Author: Marie Gionet
Pontiac Community Players President Greg Graham talks about their first production of 2024, The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong.
At Loisir Sport Outaouais’ annual gala at the end of December 2023, Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan was named the male athlete of the year for the second consecutive time. The title comes with a $1,200 scholarship and appreciated recognition for the young athlete, who completed his last year in the junior category and is continuing his […]
Online introduction to manga drawing FREE workshops In these fun and creative workshops, you will explore the basics of manga drawing and create your own drawings. The workshops are online and live for 90 minutes. Hosted by O-Taku Manga Lounge, the workshops will take place on the ZOOM platform. The workshops offered for ages 8 […]
After 11 days of strikes and weeks of intensive negotiations, the Front Commun, a coalition of Quebec public service unions has published some details of the proposed agreement in principle which will be submitted to members during the tour of general assemblies taking place from mid-January until February. On its website, the Front Commun invites […]
Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for the Pontiac as snow is expected Tuesday into Wednesday morning. “Heavy snow with significant snowfall amount, strong winds and blowing snow are expected especially from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts ranging between 20 and 40 centimetres are possible,” the statement reads. “Areas from the […]
At the final MRC council meeting of 2023, the mayors approved the 2024 budget for the non-organized territory (TNO) of Lac-Nilgaut. At more than 8,500 square km, it accounts for more than 70% of the MRC’s overall land. The council of mayors acts as administrators for this territory, with separate meetings being held before their […]
This start of 2024 is giving rise to a rare, even unprecedented situation in the Pontiac. This is the case for farmers who, some, have proceeded to cut part of their fields at this time of the year given the length of the hay and the mild temperature. One of the farmers in question is […]
At the beginning of each year, CHIP 101.9 publishes articles on various municipal budget forecasts in the Pontiac for 2024. Knowing that the act of publishing the budget forecasts from MRC Pontiac municipalities is considered a fundamental act of municipal management, we offer both an interview with mayors and the budget overviews. Through this budgetary […]
Pontiac Community Radio (CHIP 101.9) held its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, December 20. The president of CHIP’s board of directors, Diane Grenier, highlighted the brilliant performance of the radio staff, particularly in the area of local information. “Radio is the reference in the field of information in Pontiac, both on the air and on […]
As part of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), on December 20, 2023, the Pontiac Community Radio station (CHIP 101.9) presented a compilation of the best on-air moments of 2022-2023 (i.e. from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023 ). Here is the compilation that was shown to the radio station’s members:
