Author: Caleb Nickerson
Overnight closures on the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort will continue throughout August and September, according to a new list of dates that have been added to Ontario Power Generation’s website. The bridge will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates: July 17, 18, 19, 20 […]
The annual Canada Day flea market in Shawville was a resounding success again this year, raising a whopping $6,859.70 for educational supplies at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School. The total haul was just shy of last year’s record breaking $7,586.80. The event has been going on for more than a decade, and was spearheaded by […]
After more than 4 decades of work, the organizers of the Pontiac Terry Fox Run are looking to pass the torch on to a new group of volunteers. Rick Valin, one of the founders of the local run, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about its history and what it takes to put on the event every […]
Rick Valin, one of the founders of the Pontiac Terry Fox Run , speaks with CHIP 101.9 about its history and what it takes to put on the event every year.
Pontiac High School’s athletics department has recently launched a community fundraising effort to install retractable bleachers in the school’s gymnasium. PHS physical education teacher Darcy Findlay explained that the “Take your seat” campaign has been in motion for only a few weeks at this point, and it was the result of a brainstorming session with […]
Pontiac High School physical education teacher Darcy Findlay discusses a new community fundraising effort to install retractable bleachers in the school’s gymnasium.
Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed overnight from Monday to Thursday for the next several weeks. The bridge will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates: July 10, 11, 12, 13 July 17, 18, 19, 20 […]
On Canada Day the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood inaugurated their new splash pad at Henry Heeney Memorial Park in downtown Danford Lake. Director General Isabelle Cardinal said that the project had been in the works since late 2021, and was made possible through grant funding from MRC Pontiac. The municipality spent some of their gas tax […]
Alleyn-et-Cawood Director General Isabelle Cardinal talks about their newly installed splash pad.
The MRC Pontiac has published a new job offer for the position of strategic communications advisor, currently occupied by Colleen Jones, who will be departing at the end of August. According to the job description, the strategic communications advisor reports to the Director General and, based on the directives, orientations and priorities of the Warden, […]