Author: Marie Gionet
A new column has joined CHIP columnist team. The sexologist Gabrielle Lavoie will be presented a weekly column on CHIP 101.9. This column will be presented as part of the program “Bonjour Pontiac” in French. The first column is available here.
As a way to ensure the security of the children during Halloween, the municipality of Campbell’s Bay will close Lunam Street between the hours of 6 to 9 pm on Thursday, October 31, 2019. Cars will be required to park along Front Street and the children, possibility accompanied by an adult, will be able to […]
As of November 1st, the municipality of Pontiac’s hazardous waste disposal site, located behind Hôtel-de-Ville (2024 highway 148), will be dismantled. The containers that were used for the deposit of hazardous products such as varnishes, paints, and used oils will be removed permanently. However, the municipality will continue to recover the batteries that were use […]
In order to enable the strategic development surrounding the sustainability of the economy in agriculture and the management of agricultural plastics, the Conseil Régional de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable de l’Outaouais (CREDDO) has been organizing a series of meetings across the region to bring together the different actors involved. The Committee on the Management […]
According to the information gathered by the CHIP 101.9 newsroom, the Mayor of the municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, intervened a few times during certain committees, which he sat on, in order to promote the idea of a national park in the Iles Lafontaine. Last March 13th, according to the minutes of the multi-resource advisory […]
The Bristol Dryland annual dog sled races were held this weekend and attracted a record number of people, especially on Saturday. Event manager Denis Rozon explains in this interview.
Here is a new report on mayor Serge Newberry’s request that was made to the MRC Pontiac Multi-resource committee.
CHIP 101.9 visited the new location of Fablab du Jardin, which moved in early October to Front Street in Campbell’s Bay. During the summer, this production workshop was set up at the Pontiac Heritage College Campus to allow Pontiac citizens to try out “modern creative machines”. The Fablab coordinator, Gregory Beard, gives us all the […]
The Pontiac Comets suffered two defeats over the weekend, first was against the Maniwaki Forestiers on Saturday and the second; against the Mont-Laurier Montagnards on Sunday. It would seem that the factor related to both games was discipline, the Comets coach Jean-François Lavergne said it had an impact on the results of the games. This […]
Every week, Sébastien Bonnerot, a real estate agent from Century 21 Elite, gives an update on the real estate industry in the Pontiac. This week, Bonnerot gave advice when visiting a residence. The real estate update (Chronique Immobilière) with Sébastien Bonnerot is available here.