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Recently, the Voix du Pontiac-Pontiac Voice Facebook group has been very active. Among other queries, there were questions about the possible departure of Gaétan Barrette from health minister towards another ministry. The chief administrator of Voix du Pontiac, Pontiac Voice Joe Jeremiah aka Maestros Joe, commented on Liberal Party candidate Gertrude Bourdon, who is slated […]

André Fortin officially launched his local campaign last Sunday in Aylmer. In his opinion, one of the big differences between the 2014 campaign and the 2018 campaign is the economy: André Fortin was also asked about the criticisms of some citizens towards his government for the management of the health network;

On August 23, an unusual accident involving a 66-year-old man from Bryson occurred at approximately 10:30 am on chemin Edelweiss at chemin Elm in La Pêche. A semi-trailer truck pulling a platform with a mechanical shovel lost a bucket weighing more than one (1) ton. Unfortunately, when the part fell off the trailer, it hit […]

Hydro-Québec has announced that there will be electrical pole replacement work on the line crossings between Isle-aux-Allumettes and Morrison Island along Highway 148. There will be work to excavation, removal and replacement of infrastructure. Interruptions in electrical service are expected from September 4 to 6, but only among customers living on Morrison Island. Hydro-Québec has […]

In the provincial election campaign launched last Thursday, CHIP 101.9 interviewed community groups to get their take on the campaign. One of the people interviews is Ellen Boucher of Bouffe Pontiac who said that community groups need more funding; Transport Action Pontiac Director Sylvie Bertrand, said that much is needed for public forms of transportation […]

Last Friday via his Facebook account, the incumbent MP for the Pontiac riding André Fortin shared a video of the MRC Pontiac Warden, who explains that she is supporting Mr. Fortin in the current election campaign based on work being done by André Fortin concerning the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge. She also added that she and […]

Last Friday at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge, MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a press conference with local elected officials and a member of the pool committee during which she reiterated that municipal taxes would not be increased because of the new pool infrastructure. The installation of a swimming pool is […]

The fifth edition of the Island Fest will take place this weekend on August 24 and 25 in the municipality of l’Isle aux Allumettes. The head of the organization committee, Claudia Gleason, told CHIP 101,9 about the new additions to the festival this year: For the Past 5 years, the Island Fest has been organized […]

This weekend the Outaouais gourmet festival Fête gourmande de l’Outaouais, will be held in Chelsea at Hendrick Farms. Between 10 am and 5 pm this Sunday, August 26, many activities will take place to discover the agri-food products that the Outaouais has to offer. Among the exhibitors are a few producers for the Pontiac, including […]

CHIP 101.9 has been speaking to the various Pontiac candidates in the 2018 provincial elections, which will take place on October 1st. The candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec in the Pontiac, Olive Kamanyana, explained the reasons that led her to choose the Pontiac as her riding. During the interview she also criticized the Liberal […]