Author: Caleb Nickerson
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 […]
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 […]
Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel discusses a variety of topics in a beginning of the year interview.
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 […]
An elderly Pontiac man was sentenced to 78 months in prison at the Campbell’s Bay Courthouse on January 9 for sex offences against a child. A publication ban is in effect for this case, meaning that certain identifying details are not made public in order to protect the privacy of the victim. The Crown prosecutor […]
This past weekend (January 12-14), the Shawville arena once again was host to the Pontiac Provincial U15/U18 Hockey Tournament, bringing in minor hockey teams from both Ontario and Quebec to battle it out for trophies and bragging rights. There were 16 teams competing in this weekend’s action, while 15 turned out to the annual U11/U13 […]
Regional sports and recreation body Loisir Sport Outaouais is launching a new initiative to offer sporting equipment sharing across the region, with locations in the Pontiac as well. Sylviana Geoffray, a development officer with LSO, explained that Project Circonflex, as the program is known, is meant to offer equipment like cross-country skis and snowshoes to […]
Sylviana Geoffray, a development agent with Loisir Sport Outaouais discusses their new initiative, Project Circonflex.
As part of our annual coverage of municipal budgets in the early days of each year, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière about this year’s plans in her municipality. Revenue According to Mayor Colleen Larivière, there wasn’t a huge difference from last year’s budget, with overall revenues decreasing from $2.5 million in 2023 […]