Author: Marie Gionet
Paul Brown, the executive director of the 100 Mile Arts Network talks about their upcoming documentary filmmaking workshops. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Paul Brown – 100 mile arts workshops
Thanks to the help of some Pontiacers, a Ukrainian family has arrived in the region and is currently going about setting up their lives in a new country. CHIP 101.9 spoke with members of the Dobrovolskiiy family as well as their Canadian hosts, the Cameron family, about their experience over the past few months. The […]
This Sunday (May 29) there will be a celebration marking the opening of the new axe throwing lanes at the Pont Blanc beach in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The Coopérative Aventure Hélianthe, the organization that operates the beach, will be hosting a barbeque and friendly competition from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The cooperative’s President Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, said […]
MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller is seeking an explanation from Hydro-Quebec regarding power outages in the Upper Pontiac following the violent storms on the weekend. Despite there being very little visible damage in the area, which includes the municipalities of Sheenboro, Chichester, Waltham and l’Isle-aux-Allumettes, the region was without power for roughly 48 hours. “I […]
Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, the president of the Coopérative Aventure Hélianthe, talks about their new axe throwing lanes. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Guillaume L-H – Axe throwing
Environment Canada issued a rainfall warning for the Pontiac this morning (May 26), as there is 40 to 60 mm expected by Friday evening. “Rainfall amounts could reach 75 millimetres locally in the thunderstorms,” the statement reads. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads.” […]
The annual tree day celebration will return to MRC Pontiac this Friday (May 27) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Residents can stop by and choose from a wide selection of saplings free of charge. MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand explained that in addition to the MRC office, trees would also be distributed in […]
MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand talks about the Tree and Forest Festival on May 27. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Jason Durand – tree day
Pontiac MNA André Fortin talks about the adoption of Bill 96 and what it means for Quebecers. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Andre Fortin – Bill 96 adoption
Unsurprisingly, the CAQ government’s overhaul of the province’s language laws, known as Bill 96, was adopted yesterday in the National Assembly with a large majority, 78 votes to 29. The Liberal Party of Quebec and the Conservative Party of Quebec (which has only one MNA, who was elected under the CAQ banner in 2018) voted […]