Author: Caleb Nickerson
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon denounced the CAQ’s abolition of the RénoRégion program and questioned the government in tandem with his new Terrebonne MNA Catherine Gentilcore, who was recently elected in a by-election. St-Pierre Plamondon believes that this program could help more devitalized regions such as certain parts of rural Outaouais. During a press […]
The Gatineau Flames Junior AAA hockey team recently announced a restructuring of their organization that would see Martin Dubé, originally of Fort-Coulonge, take charge as General Manager. Dubé was named the team’s director of hockey operations at the end of last year. In this latest staff shuffle, outgoing GM Martin Lahaie will stay on as […]
Martin Dubé discusses his recent promotion to the GM of the Gatineau Flames Junior AAA hockey organization.
The Flying Elbows Hockey Tournament wrapped up at the Shawville Arena on Saturday evening (March 29), bringing to a close one of the rink’s long-standing traditions. There were 18 teams who participated across two divisions, from Wednesday to Saturday. In the A Division, Pontiac Thunder bested the Breckenridge Red Wings 5-2 to win the James […]
Organizer Will Armitage talks about the 2025 edition of the Flying Elbows hockey tournament in Shawville.
There will be some new boards to spruce up the Fort-Coulonge Arena this summer, and they came at quite a discount. Heidi Newberry, from the arena committee, explained that they had wanted to replace the boards for some time but the price tag for new ones was prohibitively high. She said that when they found […]
As part of the “On the Road to My First Municipal Campaign” project, a series of panel discussions will be held in three of the region’s MRCs and in the City of Gatineau, to encourage women’s candidacies for the upcoming municipal elections in November. Invited elected officials will be invited to share their experiences and […]
While the majority of Bloc Québécois candidates have been selected and announced for the upcoming federal election, they still have yet to announce a candidate for the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi. According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, a few people have already been approached but declined. The party finished third in the last two […]
The Leucan Chefs’ Challenge, in which CHIP 101.9 and its host Marie Gionet participated, raised $255,000 last Thursday (March 27) at the Hilton Lac Leamy in Gatineau. This money will be donated to the Maison Papillon children’s palliative care home. The event was a resounding success, according to the organizers. Pontiac community radio station CHIP 101.9 […]
The Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac (CJEP) is hosting the third edition of their Pontiac Virtual Summer Job Fair next week for those looking to land a job for the summer months. The CJEP has been organizing job fairs for 5 years now, but this is the 3rd year for this edition dedicated to summer jobs. […]