Author: Marie Gionet
“Remove the name Pontiac from the MRC Pontiac” is what Roger Fleury demands. Why? Because according to him, the MRC Pontiac dirties the name of this Chief from the First Nations. Interestingly, Roger Fleury is not asking that the name Pontiac be removed from the municipality of Pontiac or the federal and provincial ridings of […]
The MRC Pontiac will present La légende de Sarila in Chapeau to conclude the drive in cinema presentations for Culture month. This Saturday, October 24 2020, in the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and the MRC Pontiac, in collaboration with Culture pour Tous and Hydro Quebec, will present the final drive in movie celebrating Culture month in […]
The Patro of Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield is organizing a Halloween party on its trails, which will ensure that health safety rules are respected. As Patro director Suzanne Dazé explains this is a way to organize a community party and to bring to life an activity out of the ordinary for the participants. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Suzan […]
The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac has announced that an amount of $ 15,000 will be donated to the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge illumination project. The person in charge of this project within the Phare Ouest organization, Louis Harvey, says he is happy to be able to count on this contribution from the community in […]
In a press release, Hydro-Québec would like to inform the population that it will be carrying out work to repair the safety boom downstream of the Carillon hydropower facility and it will also be removing the safety boom upstream of the facility. A number of components were damaged during the last spring floods and must […]
Last Thursday (October 15th), during the execution of “Project New Haven”, police arrested 16 people and laid 138 charges to residents on both sides of the Ottawa River. Officers executed a dozen search warrants in Ottawa, Gatineau and in Luskville. Police seized 11.59 kg of cocaine, 221 lbs of cannabis, 40,000 amphetamine tablets, $227,105 in […]
Michaela Cahill said she was happy and grateful for her participation in the TV show La Voix on TVA. The Fort-Coulonge native is not disappointed to have lost, but felt nostalgia following last Sunday’s final. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Michaela Cahill – Experience During the final, Michaela Cahill was able to perform a song by […]
Michaela Cahill’s journey ended this past Sunday during the grand final of La Voix. Unfortunately the local artist did not manage to win the first place, the fact remains that it was an enriching experience which will have marked both the young mother and the entire population who mobilized to encourage her. For this last […]
Now in the red zone, the mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac, Joanne Labadie, gave her vision concerning the growing number of cases, which she considers worrying, but believes that her municipality is ready. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Joanne Labadie – red zone Currently, the MRC Pontiac remains in the orange. As of Monday, October […]
In a press release sent today (October 19), the Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois de l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) was informed by the Public Health Department that students from the Pie-XII pavilion in Maniwaki are considered at moderate risk. As a result, at the request of the authorities, these students are kept at home until October […]