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The federal Member of Parliament for Hamilton and Minister for Seniors, the Honorable Filomena Tassi was in the Pontiac yesterday (Monday, November 5th) in Shawville at Café 349 and at the Saint Joseph Manor in Campbell’s Bay. There, Minister Tassi took the opportunity to discuss efforts made by the Government to better support senior citizens: […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets won 4-3 after a close match against the Maniwaki Foresters Saturday. Notably, Guillaume Grégoire had 3 assists, and with that win, the Comets are now at an even score of three and three (3W3L). Next, the Comets face off against the Cumberland Bandits on Saturday in Fort-Coulonge and on Sunday, they’re […]

The federal Member of Parliament for Hamilton and Minister for Seniors, the Honorable Filomena Tassi, will be in Shawville today (Monday, November 5) at Café 349. Following her stop in Shawville, the Minister will visit the residents of Saint Joseph Manor in Campbell’s Bay. She will be taking the opportunity to discuss efforts made by […]

Last week, the Pontiac MP, William Amos, tabled a motion calling on the House of Commons to recognize the importance of a reliable and accessible digital infrastructure which could be beneficial to the economic development of rural areas (to health, safety and security of Canadians who live there). Motion called M-208 also calls on the […]

Pontiac farmers and citizens were invited to an open house at l’Abattoir Les Viandes du Pontiac Inc. in Shawville, Saturday, November 3rd, where hundreds of people gathered to visit the nearly completed site. One of the co-owners, Alain Lauzon, told CHIP 101,9 that this is an important moment for the slaughterhouse: According to Lauzon, six […]

From November 1st until November 23rd, Bouffe Pontiac will be collecting requests from families wishing to receive a food box during the annual Fort-Coulonge Knights of Columbus food drive, which is on Friday, December 14th. One of the organizers of the Food Drive, Carl Morin, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about why they organize it every […]

This Saturday, November 03rd, the Pontiac Senior Comets take on the Maniwaki Foresters at the Gino-Odjick arena in Maniwaki at 8pm. The Comets full season schedule is available here.

With Winter fast approaching, It’s that time of the season again to turn your clocks back an hour, the time change is on Sunday morning at 3am and becomes 2am.

On Halloween day, Sergeant Yves Martineau and officer Marc-Olivier Chabot of the SQ, dressed up as Batman and Robin, paid a visit to eight schools across the MRC Pontiac and over 600 preschool students from grades 1-3. At the schools, they gave a speech explaining the basic rules of how to stay safe on Halloween. […]

L’Abattoir Les Viandes du Pontiac Inc. will hold an open house tour of their facility this Saturday, November 3rd, from 10 am to 4 pm, for all breeders that will potentially use the slaughterhouse in the future. The president of the company, Sofiane El Ketroussi, gave more details about the event: There will be a […]