Author: Marie Gionet
Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a small press conference on Monday morning (April 4) to announce that she has purchased the Cinéma Lyn, located in downtown Fort-Coulonge at 526 rue Baume. She said that the old theatre hasn’t been used since around 2013, and recalled visiting for a show when she first moved to the […]
MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller and Fort-Coulonge Mayor Christine Francoeur talk about Toller’s recent acquisition of the Lyn Cinema and take questions from media. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Jane Toller Christine Francoeur – theatre
The Quebec Municipal Comission (CMQ) published a new audit report this week, this time on snow removal management performance. This audit work was carried out in three municipalities, including Cantley, which is located in the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. The objective of the work was to determine whether these three municipalities plan and carry out snow […]
Two youth leaders with the Pontiac Maison des Jeunes (MDJ) are putting together a trip for their peers, and are raising money by hosting two dances in the coming weeks. Sasha Laporte and Emma Rochon are both students at ESSC, and youth leaders at the MDJ (known by their French title “animateurs”). Laporte explained that […]
Starting today (April 1), the Quyon Ferry will open for the season, connecting the Pontiac to Fitzroy Harbour Ontario. The ferry is open Monday to Friday from 5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. On Good Friday it will be open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. The […]
The idea to build a bridge between l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet and the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield community is still on MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller’s radar. In an interview, Toller talked about having a meeting with all three municipal councils and said all agreed that having a bridge between the municipalities was a very important project to unite the three […]
MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller was in the CHIP 101.9 studio Monday, March 29 to give updates on a number of subjects such as the “Energy from Waste” project. This project, which has already been briefly discussed with the Quebec Premier Francois Legault, is currently in the processes of choosing a site to house the […]
Pontiac Warden Jane Toller talks about several issues affecting the region. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Jane Toller – Bridge protect area and energy from waste
The installation of a museum and a permanent exhibit on one of the founders of the region, George Bryson, at the George Bryson Cultural House in Mansfield is on the verge of coming to fruition. Dominic Dufour, the project manager for the exhibit, which is planned for the next tourist season, spoke with CHIP 101.9 […]
The continuation of the installation of equipment for the lighting of the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge should begin on April 25 and end on April 30. The organization responsible for carrying out this project, Phare Ouest, has indicated that the lighting and the interactive application will be operational starting April 30. The inauguration of the lighting should […]