able to bring their reusable containers and zipper bags to purchase fresh products such as deli, meat, fish, and pastry. The service counters will accept reusable plastic containers or zipper bags for products drop off. An online guide is available at Metro.ca.

In a Facebook post, the MNA for Pontiac and official opposition critic for Health, Public Health and Vitality of Regions, André Fortin, vigorously denounced the situation of the interruptions of services in surgery in hospitals across Quebec. Witting: ”the Pontiac Community Hospital just went through four days without a surgeon on hand, a situation far […]

According to a Press Release issued by the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, Tuesday afternoon, it was said that water levels and flows along the Ottawa River are expected to increase rapidly over the next few days as a result of runoff from rain and snowmelt. According to the weather forecast, a significant amount of […]