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MRC allocates funding for winter tourism shows on TVA Sports

25 January 2024 à 1:32 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council voted in favour of two resolutions allocating up to $10,500 from the tourism budget to pay for episodes of two different tourism shows produced by TVA Sports. MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt explained that they were approached by TVA Sports to produce two episodes […]


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Leeny Jones drops debut EP Burn Out

23 January 2024 à 3:07 pm

A musician with Pontiac roots released her debut project earlier this month, and is excited to share it with the world. Colleen “Leeny” Jones, who hails originally from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, dropped her first EP Burn Out with a sold-out show at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa on January 12. She said that the project has been in the […]


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SQ confirmed at 7:13 this morning that 14-year-old Kyrick Sullivan from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was found

21 January 2024 à 9:12 pm

Updated on 22 January 2024 à 7:30 am

Updated: 7:22 a.m., Monday, January 22 The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed at 7:13 this morning that 14-year-old Kyrick Sullivan from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was found. In a notice that was published yesterday, the SQ indicated that Kyrick was last seen in Pembroke, Ontario, around 10 a.m. on January 21. The SQ asked the public for help […]


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Budget 2024: Clarendon sees tax base increase, lowers mill rate 6 cents

19 January 2024 à 2:40 pm

As part of CHIP 101.9’s overview of municipal budgets throughout the Pontiac region, we spoke with Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh about the goings on in his municipality. Revenue This year Clarendon’s budget decreased slightly in size, from $3,552,234 in 2023 to $3,489,555 in 2024. Walsh explained that due to a significant rise in property evaluations, […]


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Ski Pontiac hosting new 55+ club, moonlight ski events returning

18 January 2024 à 3:30 pm

Ski Pontiac is already gearing up for another season of sliding on their network of trails at Astra Estates in Norway Bay (formerly the Norway Bay Golf Course). President Ariane Cloutier said that their popular moonlight ski and snowshoe events would be returning this year, with the first scheduled for January 27 at 6 p.m. Participants […]


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Connexions holds community focus groups for English-speakers

18 January 2024 à 1:55 pm

Updated on 18 January 2024 à 3:10 pm

Connexions Resource Centre is holding a series of five focus group meetings for English-speakers across the Pontiac region. Connexions is a non-profit organization serving as a bridge between English-speaking Quebecers in the Outaouais and various health and social services. There were six people in attendance at the meeting in Shawville on January 16, along with […]


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Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel discusses Chalk River decision, year ahead

17 January 2024 à 3:04 pm

Following a French-language interview with CHIP 101.9 Director François Carrier, Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel also answered some questions in English, discussing the recent decision to greenlight the NSDF project at Chalk River Laboratories and also her plans for 2024. She said that while she is not an expert on nuclear safety, she was disappointed that […]


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New ski lending program unveiled in Campbell’s Bay

17 January 2024 à 2:50 pm

A press conference was held at the office of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac on Wednesday morning (January 17) to unveil a new ski lending program that will be run out of a cabin next to their office. The project is a part of Projet Circonflex, an initiative through Loisir Sport Outaouais along with Ski At […]


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Preliminary hearings in death of Sylvain Bégin to conclude shortly

16 January 2024 à 2:34 pm

Preliminary poceedings in the case of Emily Rumleskie, accused of dangerous driving and impaired driving in the accident that took the life of Sylvain Bégin in September 2020, are scheduled to conclude  at the end of February. However, Rumleskie has already been behind bars for several months due to not respecting the conditions of her […]


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