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Défi des chefs Leucan Outaouais : A mom’s perspective
CHIP 101.9 will be participating in the Défi des chefs Leucan Outaouais for the third consecutive year. The CHIP host Marie Gionet will represent the CHIP 101.9 team in this friendly challenge against eleven teams composed of a local media personality, a chef, and a child in treatment or survivorship of cancer . She will […]
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Davidson Sawmill; deadline extended to February according to Bruno Saint-Cyr
According to Bruno Saint-Cyr of the Davidson industrial site, the deadline for getting the required $2 million missing to go ahead with a cogeneration project to restart the Davidson sawmill has been postponed until February 28th. In an article recently published on CHIP, St-Cyr mentioned that he had to find this amount before January 31th, […]
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Residences Meilleur; a project in its final stages
A public meeting was held yesterday at Herrington Hall in the municipality of Isle-Aux-Allumettes regarding the Résidences Meilleur du Haut Pontiac. Over 60 people were in attendance for the meeting, notably the mayor of Chichester Donald Gagnon, the mayor of Sheenboro Doris Ranger and the mayor of Isle-aux-Allumettes: Winston Sunstrum who told why they organized […]
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Next on the Cinema répertoire: “Charlotte a du fun”: February 13th
On February 13th, the organization Phare Ouest will present its next feature film. The comedy drama “Charlotte a du fun”, directed by Sophie Lorain, will be screened at the St-Pierre school in Fort-Coulonge starting at 7pm on February 13th. For all the details, the full interview in French with Louis Harvey is available here.
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“Our goal was to have fun, but there were tears of joy when we won” – Yannick La Salle
A local Chef originally from the municipality of Bryson, Yannick La Salle, along with his team of Chefs from Les Fougères restaurant in Chelsea, won first place at the 2019 Canadian Culinary Championships. This prestigious culinary award, which aims to raise funds for the Canadian Olympic Foundation, took place last weekend in the city of […]
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The BIG WOW Poker Run is waiting for you in March
The Pontiac Quad Club invites the community to participate in its annual event again this year. The BIG WOW Poker Run, which will take place on March 23rd, is a fundraiser for Bouffe Pontiac. The organizer of the event, Pat Gravelle gives us more details about this annual race. In 2018, more than $ 1,000 […]
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Shawville Winter Carnival
The Municipality of Shawville is invites you to participate its next Winter Carnival, which will take place on Saturday, February 23rd, starting at 10 am at the Shawville Arena, 215 Lang Street. From 10am and 1pm, the event will be packed with activities such as skating on the ice rink, sliding outside, horse drawn sleigh […]
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The MRC Pontiac’s online survey
As part of launching the 2020-2030 strategic planning initiative, the MRC Pontiac is inviting the citizens of the region to participate in an online survey, available through the MRC website and is in regards to the future of the Pontiac. The Warden of the MRC, Jane Toller, gave more details: This information will be used […]
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