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An investment of $ 275,000 was made by the federal government to the organization Ottawa Riverkeeper, formerly known as the Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais, on Wednesday to fund the research and community monitoring of the Ottawa River watershed. This investment is intended primarily for community monitoring and citizen research on the well-being of […]

The municipality of Fort-Coulonge issued a notice to the evacuated residents on Wednesday. According to the Facebook post, there are two steps remaining before residents may return home: 1) The restoration of the sewer system in that area; 2) A visit by the fire department to ensure the safety of your home The restoration of […]

On May 22, students at école Ste-Marie and L’Envolée joined the students at école Ste-Anne in Ile-du-Grand-Calumet for their annual sports day. New this year, was that all the students took part in a race where volunteers threw colorful powder all along the course. The youngest children walked 1 km, students in grades 3, 4 […]

The Pontiac Kidney Walk which was held this Sunday, May 26 in Shawville, raised a total of $ 15,945.50 in support of research in kidney health/disease across the country. CHIP 101.9 talked to Randall Russell, the organizer, to get his take on this first walk Kidney Walk is an event held in several cities across […]

The municipality of Pontiac posted on their Facebook page yesterday more details in regards to the 2019 floods in the municipality. Specifically in regards to the taxation for victims and the inspections of residences to potentially allow reintegration. Taxation The municipal council recently held a special meeting, on Friday, May 24, 2019, to postpone the […]

The Fort Coulonge / Mansfield Country Festival will kick off this Thursday, but there are already many revellers that have arrived on site at Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. As of yesterday, it is more than fifty RVs have arrived for the festival. Raymond and Jeanne D’Arc Maurice have come from Sturgeon Falls, […]

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Commission stated that water in the northern part of the watershed is expected to continue to recede. As a result, the affected municipalities in the Pontiac are expected to see river water levels decrease. According to the planning board, the decline is expected to accelerate given the weather forecast in […]

Culvert replacement work will be completed on highway 303 from May 29th and July 19th, 2019 between Highway 148 and Highway 301 South. During these operations, the road will be closed at all times on a section of road approximately 200 meters. Local traffic will be permitted on the portion of the road that is […]

The popularity and demand for organic milk production is booming in Canada and particularly in the province, according to Quebec organic milk producers where in the Laurentides region alone, five companies produce it. The president of Quebec Organic Milk Producers, Bryan Denis, told CHIP 101.9, what is the organic milk market in the province. One […]

Four students from l’École l’Envolée, of the Établissement des Petits-Ponts wrote a song entitled “Mes Labos”, as part of the presentation of the (labos créatifs) creative labs 2018-2019, which will take place this Thursday, May 30th in the school’s gymnasium. The teacher responsible for the song project, Françoise Corriveau, specified the origin of this idea, […]