Author: Eric O'Brien
The streets of Ladysmith will soon be buzzing with people and draped in German flags for the annual Oktoberfest celebrations starting this Friday (September 29). The area is home to a large population of German settlers, and an organization was formed to host local Oktoberfest celebrations in 1985, a tradition that has continued to the […]
Katrina Soroka talks about the upcoming Oktoberfest celebrations in Ladysmith.
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 20, council approved a resolution to replace the old MRC logo, which featured a stylized Indigenous headdress. Warden Jane Toller explained that recently departed communications advisor Colleen Jones had advised the council that they should update the logo to match with their regional branding initiative. […]
On Sunday afternoon (September 24), dozens of people turned out to the Shawville fairgrounds for the fifth annual Pontiac Kidney Walk. Participants gathered in the Homecraft Hall, before setting off on a marked course around a section of the grounds. Each walker was equipped with a sack of kidney beans, and dropped one into the […]
The 5th annual Pontiac Kidney Walk will be taking place at the Shawville fairgrounds this Sunday September 24, bringing together members of the community to raise money for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. CHIP 101.9 spoke with organizer Randy Russell to discuss this year’s event. He said that they set their goal at $8,000 for […]
Organizer Randy Russell talks about the fifth annual Pontiac Kidney Walk.
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 20, the opening of the meeting featured a tribute to the late Doug Rousselle, the former mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims. Rousselle was elected mayor of the small island municipality back in 2021 and passed away on September 11 at the age of 73 after a battle […]
Are you looking for a job in Pontiac? Register for the Virtual Job Fair which will take place on October 18 from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Remo event Pontiac Virtual Job Fair- 3rd edition The Pontiac Virtual Job Fair, in its 3rd edition, is an annual event that is an unmissable event for job […]
On October 18, the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac will be holding their third annual virtual job fair. Jessica Kelly, an intervention services coordinator with the CJEP explained that while they had made adjustments to hold their event during the pandemic, they found that holding the fair virtually made it easier for both employers and job […]
Jessica Kelly of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac talks about their upcoming virtual job fair.