Author: Marie Gionet
The organizing committee of the Festival international du Cinéma des femmes de Fort-Coulonge unveiled the events programming held this year from August 9th to 11th. For this second edition, the Festival will present local films, and those from across the world including Lebanon or France. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet gave more […]
The Mayor of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, was interview by CHIP 101.9 on site at the Canada en Fête over the weekend and spoke about the current situation in the municipality following the 2019 floods that still have a significant impact in the community: The full interview with Gilles Dionne is available here.
Canada en Fête in the municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract took place over the weekend with special guests Martin Deschamps, Marjo and Breen Leboeuf. CHIP 101.9 talked to one of the main organisers of the event, Sylvain Bégin who said that, despite the weather, the weekend was a success: On site over the weekend, the organisation committee […]
The Canada Celebrate Event in Mansfield will take place from June 28th to 30th. According to Sylvain Bégin, the organizer of Canada en Fête, Mansfield is preparing to welcome many visitors from across Quebec thanks to the performances of Marjo, Martin Deschamps and Breen Lebœuf. He tells us more, in this interview with Eric O’Brien. […]
The new company Campfire Cinemas have started making their way across the Pontiac and already had two outdoor movie screenings in Shawville and in Campbell’s Bay. Robert Lance, the owner and organizer of the screenings, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about what we can expect from Campfire Cinema in July; Campfire Cinema will present films throughout […]
This week, CHIP 101.9 spoke to Sylvain Bégin, one of the key organizers of Canada en Fête in Mansfield who gave more details about the festivities: As confirmed by Bégin, the weather expected over the weekend will not have any effect on the festivities. The full interview with Sylvain Bégin is available here. Many Canada […]
During a public meeting that was held in the municipality of L’Isle-Aux-Allumettes for the victims of the 2019 Floods, Father Tim Moyle of the St-Alphonsus Parish spoke about a Class action lawsuit with a lawfirm in Ottawa for compensation for flood victims of secondary homes. A meeting was held with that lawfim last Friday, June […]
A draft law was adopted by the Quebec government to declare a special intervention zone (ZIS) in order to have better control/management of flood zones. The Director General of l’urbanisme, l’aménagement du territoire et de l’habitation department of the Quebec Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Stéphane Bouchard, gave more details on how the changes […]
Alicia Jones, DG of Allumettes, talking about the new flood zones in this interview with Eric O’Brien.
The Fabrique Mobile de l’Outaouais officially installed the FabLab du Jardin in Campbell’s Bay for the summer, to allow Pontiac citizens to try out the modern “machines”. The project leader and activity organizer, Gregory Beard, gave more details. The FabLab is organized in collaboration with the Fabrique Mobile de l’Outaouais and the Jardin Éducatif du […]