Author: Marie Gionet
The municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract notified their residents, Thursday, that they will now charge a fee to deposit flood debris at the municipal transfer site (dump). It was said in a Facebook post from the municipality that “It is the understanding of the management of the transfer site that the cleaning is completed due to the […]
According to the Centre Intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, a fire broke out on the ground floor of the Gatineau hospital on Thursday. Aside from obstetrics wing, the other services were forced to evacuate and remained closed for the day due to the smoke; the outpatient clinics; the sampling service; […]
Breaking new out of the Quyon sector of the municipality of Pontiac today as strong winds has forced the closure of the Quyon Ferry. According to Hello Shawville Magazine, at approximately 12pm today, the wind had an impact on the cable operated ferry which drifted downstream from the designated line but was soon recovered. As […]
Over the weekend the Montreal Canadiens played the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre in Montreal. One lucky Habs fan from the Pontiac was there to watch the game from Canadiens captain, Shea Weber’s box seats, Jacob Lavigne spoke to C.J. Piche from Otter Lake about his experience.
Marc Tessier on the safety mesures given by the Sûrete du Quebec for Halloween.
This Friday, the Quebec government will meet with the different representatives of the English Speaking Communities in the Outaouais region, to establish more dialogue with the English-speaking community. This meeting is part of the Building Bridges Tour, a tour for rebuilding relations with English-speaking Quebecers across Québec. In September, CHIP 101.9 spoke to the MNA […]
It’s Halloween today and the Sûreté du Québec is reminding residents in the MRC Pontiac of the tip and tricks for staying safe. CHIP 101.9 spoke to Sgt. Marc Tessier of the Sûreté du Québec, who explained that the weather will play a role in the visibility of drivers and trick-or-treaters: The inspection of candies […]
Yesterday, the members of Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac resolved to allow the Caisse to study the possibility of establishing their head office in the municipality of Mansfield. Out of the 215 members; 168 voted in favor, against the less than fifty members who would have wanted the head office to remain in the […]
Eric O’Brien speaks to Linton Garner from the RAWQ on the meeting with Christopher Skeete and the Building Bridges with English Speaking community tour.
Fort-Coulonge – An Extraordinary General Meeting (AGE) will be held tonight for members of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac concerning the capital project. The Director General of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine: The capital project from the Caisse des Rivières de Pontiac caused a lot of concern in April for some residents about the […]