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As CHIP 101.9 previously reported, the first-degree murder trial of Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan in the bludgeoning death of his landlord, Harold Plugowsky, ended on December 14 with the verdict that MacLennan was not criminally responsible due to mental illness. MacLennan was charged with the first-degree murder of Plugowsky, 61, who was found with severe […]

During a special council meeting Thursday, January 5, 2023, the mayor of the Municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Jean-Louis Corriveau, announced that they have  officially hired Tracey Hérault as the municipality’s new director general. Hérault is the former Director General in Bryson, and will officially be stepping into her new role on the Island January 6. This […]

Martin Bougie, the director general of the association that oversees all 37 community radio station in Québec (l’Associaiton des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ)), which includes CHIP 101.9, will take his leave as director in 2023 after more than 20 years with the organization. Over his time as director, Bougie has been a leading the […]

The latest Statistics Canada’s Census for 2021, recently made public, shows that the population in the MRC Pontiac has increased for the first time in 15 years. The population has increased from 14,251 in 2016 to 14,764 (2021), i.e. 513 additional residents. This is still far removed from statistics in the 90s, where the MRC […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce will hold a Black Tie Gala on February 18 at the Pontiac Conference Center, 204 rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge. You can buy your tickets online for $75 ($84.62).  The Chamber of Commerce is hoping the Gala brings together business people from across the region. This is the first gala the […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais has officially announced the Outaouais region’s 2023 first baby of the year. Èva-Rose Vachon, was born at 1:23 a.m. New Year’s day, she weighs 5.6 pounds (2.27 kg) and the CISSS de l’Outaouais says both the mother and child are in great shape. […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract is promoting a new emergency preparedness guide, published by the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. As a preventative service and to avoid unexpected disaster like the floods in 2017 and in 2019, the municipality is inviting citizens to consult this guide, which is intended to help families prepare for the first […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais and the Coopérative des paramédics de l’Outaouais (CPO) announced last week that they are working together to provide a wide range of services to better meet the needs of Outaouais residents. According to their news release, this cooperation should have impacts in the […]

In a public address before the holidays, the Warden of the MRC Pontiac Jane Toller announced that the MRC Pontiac’s Youth Council will return and hold its inaugural meeting on Monday, January 16. “I am also very pleased to announce that the new MRC Pontiac Youth Council will hold its inaugural meeting on Monday, January […]

DJ Martin Leguerrier will present an end-of-year dance special on CHIP 101.9 this Sunday, January 1 starting at 9 p.m. Martin Leguerrier has been preparing the New Year live special with the help of Pontiac listeners.   Martin Leguerrier will also be performing live on December 31 to celebrate New Year Eve at the Café […]