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The unionized workers of the CISSS in the Outaouais began their 10 days strike outside the housing and long term care facility (CHSLD) yesterday, September 12, 2018. The Vice-president of the CNS union, Christa Fleury, told CHIP that the reason for the strike is that they are over worked and under staffed: There are two […]

Yesterday morning, Québec Solidaire held a press conference in Gatineau with various Party candidates in the Outaouais, including Québec Solidaire candidate for the Pontiac, Julia Wilkie. The party held a conference under the title Québec Solidaire’s green solution for the Outaouais in terms of transportation. The candidate for the riding of Pontiac told CHIP 101.9 […]

In an open letter published in the Pontiac Journal today, Campbell’s Bay resident and Councillor Jean-Pierre Landry published a text entitled “Une piscine? Oui mais…” (A Pool? Yes, but…). In the letter, Mr. Landry says he wants to denounce the absurdities reported by the MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller. He blames her for Fort-Coulonge being […]

Yesterday, the candidate for the Coalition Avenir Quebec Olive Kamanyana was in the Pontiac at Ecole Secondaire Sieur de Coulonge in Fort-Coulonge to talk to students about the upcoming October 1 provincial elections, about her policies and what it means to be a candidate for the CAQ. Mme. Kamanyana told CHIP why it’s important to […]

The Candidate for the Coalition Avenir Quebec Olive Kamanyana, officially launched her campaign Monday, where she took the opportunity to post on Facebook her thanks to l’Équité Outaouais for organising the debate held last Thursday in Aylmer and criticize André Fortin. CHIP had a chance to ask Mme. Kamanyana about the timing of the post: […]

A report by Élizabeth Séguin The CHIP 101.9 news room has obtained the identity of the business person targeted in the letter of the Nouveau partidémocratique du Québec (NPDQ), which was published in the Pontiac Journal on August 15, 2018, entitled “Des obstacles réels à la participation politique”. After multiple verifications and testimonials, CHIP 101.9 […]

The Minister of Transport and MNA for Pontiac André Fortin held a press conference this Sunday at the Arena in Fort-Coulonge to present his commitments to the MRC and the Pontiac if re-elected in October. André Fortin told CHIP that the most important projects are ones brought forward by the community itself: André Fortin was […]

The Candidate for Quebec Solidaire Julia Wilkie met with the unionized employees of the SAQ in Aylmer during another surprise strike. where she, in her words, congratulated them for efforts to improve their work situation and encouraged them to continue the fight and to not let the Liberal government make their situation worse.

Pontiac MP William Amos issued a press release, welcoming the new Government of Canada pilot project to provide up to five additional weeks of regular E.I. benefits to eligible seasonal workers in four months targeting regions of Quebec, including the MRC Pontiac. He says that with this new pilot project, the government estimates that 24,500 […]

This week, a forum will take place organized by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with CHIP 101.9. The evening will bring together the various candidates for the October 1 provincial election, to answer questions about the issues that affect the Pontiac community. The event will take place at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Center […]