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Author: Marie Gionet

8 December 2022 à 2:29 pm

Updated on 14 December 2022 à 1:56 pm

This morning (December 8) SADC Pontiac held their annual “Mingle and Jingle” breakfast at the Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge between 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. The breakfast was a networking event to bring together entrepreneurs, elected officials and representatives of organizations throughout the region. This was the first time they’ve been able to host the event […]

8 December 2022 à 1:51 pm

An agreement in principle was accepted by 89% of MRC Pontiac’s unionized staff for the renewal of their collective agreement last night (December 7). Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) regional President Michel Girard explained that the offer contains a salary increase of 14.75% over 5 years. In return, the employees […]

8 December 2022 à 9:12 am

MRC Pontiac is delaying their public consultation on the waste management plan for 2023-2029 until January. Originally planned for December 20, the consultation will now take place on January 10, 2023 at 6 p.m. in the Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay (602 Route 301 North). The draft of the plan […]

7 December 2022 à 4:08 pm

The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay is on track for a by-election for the mayor’s seat, following the death of Maurice Beauregard in October, however, council is seeking to avoid holding the contest in the dead of winter. According to Pro-Mayor Tim Ferrigan, they recently requested an extension from Ministry of Municipal Affairs in order to […]

7 December 2022 à 3:32 pm

On Friday, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay was awarded the Prix David for their work to make the newly dedicated Maurice Beauregard Park accessible to people with limited mobility. The municipality was nominated by Loisir Sport Outaouais, and was represented at the gala by several councillors. Pro-Mayor Tim Ferrigan explained that they weren’t expecting to […]

7 December 2022 à 3:31 pm

Campbell’s Bay Pro-Mayor Tim Ferrigan talks about winning the Prix David.

7 December 2022 à 11:23 am

Updated on 14 December 2022 à 1:51 pm

Pontiac Community Radio is inviting local students to participate in the CHIP 101.9 Christmas drawing contest. This year’s theme is “Draw us your most beautiful elf.” Thanks to financial assistance from the Knights of Columbus, the radio station was able to expand the contest to high school students, in addition to kindergarten through grade 6 […]

7 December 2022 à 11:01 am

Geneviève Gagnon discusses CHIP 101.9’s Christmas drawing contest.

6 December 2022 à 2:18 pm

Updated on 7 December 2022 à 3:10 pm

Over the weekend, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay won the Prix David in the municipal division for the work they’ve done making their park more accessible for people with physical disabilities. The ceremony was held during a 5 à 7 organized by the Regroupement des associations de personnes handicapées de l’Outaouais (RAPHO) on December 2. […]

6 December 2022 à 9:53 am

Updated on 6 December 2022 à 3:16 pm

*A previous version of this article falsely stated that the bridge would also be closed December 6. CHIP apologizes for this error.* The Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be closed tomorrow (December 7) between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. in order to allow Novom Interactive to update the bridge’s lighting system and do some electrical […]