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On May 19th and 20th, RS Ranch Rodeo will be back again in Mansfield. RS Ranch owner Suzie Carrier spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the event. The cost of entry for is $ 5. The full interview is available here.

With the return of good weather and start of spring cleaning, the Municipality of Pontiac has posted a message on its Facebook page from the Pontiac Fire Safety System (SSI), to remind us of some regulations and advice. It states among others things that; • The risk of a fire increases in April and May, […]

The CLSC Pontiac Foundation raised $ 35,399.35 at the benefit dinner held on April 21 in Fort-Coulonge. According to Anne Bertrand-Amyotte, Chair of the Board of Directors of the organization, the event was a success. You can still donate to the CLSC Pontiac Foundation. Anne Bertrand-Amyotte gives us the details. The President of the Foundation […]

The annual CHIP 101.9 Radiothon will be held this weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, April 28-29. Among other programs this weekend, Nathalie Vassilof will have country artist Yvan Petit on Country en Folie this Saturday and listeners will be able to call in their donations either during Country en Folie or at another time. Earlier […]

The Phare Ouest cinema evenings will draw to a close of their 2017-2018 season with the film Hochelaga : Terre des âmes. Louis Harvey of Phare Ouest spoke to CHIP about the film. The screening will take place on April 25th on the 3rd floor of the École St-Pierre in Fort-Coulonge at 7pm.

The four Outaouais MRC’s as well as the City of Gatineau will share $ 802,170, which has been allocated to the region for isolated emergency services, under the Financial Assistance Program to support the organization of emergency responses in areas without road access. Eligible organizations will receive an amount to implement emergency services without road […]

Several members of the Pontiac Liberal Association, including MP William Amos, attended the Liberal National Convention held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from April 19-21. The purpose of this event is to bring together thousands of members of the Liberal party from across Canada to hear keynote speakers and participate in training workshops on campaigning techniques, […]

L’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge participated in a contest that touches the entire continent, the “Slame tes accents” contest organized by the Center de la Francophonie des Amériques. The contest was held from March 1st to March 31st as part of the Month that celebrates the French language in the Americas, La Francophonie. 130 videos have been […]

In an interview with André Fortin, he also spoke of local issues such as the slaughterhouse that was criticized by some citizens who fear that there will be a negative impact on the property value and also underlined their concerns about the production of halal meat. Andre Fortin says he only see good coming from […]

The MLA for Pontiac and Minister of Transport André Fortin organized a lunch last Saturday morning in Mansfield, where several citizens showed up and took the opportunity to ask him questions. André Fortin: During the interview given to CHIP 101.9, André Fortin touched on the topic of the sustainable mobility policy launched last week by […]