Author: Marie Gionet
The Municipality of Otter Lake recently held a by-election for a new councillor in seat three on July 10 which was won handily by retired businessman Daniel Lamarche. He claimed an overwhelming majority of the votes with 175, compared to 25 for Roslyn Carter and 5 for Brian McMahon. Lamarche built a cottage in the […]
Daniel Lamarche, the newly elected councillor for seat three in Otter Lake, talks about his election. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Daniel Lamarche – Otter Lake council
There’s a new chef in charge of the kitchen at the Bryson’s Bistro du Bûcheron in Fort-Coulonge. Peter Illias, a Montreal chef with 37 years in the industry, will be heading up the back of house at the bistro, which is attached to the Pontiac Conference Centre and the Spruceholm Inn. Illias spoke to CHIP […]
After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Shawville Parent’s Voice group is once again hosting their popular “Touch-a-truck” event this Saturday. Things will get underway at the Shawville Fairgrounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parent’s Voice President Alina Holmes explained that the group hosted their first such event back in 2016 and it […]
Shawville Parent’s Voice President Alina Holmes talks about their upcoming touch-a-truck event. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Alina Holmes – touch a truck
The new chef at the Bryson’s Bistro du Bûcheron in Fort-Coulonge, Peter Illias, speaks about the restaurant and the new menu. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Peter Illias – new menu
MRC Pontiac has posted a list of properties for sale due to the non-payment of taxes. If the taxes remain unpaid, the properties will be sold at public auction, which is scheduled to be held at the Bryson Lions Hall, 660 Main Street in Bryson, on Thursday, September 8 at 10 a.m. The list of […]
Tim Ferrigan talks about an upcoming music festival that will be a tribute to his late father Cletus. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Tim Ferrigan – Cletus tribute
Following several last minute changes and unannounced closures, the work schedule on the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort has changed another time with little warning. The provincial Ministry of Transportation had announced on July 7 that the bridge would be closed this evening (July 15) from 8 p.m. to midnight and […]
Officers from the MRC Pontiac station of the Sûreté du Québec are in mourning following the sudden death of one of their new comrades, Audrey Marois-Guité. The 25-year-old died following an ATV accident on Friday in the Lanaudière region. According to initial information from the SQ, she was a passenger on an ATV when the […]
