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The Minister of the Families and responsible for the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, announced on behalf of his colleague the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity Jean Boulet, that an additional financial support of $270,421 will be awarded, starting in 2019-20, to community organizations in Outaouais. According to the statement to this effect, this […]

A motorcyclist from Gatineau died last Saturday after an accident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm in Thorne on highway 303. According to the Sûreté du Québec, the 45-year-old woman was riding “normally” along with other motorcyclists on highway 303 north when she struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The Sûreté du Québec […]

The fifth edition of Campbell’s Bay summer festival will be held on August 16-17-18 following the same mould as previous years at the heart of a ball tournament. The Festival itself has been, since its inception, a fundraiser as part of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay’s revitalization of the downtown core initiative. Already the festival […]

CHIP 101.9’s, Eric O’Brien, visited the Patro Mansfield Fort-Coulonge last week, which suffered significant damage due to the floods last spring. This following the organization’s annual general meeting a few weeks ago. Eric O’Brien’s full report at Patro de Fort-Coulonge Mansfield is available here.

The MNA for Pontiac André Fortin denounced, in an interview with CHIP 101.9, the provincial government’s approach on the management of the floods. While discussing the Special Intervention Zone, Fortin said that the government is focusing largely on the ZIS instead of on the victims and people who are still waiting for answers from the […]

L’EntourElle is inviting the Pontiac community to its annual fundraising event; the Duck Races on September 8th. For the occasion, CHIP’s Elizabeth Séguin recently spoke with L’EntourElle’s community worker, Vanessa Chabot, who gave a few details about the event. Last year, the first edition of the Duck Races had about 750 entries and raised funds […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract recently notified its residents that the municipal office will be closed this week and next week due to holidays. In the event of an emergency, the municipal General Manager, Eric Rochon will still be available at 613-717-1791.

L’EntourElle, the organization that helps women who are victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, believes that the housing shortage in the Outaouais region has an impact in the quality of services offered by the shelter. The Executive Director of L’EntourElle, Gisèle Mousseau, explains: In a press release issued on July 8th by the seven […]

The Festival au Style de L’Isle will take place on August 23rd and 24th in the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes. It should be noted that this year, the Festival will host the band Blast from the Past on August 23rd. Several activities will be held for the whole family during the weekend. Admission is free and […]

According to the results found during the analysis of the dead fish that were found on Ottawa River in the Lièvre River area, the cause so far is believed to be due to an acute environmental toxicity. That is what is suspected by specialists so far as they claim that the analysis still have not […]