Author: Marie Gionet
MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller talks about the previous council of mayors meeting where they discussed the Residence Meilleur. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Jane Toller – residence meilleur followup
In an election year when the provincial government is planning on implementing several changes to the health care system, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Dr. John Wootton, the head of the family medicine group (GMF) in the Pontiac, to discuss issues facing family doctors in the area. Wootton said that the area was in relatively good […]
Yesterday morning (Thursday April 21), Sûreté du Québec officers from MRC Pontiac were called to a home on chemin Bristol View in Bristol regarding an assault following a dispute between a man and a woman. After police arrived at the property, the suspect, a 41-year-old man, refused to leave the house. He eventually surrendered around […]
The final work to install lighting equipment on the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield will take place from April 25 to 29. According to Louis Harvey of the Phare Ouest organization, the work will cause the bridge will be closed to traffic next week. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – L Harvey pont The official inauguration of the […]
Next Tuesday (April 26), officials from MRC Pontiac will be hosting a public meeting regarding the proposed near surface disposal facility (NSDF) at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ site at Chalk River, Ont. If approved, the site would house up to a million cubic metres of low-level nuclear waste, the majority of which is already situated […]
Mansfield-et-Pontefract resident Sylvain Lusignan has been selected to participate in the Mr. Health and Fitness contest put on by Muscle & Fitness magazine. He explained that he needs the help of local residents in order for him to claim the top prize of $20,000 and an appearance in the magazine. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Sylvain […]
Mansfield-et-Pontefract resident Sylvain Lusignan talks about his participation in an upcoming contest by Muscle & Fitness magazine. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Sylvain Lusignan – contest
Canadian Special Operations Forces Command issued a press release on Friday April 22 that some of their members would be conducting routine training near the Pembroke Airport from April 25-29. The training will take place between the hours of 3 p.m. and midnight. “This training will involve two CH-146 Griffon helicopters,” the statement reads. “Residents […]
Dr. John Wootton, the head of the Pontiac family medicine group (GMF) talks about family doctors in the Pontiac region. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Dr. John Wootton – family doctors
Like the other volunteer departments throughout the Pontiac region, the Otter Lake Thorne Fire Department is seeking new members. As firefighter Caroline Gagné explained, they currently have 18 members of the amalgamated department and while they don’t have a set target to reach, she said it would be nice to have 25 or more. Like […]