Author: Marie Gionet
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 […]
Greg Graham of the Pontiac Community Players talks about the Christmas radio play that the troupe will be performing this year. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Greg Graham – radio play
Quebec’s provincial forest fighting agency SOPFEU is in recruiting mode in preparation for the 2022 fire season. While the closest base to the Pontiac region is in Maniwaki, communications advisor Melanie Morin said that they currently have employees from certain areas of the Pontiac. The base is located just south of Maniwaki proper on Hwy. […]
SOPFEU communications advisor Melanie Morin talks about their forest firefighter recruitment. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Melanie Morin – SOPFEU recruitment
A man from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was among 22 individuals arrested by various divisions of the Ontario Provincial Police in a series of drug raids that were executed on the morning of December 2. The search warrants were the culmination of a months long investigation by the Upper Ottawa Valley OPP’s community street crime division called Project […]
Naomie and Xavier Lusignan once again shone at the Junior Provincial Weightlifting Championships held in Peterborough last Saturday. The two athletes from Mansfield-and-Pontefract won gold medals in their respective categories. Naomie, competing in the 71 kilo division, recorded a best snatch of 83 kg (183 lbs) and a best clean and jerk of 95 kg […]
AutonHomme community worker Gabriel Lemaire talks about the free Christmas dinner they’re offering to the community, in collaboration with Lanford’s Grocery. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Gabriel Lemaire – Christmas supper
During the Christmas Market at the George Bryson Cultural House, CHIP 101.9 spoke with the General Manager of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine. He revealed that plans for their new building at 243 rue Hérault in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be unveiled shortly. He said that the blue garage currently on the property […]
On Saturday, December 4, at around 3:40 p.m. MRC des Collines Police received a call for a vehicle off the road near 305, route Principale Ouest in La Pêche. At the scene, officers quickly noticed signs of impairment. “A 69-year-old man from La Pêche was arrested. Subsequently, he was tested with a breathalyzer. The results […]
The Hauts-Bois de l’Outaouais School Service Center (CSSHBO) confirmed this morning (December 6) that busses are canceled throughout its territory, including the Pontiac. “Courses are maintained for all students of general education for young people, general education for adults and vocational training. Classes are also maintained for students of the Western Quebec School Board. Staff […]
