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Yesterday morning, children aged 4 and 5 from the kindergarten class of École St. Pierre’s had a minute of silence to honor the 16 victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash tragedy . A remembrance photo was published on the CSHBO Facebook page. Also yesterday École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge, paid homage to the Saskatchewan […]

Acadian singer-songwriter Amélie Hall was in the Pontiac last night to perform at the auditorium of Sieur-de-Coulonge. Her show, taylor made for the live audience of the Pontiac charmed the entire crowd. CHIP 101.9 caught up with Amélie Hall after her performance to talk about her first musical appearance in the Pontiac. For a little […]

The Municipality of Pontiac announced yesterday that it will work in collaboration with the Public Security of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais to stop the problems caused by speeding. The municipality stated that “the speed of some motorists is an issue in many places”, and that they are working to improve signage, in addition to using […]

The annual general meeting of the Caisse populaire Desjardins de Chapeau has been postponed to May 28th due to various circumstances. Two directorships and one other position on the supervisory committee will be available. Stéphane Labine explained to CHIP 101.9 last December that the Caisse populaire de Fort-Coulonge and the Caisse populaire de Chapeau are […]

Yesterday (April 11) was the Health and Social Services Auxiliary Day in Quebec. For the occasion, a regional representative for the Outaouais, Gilles Mathurin, was visiting the Pontiac to meet with the CLSC auxiliary workers in the region and to thank them for all they do. Élizabeth Séguin spoke with him to learn more about […]

The marketing commissioner of the MRC Pontiac, Jérémi Vaillancourt, provided a list of must do activities and events this weekend in the region: For more information on these activities, visit the Pontiac Tourism Facebook page.

An information meeting on the l’Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac slaughterhouse will be held on April 30th at 455 Hillcrest Avenue in Shawville at 7:00 pm. This meeting had already been announced by project managers who faced criticism from some citizens who feared that the company could have negative impacts on the value of their […]

The St-Pierre Parish located in Fort-Coulonge launched its 2018 fundraising campaign. Among other things, it discusses the challenges of this parish in 2018, particularly the maintenance of the cemetery, that was easier in the past thanks to the hiring of a summer student. Father Réal Ouellette explained to CHIP 101.9 the consequences of the federal […]

Leucan Outaouais launched today the 18th edition of the Leucan Shaved Head Challenge. The organization invites the public to register at one of the official shaving sites in the region organized by Leucan or to create a personalized challenge, thus making it possible to determine the date, time, location and scope of the Challenge. The […]

Tomorrow, French country singer Amélie Hall will take the stage at the auditorium of the Sieur-de-Coulonge from 8PM. Marie Gionet had the chance to speak with the country singer about what we can expect. Tickets are still available, be sure to stay tuned to CHIP 101.9, as the station holds some contests to win tickets […]