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On Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, following the statements of council members of the municipality, stating that the director general hired last November had submitted her resignation, it seems that some, including elected officials of the current council, now claim that the director was in conflict with the mayor Serge Newberry, and that she never officially resigned. According to […]

Following the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce Gala, CHIP 101.9 takes a look at the winners have accomplished. This week, the owner of the Giant Tiger store in Shawville, Ken Pack is in the spotlight. In an interview with CHIP’s own Eric O’Brien, Ken Pack emphasized his pride in being part of the Pontiac community: The […]

Mayor Serge Newberry confirmed that a majority of councilors voted in favor last Thursday of the assistance program offered by the Quebec Federation of Municipalities (the FQM). The FQM will allow the municipality of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet to count on a director general and secretary treasurer as a resource. At the public meeting last week, Serge Newberry […]

Last Saturday at the Quyon Elementary School in the Municipality of Pontiac, the Pontiac MLA and Transport Minister André Fortin is confirmed to officially represent the Liberals in the riding of Pontiac for the October elections. Several key players within the Quebec Liberals and the region have praised the qualities found in André Fortin, often […]

The body of Diane Lafontaine, the woman from Gatineau who had been missing since February 28, was located last Friday night, dead, according to the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police. The 51-year-old woman was found in her vehicle by Gatineau Police. The victim’s vehicle was parked in a commercial parking lot in the Hull area. A […]

Anna Paquette, a 14-year-old teenager who had been missing since Saturday, was found safe Monday morning in Gatineau. Before this morning (March 12) she was last been seen in front of a Fort Coulonge shop on the afternoon of March 10th. Her relatives said they had reason to fear for her health and safety.

The MRC Pontiac has provided a schedule in the form or a organizational table, of the regular meetings of the councils by various municipalities in the region. You can consult this table here. The municipality of Fort-Coulonge notifies its residents that the regular meeting of the municipal council, which was scheduled for March 14, has […]

MRC Pontiac’s Marketing Commissioner, Jérémi Vaillancourt, spoke to CHIP about the activities that will take place in the Pontiac this weekend. Jérémi is on CHIP 101.9 every week to keep us updated on Pontiac activities.

An article titled “Loin des délais souhaités” published yesterday in the newspaper Le Droit, questioned the wait time for non-urgent medical imaging exams, which would be shorter at the hospitals in Shawville and Maniwaki than in other hospitals in the region. The CISSSO acknowledged that wait time have exceeded the desired amount, which could lead […]

The press release by the Voix du PONTIAC-PONTIAC Voice group last Monday on the anticipated budget deficit of the Centre intégré de Santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais prompted reactions from some on social media. The anticipated deficit of nearly $ 6 million was announced earlier this week. The CISSS de l’Outaouais responded to […]