Author: Marie Gionet
The Liberal William Amos was re-elected to the riding of Pontiac in the 2019 federal election, winning about 48.9% of the votes. The results were very close for second place in the Pontiac. The race was between the Conservative candidate, Dave Blackburn, and the Bloc Québécois candidate, Jonathan Carreiro-Benoit. When the preliminary results were recorded, […]
Next Tuesday, the organization Phare Ouest will present their first film ” La chute de l’empire américain “, directed by Denys Arcand, as part of its cultural program under the name Cinéma Répertoire 2019-2020. Vice President of the organization, Louis Harvey, gave a preview of the film. From October 2019 to April 2020, Phare Ouest […]
The Outaouais’ Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) once again issued an announcement about another interruption of service in obstetrics at the Pontiac Community Hospital in Shawville. This break in service began Friday (October 18th) at 8 am and will continue until Monday, October 21st at 8 am, the entire weekend. The […]
Over 30 people were in attendance for the regular meeting of the Mayors on Wednesday to give a presentation addressing their concerns regarding an new septic system that was installed in one of the residences in Sand Bay, Clarendon. The Sand Bay residents were also in attendance to submit a petition: That was Randal Russel, […]
Western Quebec Literacy Council invites you to a; E-parent: Media workshop Answers to your questions about rising a child in the digital age. 2 parts series; #1: October 22, 2019 and #2: November 5, 2019 7pm to 9 pm Pontiac Highschool, Shawville Sign up today! Call: 1-888-647-3112 email : info@wqlc.org
Last Friday, Pontiac citizens were invited to participate in a community meal organized by the 7 Pontiac organizations who receive financial support from Centraide Outaouais. CHIP 101.9 spoke with the Director of Centraide Outaouais, Nathalie Lepage: Here is the list of the 7 community organizations in the Pontiac supported by Centraide Outaouais. 1. Bouffe-Pontiac 2. […]
The lack of personnel in health services has also begun to worry the Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l’Ouest du Québec. CHIP 101.9 spoke to the president of the association, Marcel Guibault, on this subject: The full interview in French with the president of the Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l’Ouest du Québec Marcel Guilbeault […]
Last Saturday, the Comets lost 6-3 against the Mont-Tremblant Diables. When questioned by CHIP 101.9 after the game, the Comets’ coach Jean-François Lavergne said his team had a good first half of the match, but struggled in the second. It was also, notably, the first victory for the Mont-Tremblant Diables in their first season of […]
It’s election day across the country and residents in the riding of Pontiac are invited to vote. After 40 days of campaign, the residents in the age of majority are being called to the polls to elect a member of federal Parliament, therefore choosing Canada’s next government. Registered voters have received an electors’ information card […]
Despite what the council of mayors have described as a perceived conflict of interest by Mayor Serge Newberry, he is still the representative of the municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet at the MRC Pontiac. Last week, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom looked at the way the information is shared between the MRC Pontiac and the various municipal councils. […]