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As of today, Wednesday April 10th, at 5:30am, the Quyon Ferry is now open use for 2019. For more information about scheduling, weight of vehicles, length or any additional information visit their website or their facebook page.

The 9th edition of the Coupe Pontiac Cup will be held this weekend, starting Thursday, at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveur in Fort-Coulonge. The key organizer of the tournament, Danick Boisvert, was in the CHIP 101.9 studio yesterday to give a last minute update of the weekend to come: The Pontiac Cup parties this […]

For this spring, CHIP 101.9 has its’ focus on the mandate of the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Commission about how their team is conducting updates and clarification of the water levels and flow in the Ottawa River. From the Secretariat for the commission, Manon Lalonde. Recall that a gradual increase in the water level of […]

Due to the power outages in the region of Mirabel QC, where there Journal’s print shop, Imprimerie Mirabel (Quebecor) is located, this week’s edition of the Pontiac Journal has been delayed until Thursday. The power outages in Mirabel were cause by an accumulation freezing rain that had and severe affect on the power system resulted […]

According to the Équité Outaouais group estimates, there is almost nothing for the Outaouais in the most recent Provincial Budget in terms of health, education and social justice. The health spokesperson for Équité Outaouais and family physician, Gilles Aubé gave more details: During the interview, the Pontiac was also discussed: The full interview with Gilles […]

With the arrival of spring, the Municipality of Pontiac has announced on their Facebook page that they will be conducting road inspections to prioritize certain areas in need of repair, paving and/or levelling gravel roads. The roads repairs, will be carried out as quickly and efficiently as said by the municipality in a Facebook post.

A poetry book called Haiku’ku, written by local author and Pontiac Journal editorialist, Fred Ryan, was published, today, and is available at the Pontiac Journal in Mansfield and at the Aylmer Bulletin in Aylmer. In an interview with CHIP 101,9, Ryan talked about his passion for his new book and the name itself: Haiku’ku. Ryan […]

The Ottawa River Regulation Committee anticipates a gradual increase of the water levels of the Ottawa River in the upcoming days mainly due to precipitation in the southern portion of the river, which would increase the flow along the length of the river. According to information published today, levels will reach its seasonal average depending […]

The MNA Pontiac, André Fortin, told Le Droit that he won’t be running for leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec. Today, in an article by Justine Mercier, André Fortin confides that being leader of the Liberal Party does not correspond to the type of father he wants to be. André Fortin, a father of […]

Dr. Wilbert Joseph Keon died, on Sunday, at the age of 83. Born in Sheenboro on May 17th, 1935, Keon was the founder and retired General Manager of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute. He also held a lengthy career as a Conservative Senator for almost 20 years. Dr. Keon stood out by being the […]