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The businesses here in the Pontiac were invited to an information session in the municipality of Campbell’s Bay, on Thursday, to learn more about the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. The event, organized in part by the Pontiac MRC, was, according to one of the organisers, Claudee Galipeau, a success. Under the title “Building Partnerships for Your […]

CHIP 101.9, once again, had the chance to talk with Maryse Vallières, this university student from the Pontiac who is currently doing an internship in Africa, to talk about the progress she has made in her project over her stay in Senegal that, notably, is already halfway done: For the second half of the internship, […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières Pontiac announced on its Facebook page, Wednesday, that there Annual General Meeting (AGM) scheduled for this month has been cancelled, given that they had an ‘extraordinary general meeting’ last fall. A meeting which was held, essentially, to discuss the merger project of the two Caisses Desjardins in the Pontiac; Chapeau […]

The municipality of Portage-du-Fort elected Edward Thompson as the new municipal councilman filling seat # 6 during their by-election on March 31st. According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, Edward Thompson ran against Donald Armitage who received 51 votes, against Thompson’s 57. The potential number of voters was 203. Note that councillor Allan Farrell, who […]

Three workshops are being organized in the Pontiac by Jardin éducatif du Pontiac in collaboration with the Table de Développement Social du Pontiac (TDSP) and the Comité Saines habitudes de vie. The goal of the three workshops is to teach people how to grow, maintain and harvest a pesticide free fresh garden that cost less […]

A portrait of current situation of toddlers in the Pontiac and Outaouais was compiled by the l’Observatoire du développement de l’Outaouais or Outaouais Development Observatory (ODO), details of which can be found in the latest edition of the Outaouais Sous la Loupe newsletter. According to the document, the results are lower than the observations made […]

The Chapeau Recreation association is inviting citizens to their Easter Celebration being held on Sunday, April 14th, at the Harrington Community Center. There will be and egg hunt, the Easter bunny, crafts and cookie decorating as well as a pizza lunch. It’s $10 for adults and $5 for children. You can reserve a spot by […]

During the most recent meeting of the mayors of the MRC for the month of March, the MRC began an initiative in support of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) giving the mayors and the citizens present at the meeting the first opportunity to purchase a daffodil as a symbol of support for the CCS. The […]

The Village of Fort-Coulonge announced on its Facebook page that ‘Village en Fête’ will be held on Saturday, June 15th. This year, several activities will be on the menu, such as kiosks and games for children. New features from last year will be back including the volleyball tournament and inflatable games. CHIP 101.9 also learned […]

An announced was made at the MRC Pontiac regarding the appointment of Travis Ladouceur as the new clerk at the MRC. Travis Ladouceur holds a bachelors degree from the University of Quebec in the Outaouais, and previously served as clerk of the proceedings in the House of Commons on Parliament in Ottawa. Note that the […]