Author: Marie Gionet
Strong winds hammered the Pontiac region along with the rest of western Quebec on Saturday night, felling trees and knocking out power lines, particularly in the region of Bristol, Clarendon, Otter Lake, Thorne and Alleyn-et-Cawood. More than 3,000 customers were still without power on Monday at 6:45 a.m., but that number dropped to 1,163 around […]
A fire tore through a farm building on chemin Aylmer in Bristol on Friday evening, leaving it a total loss. Bristol Fire Chief Kevin Kluke said that his department received the call for a structure fire at around 11:30 p.m. on December 10. They responded with 13 firefighters in four trucks and called for an […]
Hydro Quebec community relations agent Alain Paquette talks about the power outages that hit western Quebec this weekend. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Alain Paquette – power outages
Yesterday afternoon (December 9), regional health authority CISSSO held a virtual press conference on the current state of COVID-19 and vaccination in the Outaouais. Dr. Brigitte Pinard, interim director of public health, said that they had confirmed two cases of the new omicron variant in the region, but both cases had been linked to travel. […]
At the end of November the Pontiac Federal NDP riding association elected a new president, Catherine Emond-Provencher. A statement published on the association’s social media on November 29 noted that outgoing president and two-time candidate Denise Giroux would be “planning to lend her voice to the activities and continued development of the NDP presence in […]
There is a Christmas concert featuring Pembroke’s own Jason Blaine at Festival Hall in Pembroke on the 19th of December, Jacob Lavigne spoke to Jason Blaine about the event and what to expect. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Jason Blaine – Home for the Holidays concert
Newly elected Pontiac NDP riding association president Catherine Emond-Provencher spoke about her background and her priorities for the future. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Catherine Emond Provencher – NDP president
Local transportation collective TransporAction is looking for volunteers in several sectors of the Municipality of Pontiac, specifically Quyon, Luskville and Breckenridge. Interested persons can contact TransporAction at 819-648-2223, 1-887-648-2223 or by email at info@transporaction.com.
Local men’s shelter AutonHomme is once again teaming up with local dépanneur chain Langford’s to provide free Christmas dinners for Pontiacers. As community worker Gabriel Lemaire explained, this is the third year that they have provided this service to the area, and what started off as a way of giving back to residents of Campbell’s […]
The Pontiac Community Players are continuing their tradition of Christmas radio play performances this weekend, with shows at three local churches. Organizer Greg Graham explained that a radio play is a throwback to the early 1900s, where audiences use their imaginations to visualize the action being narrated by the cast. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Greg […]
