Author: Marie Gionet
Magic of Lights, a unique and dazzling drive-through holiday lights experience, is bigger and brighter than ever with more than a mile of spectacular light displays that bring to life your favorite holiday scenes and characters. Don’t miss the larger-than-life sparkling Holiday Barbie™ display, the supersized Bigfoot® Monster Truck, and the life-sized dinosaurs of Prehistoric […]
An expert from the Royal Ottawa Hospital gave a seminar on sleep at St. Paul’s Anglican Church hall in Shawville on Thursday morning (December 5), and despite the subject matter there was barely a yawn from the audience. The event was a collaboration between Connexions Resource Centre, a non-profit organization that promotes health and well-being […]
What are the benefits of being a member of CHIP 101.9? – The right to vote at the annual general meeting (for Pontiac residents only); – Contests reserved for members; – Exclusive discounts on our CHIP 101.9 promotional products; – Access to advertising in the flea market and community bulletin board for your events to […]
At the beginning of this holiday season, we offer you the chance to give your loved ones the perfect gift! The CLSC Pontiac Foundation has the pleasure of presenting the artist Sylvain Beauchamp on stage at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Sylvain Beauchamp, a tough guy turned charming singer and […]
Though the turnout was smaller than previous meetings, several residents of Alleyn-et-Cawood turned up to the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on November 27 to voice their opposition to a sharp increase in their shares this past year. Shares are the fees that municipalities are charged by the MRC for various services, and Alleyn-et-Cawood’s […]
The kickoff has been given for the 27th edition of the Défi OSEntreprendre Outaouais to promote the entrepreneurial spirit in the Outaouais region. The honorary co-presidents of the Défi OSEntreprendre Outaouais, Sophie Lamothe and Marie-Ève Simard from A4 Architecture Design, are pleased to kick off the 27th edition. The Défi OSEntreprendre is a major […]
The Artist of the Month project between CHIP and the high school continues, and the student committee for the project, led by teacher Isabelle Nadeau, has selected their new artist of the month. For December, the students have chosen Sara Dufour. Sara Dufour also talks about forests, ATVs, and snowmobiles in her songs, themes […]
A shop belonging to Fort-Coulonge company Construction Dany Ladouceur went up in smoke early Saturday (November 30), with the building and much of the equipment in it a total loss. Owner Dany Ladouceur, himself a member of the Fort-Coulonge Fire Department, said that they got the call at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday and the building, […]
Since 2019, a group of people has come together to offer the Outaouais region its first palliative care home for children and their families, in a place that will be called Maison Papillon. A project is expected to come to fruition in 2025 in Cantley to offer this type of service in French, in Quebec. […]
Following the news last week that the Commonwealth Plywood mill in Rapides-des-Joachims would be closing on December 19 for an indefinite period, laying off 23 workers in the process, a representative of the company has responded with a detailed list of reasons for the closure. In an email, Joël Quévillon, the company’s vice-president of forestry […]
