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The annual Fishing Derby organized by the Otter Lake Fire department will be held this Saturday, February 2nd, at Farm Lake in the municipality of Otter Lake at 6am. The key organizer of the Derby, Jean-Paul Lafleur gave more details: There’s also a dart tournament on site, registration is at 8am and the tournament is […]

Young people between the ages of 18 and 29 will have the chance, in March, to participate in the second wave of the La Grande Tournée project with La Défriche du Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac. Accompanied by program coordinators, these young adults will spend five days in the regions of Charlevoix and Centre-du-Québec to meet […]

A university student from the area, Maryse Vallières, will leave within a few weeks for an agricultural internship in Africa (Senegal). In an interview with CHIP 101.9, she explained the steps she took to be able to complete this internship: During her internship in Senegal, Maryse Vallières will deliver interviews on the radio on a […]

Monday night, Mansfield municipal Council met with Warden Jane Toller to discuss about the meeting she had on Tuesday with the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Pierre Dufour, of the Coalition avenir Québec. During the conference call, the mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, Gilles Dionne, said he would like this meeting to be used to increase […]

CHIP 101.9 received an invitation from Davidson sawmill owner Bruno Saint-Cyr to meet him on Monday where he wanted to “set the record straight” and to talk about his project to create a cogeneration plant, which aims to revive the activities at the Davidson sawmill. The site has been shut down for several years now. […]

Renfrew County Fiddlers Dance and POT LUCK SUPPER on February 2, 2019 at Mateway Centre 6:00 to 11:30pm Feature Fiddler Kyle Felhaber Admission $6.00 Members $4.00

The Pontiac Senior Comets faced off twice against the Maniwaki Foresters over the weekend. The first, the Comets won 5-4 at home where the Comets. Julien Lepage made two goals and two assists and was awarded the first star of the game. The second was given to Danick Boisvert who made 42 saves on 46 […]

During the gathering on the forestry industry, the warden of MRC announced that she will be meeting with the Minister of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, Pierre Dufour, tomorrow for several minutes. Jane Toller also said she was disappointed with the provincial Liberals in regards to the forestry industry, but said she was optimistic for the […]

The community Anishinaabek Fort de Coulonge Kichesipirini held a meeting last Saturday at the parish hall in Fort-Coulonge to mobilize the population to boost the forestry industry in the Pontiac. Around 40 citizens attended the meeting. The main organizer of this event, Ronald Godin, said he was satisfied with the meeting and he hopes to […]

The sixth annual Lumberjack Dinner will be this Friday, January 25th, at 5pm at the Bistro du Bûcheron. The key organiser for the 6th year in a row, Jane Toller, in an interview, told CHIP what sets this dinner aside from other in Quebec. While describing the events of the night, Toller explained that there […]