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Candidates debate to be broadcast on CHIP 101.9 next Wednesday April 9th

3 April 2025 à 9:15 am

Updated on 15 July 2025 à 9:51 am

Pontiac Community Radio will present the candidates’ debate for the Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi riding in the lead-up to the federal election on April 28. Recorded before an audience at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge, this debate will feature candidates from the main parties: incumbent Liberal Party MP Sophie Chatel, Conservative Party candidate Brian Nolan, New […]


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Women’s hockey tournament caps successful start for Fort-Coulonge group

2 April 2025 à 3:50 pm

This past Saturday (March 29), the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge was the host of an all women’s hockey tournament, with players coming from as far as Kemptville and Ottawa. The tournament winners were the Onetimers from Gatineau. Organizer Lisa Soucie explained she had started a Monday night pick-up game for women at […]


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Parti Québécois, UMQ denounce abolition of RénoRégion program

2 April 2025 à 11:48 am

Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon denounced the CAQ’s abolition of the RénoRégion program and questioned the government in tandem with his new Terrebonne MNA Catherine Gentilcore, who was recently elected in a by-election. St-Pierre Plamondon believes that this program could help more devitalized regions such as certain parts of rural Outaouais. During a press […]


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Martin Dubé named Gatineau Flames GM

2 April 2025 à 11:45 am

Updated on 2 April 2025 à 3:42 pm

The Gatineau Flames Junior AAA hockey team recently announced a restructuring of their organization that would see Martin Dubé, originally of Fort-Coulonge, take charge as General Manager. Dubé was named the team’s director of hockey operations at the end of last year. In this latest staff shuffle, outgoing GM Martin Lahaie will stay on as […]


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Flying Elbows tournament returns for 26th edition

1 April 2025 à 3:13 pm

The Flying Elbows Hockey Tournament wrapped up at the Shawville Arena on Saturday evening (March 29), bringing to a close one of the rink’s long-standing traditions. There were 18 teams who participated across two divisions, from Wednesday to Saturday. In the A Division, Pontiac Thunder bested the Breckenridge Red Wings 5-2 to win the James […]


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Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs purchases second-hand boards from Arnprior

1 April 2025 à 10:33 am

There will be some new boards to spruce up the Fort-Coulonge Arena this summer, and they came at quite a discount. Heidi Newberry, from the arena committee, explained that they had wanted to replace the boards for some time but the price tag for new ones was prohibitively high. She said that when they found […]


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Panel discussions ahead of municipal elections

1 April 2025 à 9:25 am

As part of the “On the Road to My First Municipal Campaign” project, a series of panel discussions will be held in three of the region’s MRCs and in the City of Gatineau, to encourage women’s candidacies for the upcoming municipal elections in November. Invited elected officials will be invited to share their experiences and […]


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No Pontiac Bloc candidate named yet

1 April 2025 à 9:17 am

Updated on 15 July 2025 à 9:50 am

While the majority of Bloc Québécois candidates have been selected and announced for the upcoming federal election, they still have yet to announce a candidate for the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, a few people have already been approached but declined. The party finished third in the last two […]


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Chef’s challenge raises more than $255,000 for Maison Papillion

31 March 2025 à 11:00 am

The Leucan Chefs’ Challenge, in which CHIP 101.9 and its host Marie Gionet participated, raised $255,000 last Thursday (March 27) at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau. This money will be donated to the Maison Papillon children’s palliative care home. The event was a resounding success, according to the organizers. Pontiac community radio station CHIP 101.9 […]


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Carrefour jeunesse-emploi to hold annual summer job fair next week

31 March 2025 à 10:43 am

Updated on 31 March 2025 à 3:01 pm

The Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac (CJEP) is hosting the third edition of their Pontiac Virtual Summer Job Fair next week for those looking to land a job for the summer months. The CJEP has been organizing job fairs for 5 years now, but this is the 3rd year for this edition dedicated to summer jobs. […]


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