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Renfrew County Fiddlers Dance and POT LUCK SUPPER on April 13, 2019 at Mateway Centre 6 – 11pm Admission $6.00 Members $4.00

Les Pièces d’auto Bois-fort inc.(Napa Autopro) in Mansfield recently signed an agreement with the St-Jérôme based company, ProLite, who known for trailer manufacturing. The agreement states that Boisfort will be the only company authorized to sell this product in a defined territory. Sylvain Fortin explains: Sylvain Fortin from Boisfort is now the authorized distributor of […]

The retired Montreal Canadiens game will take place in Fort-Coulonge this Saturday, March 30th. Only one minor change was announced for the game, Gilbert Delorme, who also played for the Nordiques, will be replaced by Gilles Thibodeau who, in addition to playing with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980s, also played a few games with […]

As of yesterday, CHIP 101.9 unveiled a new online survey asking Pontiac citizens: ”Are you satisfied with the highway road conditions in the MRC Pontiac (148, 301, 303, 366, Chemin des Outaouais)?” Yes, no or don’t know are the possible answers and the survey can be found on our website, chipfm.com. The results of the […]

The municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Campbell’s Bay have recently reported, via social media, problems concerning their sewage waste systems that have been blocked by household waste, which cause additional costs for the municipalities and the tax payers, according to the Mayor of the Municipality of Campbell’s bay, Maurice Beauregard. A full interview with Maurice Beauregard […]

A student from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Yannick Garneau, is one of the recipients of the Gaston-Lallement Prix de la relève (Emerging Talent Award) which were handed out during annual Impératif Français Luncheon. The Gaston-Lallement Award is given in honor of one of the founding members and past president of the Impératif Français, to high school […]

The MRC Pontiac went to the Salon Aventure Plein-Air in Montreal on March 16th. The Tourism Marketing Commissioner at the MRC, Chantal Lair, in an interview, talked about how they promoted the tourist’s attractions here in the Pontiac; The MRC’s participation was made possible thanks to a partnership with Tourisme Outaouais. Note that the MRC […]

The Bryson native chef, Yannick La Salle, stood out, once again, for a good cause this year at the 2019 Défi des Chefs. The CHIP 101,9 team, made up of CHIP’s Marie Gionet and 16-year-old Jérémie, who is in remission from a brain cancer, won first prize in the friendly competition and fundraiser for Leucan […]

In recent months, the MRC Pontiac has built bonds with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) so that Pontiac companies can profit from more contracts with the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. A meeting will be held soon between the MRC and the CNL. The Economic Development Commissioner at the MRC, Claudee Galipeau explained, in an interview with […]

Spring Concert – Pembroke Community Choir WHEN: 7 p.m., Sunday, April 14, 2019 WHERE: Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 280 Lourdesview Drive, Pembroke, ON K8A 2G4 DESCRIPTION: Join the Pembroke Community Choir for some poignant and meaningful Easter music on Palm Sunday when the choir presents Welsh composer Sir Karl Jenkins’ Stabat Mater featuring alto […]