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In the last days, a job offer from l’Abattoir Les viandes du Pontiac has raised a lot of questions/comments on social media. The slaughterhouse, in operation for a few weeks, is looking for Muslim employees to certify Halal meat procedures, which is necessary to sell this production on the market. In an interview with CHIP […]

According to David Gillespie, a Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer, the power outages in the upper Pontiac don’t seem to have improved over the last 10 years, as studied and kept statistics by Gillespie during power outages : The interview in French is available here.

The leaders of the Shawville Express Junior hockey team are continuing their efforts to integrate this new team in to next year’s season of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL). The General Manager of Shawville Express, Éric Gauthier, gave CHIP 101.9 more details: The new team in Shawville should be established next season. The […]

Bouffe Pontiac paid tribute to Mrs. Jacqueline Desjardins Amyotte who died last week. Mrs. Desjardins and Mr. Paul Amyotte owned Les Serres Paul Amyotte and were both important partners for the organization. The entire Bouffe Pontiac team wished to extend their condolences to the Desjardins and Amyotte families.

The Centre intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) held a press conference, last week, where they unveiled their new menu. In the Pontiac, the changes to the menu occurred a few months ago. From the CISSSO, Julie Whissel, gave more details: The CISSSO said the menu will be changed every three […]

Many centimetres of snow fell on the Pontiac and throughout Quebec over the last few hours. The snow removal crews throughout the Pontiac have been busy in the last 24 hours to keep the roads clear despite difficult road conditions in some areas, often due to gusting wind. Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold […]

The Outaouais Alzheimer Society(SAO) is looking fill a minimum of two Alzheimer patient companion positions here in the Pontiac. The family councillor at the SAO, Maude Villeneuve-Legros, told CHIP in an interview why these positions are important for Pontiac residents with Alzheimer and their families: The new employees will have a work schedule of around […]

The MRC Pontiac announced Wednesday that the tourism Marketing commissioner, Jérémi Vaillancourt, has officially been confirmed as the MRC’s new Strategic Communication Advisor. In the view in CHIP 101.9, it was the first day. Vaillancourt was replacing Chantal Lair as Tourism Marketing Commissioner as she was on maternity leave. If you remember, Danielle Bélec held […]

Several topics were discussed at this first meeting of the Mayors of the MRC in 2019, last night (Wednesday) in Campbell’s Bay. Here is a summary of the evening: The MRC Pontiac Youth Council was discussed, the first meeting will take place on Monday, January 21st. This initiative by warden Jane Toller is to bring […]

The Comets of Pontiac will have a busy weekend with two games in two days. Saturday, January 19th, they will be at the Leisure Center Draveurs to face the Montagnards Mont-Laurier from 8pm. Sunday, they will be in Vaudreuil to play against the Titans, from 5pm. The calendar of games played by the Pontiac Comets […]