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Author: Marie Gionet

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Art Pontiac is inviting the population to a Causerie discussion – Artists Talks – on Sunday August 16th at 1:30 p.m. at the Stone School in the municipality of Portage-du-Fort. In an interview, Linda Girard, a local artist, talked about the discussion which will be based on her 10 years of experience working on Encaustic […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

The Shawville Fair launched an online auction this week intended to raise funds to repair part of the fair grounds in Shawville. Kendal Lang, the Social Media Director on the Shawville Fair Board, explained why the Fair took on this initiative this year. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Kendal Lang – Auction As announced by the […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

The Shawville Fair launched an online auction this week intended to raise funds to repair parts of the fair grounds in Shawville. Kendal Lang, one of the Social Media Director on the Shawville Fair Board, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the auction as well as other activities the population may see in the coming weeks […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

During a long conversation with the president of Fiber Pontiac, Pierre Vézina indicated that the project to welcome the American bio-refinery company Renmatix in the industrial park in Litchfield was still on the table. The Pontiac is currently in competition with the states of Maine and New York, in hopes of attracting the company, which […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

The waves of denunciations of aggressors and harassers on social media, notably on Facebook and Instagram, continue to share opinions on the impact of such revelations. According to the community worker at the EntourElle shelter, which helps women victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, Vanessa Chabot, the consequences vary from one situation to another. […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

During the month of July, a total of four forest fires were started on the territory of the MRC Pontiac, all caused by lightning. The prevention and communications officer of the Société de la protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU), Mélanie Morin discusses the most recent record of fires in the region with Jacob […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

The Pontiac Scholarship Fund has been around for over 3 decades now to help students from the Pontiac to pursue a higher level of education, whether it’s strictly financial wise or program-based funding. Jacob Lavigne spoke to Travis Narlock from Otter Lake, who has received scholarships from the Fund in the past, on how they […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 3:59 pm

The Pontiac Scholarship Fund has been around for over 3 decades now to help students from the Pontiac to pursue a higher level of education. With the application deadline quickly approaching, on August 14, Jacob Lavigne spoke to Lynne Lavery on this years bursaries. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Lynne Lavery on the Pontiac Scholarship Fund […]

6 August 2020 à 12:00 am

CHIP 101.9 took interest in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic, across the country in the Yukon. Julien Latraverse, a local journalist, explained the situation of this Canadian territory of less than 40,000 inhabitants. As Julien Latraverse explains, the border with British Columbia continues to attract attention. CHIP101.9 · Entrevue – Julien Latraverse – 5 […]

5 August 2020 à 12:00 am

Traduction from French by Eric O’Brien During a press conference Monday, the ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, Christian Dubé, called on the Quebec population to get tested for COVID-19, especially if they have traveled in the Province in recent weeks. Due to construction holidays coming to an end, Dubé asked […]