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Author: Marie Gionet

5 May 2022 à 12:00 am

The peak height of the Ottawa River looks to be behind us for this spring, according to an expert with the Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat, an organization that monitors the levels of the river’s watershed. Manon Lalonde is the executive engineer with the organization, and she told CHIP 101.9 that while there was some minor […]

5 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

Ottawa River Regulation Secretariat Executive Engineer Manon Lalonde talks about the river levels this year. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Manon Lalonde – river levels

5 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Earlier this afternoon, MRC Pontiac issued a press release announcing that Economic Development Director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her position, effective May 27. Phillips was hired on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself left the MRC in January 2020. She is the […]

4 May 2022 à 12:00 am

The Groupe l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet is back this year with another “treasure hunt” on Saturday June 4. The group has a mission of promoting the culture and history of the island, and the treasure hunt is a popular fundraiser. Registration is required by May 29. Organizer Guylaine La Salle explained what attendees could expect. “This year, we […]

4 May 2022 à 12:00 am

A petition has been launched to reinstate the license of a local veterinarian, Dr. Melissa Jowett, who recently lost hers due to a lack of fluency in French. Chantal Chrétien, a local farmer who started the petition, said that once she found out about Jowett’s situation, she sprang into action, as she is the only […]

4 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

Chantal Chrétien talks about the petition she started. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Chantal Chrétien – petition

4 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 11:25 am

Several Quebec flags were at half mast yesterday in the Pontiac to mark Guy Lafleur’s state funeral. The Municipality of Fort-Coulonge as well as the offices of the Sûreté du Québec in Campbell’s Bay honoured the hockey player from the Outaouais, who notably wore the colors of the Montreal Canadiens (with whom he won five […]

3 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Two new doctors will be serving families in the Pontiac this month, through the Lotus Clinic in Shawville. The clinic’s owner, Joanne Romain, explained that the addition of Dr. Shahabi and Dr. Mira would bring the facility’s total to 11 physicians, adding that one would be starting this week, and the other on May 18. […]

3 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

Joanne Romain, the owner of the Lotus Clinic in Shawville talks about the two new doctors setting up practices. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Joanne Romain – new docs

3 May 2022 à 12:00 am

Regional health authority CISSSO issued a press release today advising the public that they would be changing their protocol surrounding hospital visits, which were restricted in mid-April. General visits will return to their regular schedule tomorrow, with some conditions. “For the sectors of oncology, hemodialysis, intensive care and neonatology, stricter instructions continue to apply,” the […]