Author: Marie Gionet
Pontiac Continuing Education Centre Director Debra Stephens talks about the French classes they’re offering this fall.
Meghan Griffin of the Bryson 150 committee talks about their upcoming summerfest.
The Shawville Lions Country Jamboree is back for another year, with dozens of campers set to converge on Armstrong Heritage Farm just outside of town as things get underway later this week. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Shawville Lions President Ed Walsh (who also moonlights at the mayor of Clarendon) to talk about the preparations for the event. […]
Shawville Lions President Ed Walsh talks about their annual Country Jamboree, taking place July 20-23.
On Saturday (July 15), dozens of people gathered at the Shawville Recreation Association grounds to take in some ball games and enjoy a community day as part of the town’s 150th anniversary celebrations. Hailey Murray, a volunteer with the Shawville RA, explained that the action on the diamond featured some minor ball, as well as […]
On Thursday night, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce held a 5 a 7 event at Brauwerk hoffman brewery in Campbell’s Bay. About 20 people were present, representing a number local businesses as well as officials from MRC Pontiac and the local SADC. Chamber President Sebastien Bonnerot said that one of the primary purposes of the […]
Overnight closures on the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort will continue throughout August and September, according to a new list of dates that have been added to Ontario Power Generation’s website. The bridge will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates: July 17, 18, 19, 20 […]
The annual Canada Day flea market in Shawville was a resounding success again this year, raising a whopping $6,859.70 for educational supplies at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School. The total haul was just shy of last year’s record breaking $7,586.80. The event has been going on for more than a decade, and was spearheaded by […]
After more than 4 decades of work, the organizers of the Pontiac Terry Fox Run are looking to pass the torch on to a new group of volunteers. Rick Valin, one of the founders of the local run, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about its history and what it takes to put on the event every […]
Rick Valin, one of the founders of the Pontiac Terry Fox Run , speaks with CHIP 101.9 about its history and what it takes to put on the event every year.
