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Senior Comets Hockey: Owners’ thoughts

26 February 2019 à 12:00 am

The Pontiac Comets finished their first season with the Outaouais Senior “A” Hockey League over the weekend, losing in the first round of the playoffs against the Cornwall Prowlers. The owner and Comets goaltender, Danick Boisvert, gave CHIP a brief review of the series: Although out in the first round, Danick Boisvert said that overall […]


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Voix du PONTIAC- PONTIAC Voice Group satisfied with the change to CISSSO

26 February 2019 à 12:00 am

The Voix du PONTIAC – PONTIAC Voice group posted on their Facebook page their satisfaction with the change in leadership at the Centre intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) by the Quebec government, following the filing of a special report on the Outaouais region, sent to Health Minister Danielle McCann by […]


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2019 Salon de la femme: Friday

25 February 2019 à 12:00 am

Friday, March 1st, L’EntourElle will present the 2019 Salon de la femme. One of the organizers of the event, Claudee Galipeau, gave more details: Doors open at 5:00 pm, tickets are sold for $ 20 and are available at CHIP 101.9 and the Salon d’esthétique Jeanne-D’Arc (beauty Salon). Note that its first come first served […]


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Senior Comets Hockey: eliminated

25 February 2019 à 12:00 am

The Pontiac Senior Comets were eliminated this weekend by the Cornwall Prowlers following two back to back loses starting on Friday in Fort-Coulonge 7-6 and on Saturday, in Cornwall, 9-3 which concludes the Comets first season. Although out in the quarter finals, the Comets players have nevertheless distinguish themselves throughout the year: Guillaume Grégoire finishing […]


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Senior Comets Hockey: Kicking off the Playoffs

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

Ending the regular season in fourth place, the Pontiac Senior Comets with face off in the quarter finals against the Cornwall Prowlers in three back to back to back games. Tonight, the first game of the series will be played in Fort-Coulonge at 8:30pm. On Saturday, the Comets are in Cornwall for Game 2 at […]


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Beginner workshops for books and digital journals

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:51 am

The Reseau BIBLIO Outaouais will offer beginner workshops this spring to introduce readers to the digital loan service, books and magazines, which have been established for some years now in the library who are members of the BIBLIO Network. In order to support the acquisition of knowledge to access these books and digital journals, the […]


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Implementation of kindergarten 4 years and 2,500 new subsidized spaces in day care

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

The MNA for Pontiac and Critic for Health and Public Health, André Fortin, was accompanied, earlier this week, by representatives of the Conseil québécois des services éducatifs à la petite enfance to denounce the project of starting children in kindergarten at the age of 4 years, put in to motion by the Legault government last […]


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Shawville Winter Carnival

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:52 am

The annual Shawville Winter Carnival is this Saturday at the Shawville Arena, the key organizer and newest member of the Municipal Staff, Helena Hadley, gave an overview of the event that the municipality organizes every year: To find out more about this event being held this Saturday in Shawville, visit the municipalities’ website. The full […]


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Tense exchanges between two Outaouais members of National Assembly

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

During question period at the National Assembly on Thursday, the Official Opposition’s Health Critic and Member for Pontiac, André Fortin, exchanged tense remarks with Mathieu Lacombe, the MNA for Papineau, Minister of the Families and Minister responsible for the Outaouais. Fortin mainly criticized the decision of the Legault government concerning the dismissal of the CEO […]


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National Park idea for L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet / Renfrew?

22 February 2019 à 12:00 am

Wednesday, February 20th, the Warden of the MRC Jane Toller met with the Warden of the Renfrew county, Jennifer Murphy, along with other representatives of the MRC and the County. During the media debrief at the meeting of the regional council of mayors, Wednesday night in Campbell’s Bay, Jane Toller said that among other things, […]


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