Author: Marie Gionet
Pontiac resident Katrina Soroka talks about singing the Ukrainian national anthem prior to the Ottawa Senators home game on March 18. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Katrina Soroka – singing national anthem
The trial of a Fort-Coulonge man accused of murder will go ahead in the coming weeks, after an appearance in front of a superior court judge on Wednesday. Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan is accused of first-degree murder stemming from the death of Harold Plugowsky, 61, also of Fort-Coulonge. Police were called to a residence on […]
Nicole Shanks, a Shawville woman who attempted to kidnap an eight-day old baby in Ottawa back in May 2021, was declared not criminally responsible yesterday (March 17). Superior Court Judge Julie Bourgeois accepted a joint Crown and defense submission that Shanks be declared not criminally responsible. The decision was advised by a psychiatrist at The […]
Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel was in Fort-Coulonge yesterday (March 16) to announce on behalf of the Minister of Sports and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development (CED), Pascale St-Onge, a contribution of $390,000 to the three Outaouais SADCs, including the SADC Pontiac, to accelerate the green shift of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). ” “Our […]
With the Federal conservative party is in the midst of picking a new leader, after they ousted the previous holder of the title, Erin O’Toole earlier this year. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Pontiac’s conservative candidate in last year’s election, Michel Gauthier, about who he thinks should head the party going forward. Previously he had stated […]
Former Pontiac Conservative candidate Michel Gauthier talks about the party’s ongoing leadership race. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Michel Gauthier – leadership race
The president of francophone advocacy group Impératif français, Jean-Paul Perrault, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his demand that the provincial government crack down on citizens who, according to him, reside in Quebec but pay their taxes in Ontario. Perrault said that the provincial government is to some extent complicit in the situation. “They are quite […]
The Quebec Liberal Party (PLQ) wants to freeze Hydro-Quebec rates to give citizens a break. According to the Liberals, unlike the cost of gas or the grocery bill, the government can control electricity rates in Quebec. Several members of the PLQ, including Pontiac MNA André Fortin, addressed their constituents via social media. “The cost of […]
On February 25, representatives from close to 30 community, public and private organizations gathered for a discussion on housing in the Pontiac. The meeting was organized by the Pontiac Community Development Corporation (PCDC) as a way to gather a wide variety of organizations with a diversity of expertise to discuss the issue in a holistic […]
The Pontiac Community Development Corporation’s administrative and communications director Geneviève Has talks about a housing roundtable that they organized last month. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Geneviève Has – housing roundtable