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The Municipality of Pontiac wishes to update the community on information concerning the spring floods. Information from various governmental organizations specializing in weather and water forecasting indicates that: • The water level of the Ottawa River is rising but remains in the norms for our area. • According to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board, […]

Chutes Coulonge Park held its annual general meeting on Tuesday night and took the opportunity to announce a new restructuring period. Last fall, the former director of the Park, Jean-François Dubois, left his position after more than 5 years in the position. The community organizer of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux […]

FREE WORKSHOP FOR PARENTS 4 GOING ON 5: OFF TO SCHOOL WE GO! Instructor: Lorraine Paradis How far can you go in preparing your child for kindergarten? What are the challenges that stand ahead for your child? What will be your challenges? What role plays the day care in kindergarten readiness? What is yours?   This […]

Last weekend,CHIP 101.9 spoke to the organizers of senior hockey league in the Outaouais, which should begin next October. Yesterday the Shawville Pontiacs officially joined the league. The release by the organizers announced the arrival of a third team next week.

Following the public information evening by Les Viandes du Pontiac slaughterhouse in Shawville, the slaughterhouse is preparing to recruit employees over the next few weeks. Training will be provided through the local employment center in Campbell’s Bay. One of the promoters of the project, Alain Lauzon: For more information about opportunities with Les Viandes du […]

A social fundraising campaign for the Fort Coulonge International Women’s Film Festival has been launched today. A video featuring people from the Fort-Coulonge community was shown to promote this campaign. Here is an audio excerpt from the video: Over 35% of the $ 4,000 goal has been raised. The video is available via the Facebook […]

The Pontiac Vocational Training Center’s cooking class (CFP Pontiac) has been postponed until June 5th. Organizers of the Diploma course are hoping for more registration to begin the course at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Baume Street in Fort-Coulonge. One of the teachers for this course, Philippe Lamontagne offered advices on CHIP 101.9 for […]

Lawrence Cannon, MP for Pontiac from 2006 to 2011, former Minister of Transport and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2008 to 2011, participated in the annual meeting of the Pontiac Conservative Riding Association in Wakefield last Saturday. Mr. Cannon said at this event that “achievements made in the Pontiac and the achievements of the party […]

This year, the spring melt will cause water levels to rise along the Ottawa River, according to the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board. Water levels in the Ottawa River may increase rapidly at times, but are expected to remain within the normal ranges of fluctuations associated with the spring. The expected warmer temperatures are conducive […]