Author: Marie Gionet
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on December 18, council passed a resolution to change the way that it calculates its shares, which are the fees that the MRC charges its municipalities for various services. The issue has attracted quite a bit of attention in previous months, led by a group from the […]
When CHIP 101.9 scheduled an interview with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel for a review of 2024, we couldn’t anticipate that it would take place the same week as one of the most shocking days in the history of the current federal government, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned Monday just before she was supposed to […]
Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel talks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s leadership and the fall economic statement.
Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan hoisted his way to a Canadian clean and jerk record last week while competing in Bahrain at his first World Weightlifting Championships as a senior athlete. Lusignan, competing in the 102 kg weight class, lifted 161 kg (355 lbs) in the snatch and 202 kg (445 lbs) in the clean and […]
Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan talks about his recent appearance at the World Weightlifting Championships in Bahrain where he broke a Canadian record for the clean and jerk.
On December 11, Pontiac’s Community Radio, CHIP 101.9, held their annual general meeting, presenting reports on their activities and finances for the 2023/24 financial year. The year was a tumultuous one for the station, with Director François Carrier departing in March after 13 years at the helm and the launch of a new Chase the […]
Quebec City’s Château Laurier recently hosted Les Jours de la Radio, a flagship event for the province’s French-language radio industry. Organized by the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (ARCQ), the gathering brought together over a hundred participants at the end of November to reflect on the challenges and future of this essential medium. A […]
