Author: Marie Gionet
On August 10th the municipality of Otter Lake posted a survey on their Facebook page concerning a project to build a pharmacy in the municipality. Jacob Lavigne spoke to the mayor of Otter Lake, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, for more details on the potential project. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Kim Cartier-Villeneuve – Survey on a potential Pharmacy […]
The MRC Pontiac is looking for a new director in land use planning and the environment. The MRC office told CHIP 101.9 that this hiring process is preparing the retirement of the current director of the territory, Régent Dugas, scheduled for later this year. DESCRIPTION The sector of land-use planning and management is large. It […]
The president of the Hautes-Rivières Teaching Staff Union (SPEHR), Daniel Boisjoli, believes that the Government of Quebec would have benefited from adding staff to the schools, in particular janitors, who could have ensured the disinfection of establishments during a pandemic. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, he made known his point of view concerning the […]
On August 10th the municipality of Otter Lake posted a survey on their Facebook page concerning a project to build a pharmacy in the municipality. The mayor of Otter Lake, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve, said that the survey is to determine the need of a pharmacy in the town and gave her thoughts on the potential new […]
On Monday, August 10 2020, the Quebec government rolled out more details and adjustments to their back to school plan. This is the report highlighting the most important elements from Monday’s Press Briefing: CHIP101.9 · August 10 2020_ Press Conference Report
On Monday, Jean-François Roberge, the Quebec Minister of Education, issued revisions to the government’s back to school plan for the 2020-21 school year. Among the revision, upon returning to school in the fall, students in grade 5, or higher, will have to wear a mask in all common areas, such as corridors, though masks will […]
The 2020 edition of the Terry Fox Run will begin in the Pontiac on August 22 and continue until September 20. This year, due to COVID-19, the organizers of the Terry Fox run have introduced the individual based theme: ”Try it like Terry.” Under this theme, the runners will be able to outline personal goals […]
An archaeological survey will be conducted in order to uncover the location of the Hudson’s Bay fur trading post in the Pontiac also know as the Fort Coulonge. Greg Piasetzki, a Toronto man with ties to the Hudson’s Bay Company in the Pontiac, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about why he is conducting the survey as […]
A new app was recently developped by the UPA to give direct access to Farms across the country for Agri-tourism purposes and to have access to the products the farms sell. Scott Judd, the President of the UPA Pontiac, spoke to the CHIP 101.9 about the new App and the impact that it could potentially […]
Last Friday (August 7) at around 11 a.m., the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) from the MRC Pontiac were called to the scene of an accident on Brouse Road in Thorne. A 63-year-old man from Clarendon had reportedly been struck by a branch of a tree he was cutting down. The man was taken to the […]