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Pontiac MP William Amos announced last Friday, on behalf of Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jean-Yves Duclos, that the Bryson Golden years Club will receive $ 8 643 in funding under the New Horizons for Seniors Program (NHSP). With this funding, the organization will purchase tables, chairs, electronics, bingo equipment, a refrigerator, […]

The 29th annual Pontiac Artists’ Studio Tour June 9-10 and 16-17 10 am to 6 pm This year, 12 artists are featured in 10 studios throughout Québec’s scenic Pontiac region, west of Ottawa-Gatineau. This year welcome back Jennifer Dale-Judd and new artist Stéphane Hébert. Come and escape from the city along our beautiful country roads […]

On Friday, March 30, in collaboration with L’EntourElle the Salon de la Femme 2018, was held. L’EntourElle’s clinical head, Ashley Nadeau, gave us an assessment of the evening. A total of $ 2,800 was raised at the 2018 Salon de la Femme. This amount will be donated in full to L’EntourElle, which participated in the […]

A BIBLIO Outaouais Network contest garnerd a resident of Mansfield-et-Pontefract a $ 100 gift certificate at the Soleil library. Noëlla Rancourt is one of six people who won a regional prize by taking part in the event held last February, which consisted of sharing their literary crush. The list of the 10 most popular literary […]

All police forces in the Outaouais and Upper Laurentians held a road safety operation on April 5 as part of the national initiative that took place from March 30 to April 5 focusing on seatbelts. Officers paid close attention to the proper use of seatbelt by all on the road and ramped up their operations […]

The MRC Pontiac officially launched the service L’Arterre yesterday afternoon. L’Arterre is a free network service, focused on support and matching aspiring farmers and load owners located in the MRC Pontiac. CHIP’s François Carrier was at the event and spoke to the MRC’s warden Jane Toller who hopes that the service will attract new farmers; […]

Sloan’s Snack Shack, in Campbell’s Bay, will open for the season this Friday, April 6th. As part of the opening, the owners will serve burgers and fries at a cost of $ 6.

For an 8th year, the SAQ will donate $ 1 to the Quebec Food Banks Network (BAQ) for each bottle of white wine sold throughout its network of stores, as well as via its website at saq.com, from the 4th to the 6th of May . Last year, this fundraiser in addition to direct donations […]

TransporAction will hold its Annual General Meeting on Thursday, April 12 at 9:30 am at 1226 A, Highway 148 (back door). The organization asks those interested in attending to confirm by calling 819-648-2223 or by email at llagarde@transporaction.com. If anyone wishes to receive the documents related to the AGM who cannot attend, they may notify […]

Despite the always shifting weather in the Pontiac, the maple syrup season is going strong. CHIP 101.9 spoke with maple syrup producer Dany Ladouceur who said that to date the temperatures are not too bad for production. The complete interview with Dany Ladouceur is available here.