Author: Caleb Nickerson
This start of 2024 is giving rise to a rare, even unprecedented situation in the Pontiac. This is the case for farmers who, some, have proceeded to cut part of their fields at this time of the year given the length of the hay and the mild temperature. One of the farmers in question is […]
At the beginning of each year, CHIP 101.9 publishes articles on various municipal budget forecasts in the Pontiac for 2024. Knowing that the act of publishing the budget forecasts from MRC Pontiac municipalities is considered a fundamental act of municipal management, we offer both an interview with mayors and the budget overviews. Through this budgetary […]
Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 20. The president of CHIP’s board of directors, Diane Grenier, highlighted the brilliant performance of the radio staff, particularly in the area of local information. “Radio is the reference in the field of information in Pontiac, both on the air and on […]
As part of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), on December 20, 2023, the Pontiac Community Radio station (CHIP 101.9) presented a compilation of the best on-air moments of 2022-2023 (i.e. from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 ). Here is the compilation that was shown to the radio station’s members:
Many homeowners in the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract have expressed concern about the changes to their property assessment on the website Azimut, available through the MRC Pontiac website. Mansfield Mayor Sandra Armstrong explained that the municipality has reached out to the contractor that the MRC hires to conduct the evaluations in order to facilitate private meeting […]
A network representing social service organizations throughout the Outaouais is voicing concerns about Bill 15, a newly created law that will restructure the province’s health care administration. Daniel Cayley-Daoust, the director of the TROCAO, a regional table for independent community organizations, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his concerns regarding the mammoth piece of legislation, which […]
Daniel Cayley-Daoust, the director of the TROCAO, a regional table for independent community organizations, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his concerns regarding Bill 15, a newly created law that will restructure the province’s health care administration.
While the job posting has been on MRC Pontiac’s website since last week, it wasn’t until the council of mayors meeting Wednesday night (December 20) that Economic Development Director Guillaume Boudreau officially announced his resignation, effective December 21. Boudreau spent 13 months on the job after being hired in November 2022. Speaking after the meeting, Boudreau […]
Guillaume Boudreau, the outgoing economic development director of MRC Pontiac speaks after he officially announced his resignation on December 20.
A dépanneur with a big reputation in both the Upper Pontiac and the Pembroke region is celebrating its upcoming 40th anniversary with a cold one. Épicerie Dubeau Grocery sits on Hwy. 148 near the shore of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, and its blue and white sign is one of the first things that greets drivers coming across the […]