Author: Marie Gionet
The Flying Elbows hockey tournament returned to the Shawville arena this weekend, bringing out 16 teams across two divisions from Thursday to Saturday. In the A Division final, the Danford Lakers downed the Micksburg Bulls 1-0 to claim the James Smith Memorial Trophy, while in the B Division the Benders beat the Puck Pirates 4-0 […]
Emily Rumleskie, accused of drug-impaired driving in the collision that caused the death Sylvain Bégin, has been detained for allegedly not respecting the conditions of her release. On Thursday April 13, she will appear before a judge to determine whether or not she remains in custody. The date of her trial for the impaired driving […]
Environment Canada has issued a weather alert for the Pontiac region, as freezing rain is anticipated across the western Quebec on Wednesday. “A warm front associated with a low pressure system from Colorado will move into the province of Quebec Wednesday,” the statement reads. “Along the front, an area of freezing rain could leave significant […]
Update 1:22 p.m. This story has been updated from its original version. A two-vehicle collision on Hwy. 148 in Clarendon this morning claimed the life of a 55-year-old woman. At around 7 a.m. this morning, first-responders were called to a scene on the highway near the intersection with Sixth Concession in Clarendon. Sûreté du Québec […]
Earlier this month, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay announced that Raymond Pilon had been elected mayor of the municipality by acclamation. The change follows the death of Mayor Maurice Beauregard back in October. Pilon formerly occupied council seat one and had been representing the municipality at MRC council meetings in the previous months. Leen Matthyssen […]
Newly elected Campbell’s Bay Mayor Raymond Pilon discusses his history on council as well as his plans for the future.
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Earlier this month, Western Quebec School Board Director General Mike Dubeau announced that he would be retiring. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Dubeau, who is originally from Otter-Lake, about his career in education and what he had planned for his retirement. He started out teaching in the Pontiac region at St. John’s Elementary in Campbell’s Bay, […]
WQSB Director General Mike Dubeau talks about his career in education and his plans for retirement.
Thursday (March 30), Gatineau Police (SPVG) arrested five men, including one from Luskville, who in recent months took part in a “hunt” for suspected pedophiles in the Gatineau area. The men are facing a total of 38 charges, including criminal harassment, forcible confinement and distribution of child pornography. A Gatineau woman in her 20s was […]