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Tonight, March 27th, the Pontiac Tourism Association’s is holding its Annual General Meeting at Pine Lodge in Bristol at 6pm. The Tourism Marketing Officer at the MRC Pontiac, Chantal Lair, in an interview with CHIP 101.9, gave more details about the AGM: During tonight’s AGM, there will be a special presentation by David Bird, the […]

The Association de la Presse Francophone (APF) and Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA), two associations who represent official language newspapers in minority communities in Canada including English minority newspapers in Quebec, namely The Equity and the Pontiac Journal, responded on March 21st to the tabling of the 2019 federal budget. While welcoming some of the […]

Renfrew County Fiddlers Dance and POT LUCK SUPPER on April 13, 2019 at Mateway Centre 6 – 11pm Admission $6.00 Members $4.00

Les Pièces d’auto Bois-fort inc.(Napa Autopro) in Mansfield recently signed an agreement with the St-Jérôme based company, ProLite, who known for trailer manufacturing. The agreement states that Boisfort will be the only company authorized to sell this product in a defined territory. Sylvain Fortin explains: Sylvain Fortin from Boisfort is now the authorized distributor of […]

The retired Montreal Canadiens game will take place in Fort-Coulonge this Saturday, March 30th. Only one minor change was announced for the game, Gilbert Delorme, who also played for the Nordiques, will be replaced by Gilles Thibodeau who, in addition to playing with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980s, also played a few games with […]

As of yesterday, CHIP 101.9 unveiled a new online survey asking Pontiac citizens: ”Are you satisfied with the highway road conditions in the MRC Pontiac (148, 301, 303, 366, Chemin des Outaouais)?” Yes, no or don’t know are the possible answers and the survey can be found on our website, chipfm.com. The results of the […]

The municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Campbell’s Bay have recently reported, via social media, problems concerning their sewage waste systems that have been blocked by household waste, which cause additional costs for the municipalities and the tax payers, according to the Mayor of the Municipality of Campbell’s bay, Maurice Beauregard. A full interview with Maurice Beauregard […]

A student from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Yannick Garneau, is one of the recipients of the Gaston-Lallement Prix de la relève (Emerging Talent Award) which were handed out during annual Impératif Français Luncheon. The Gaston-Lallement Award is given in honor of one of the founding members and past president of the Impératif Français, to high school […]

The MRC Pontiac went to the Salon Aventure Plein-Air in Montreal on March 16th. The Tourism Marketing Commissioner at the MRC, Chantal Lair, in an interview, talked about how they promoted the tourist’s attractions here in the Pontiac; The MRC’s participation was made possible thanks to a partnership with Tourisme Outaouais. Note that the MRC […]

The Bryson native chef, Yannick La Salle, stood out, once again, for a good cause this year at the 2019 Défi des Chefs. The CHIP 101,9 team, made up of CHIP’s Marie Gionet and 16-year-old Jérémie, who is in remission from a brain cancer, won first prize in the friendly competition and fundraiser for Leucan […]