Author: Marie Gionet
The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac announced last week that they would not be able to offer their summer camp program this year due to a number of overlapping difficulties. The camp typically hosts around 20 or so at-risk youth from around the Pontiac to learn about operating the garden and also take part in various […]
Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac Director General Martin Riopel talks about the cancellation of this year’s summer camp.
Come join us and party until the cows come home!! This is a public event open to all our community, sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers. Plenty of activity happening, you don’t want to miss the fun: Ride the mechanical bull and challenge your friends and family! Watch as the 4H square dancers perform The Pontiac Line […]
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The mediated meetings between bus lines and Teamsters Local 106, the union representing striking bus drivers in the Outaouais region, ended in a stalemate. The meetings were the first time the two parties have returned to the bargaining table since the strike began on May 1, and followed on the heels of both parties requesting […]
Denis Ouellette, a representative with Teamsters Local 106, discusses the first mediated meetings he had with regional bus lines.
The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department has added a new vehicle to the fleet, unveiling a 75 foot ladder truck yesterday (May 23). Chief Lee Laframboise explained that their previous ladder truck was from 1989, and the new truck is a renovated 2002 model with around 13,000 miles on it. He explained that the contract for […]
On Friday (May 19), regional health authority CISSSO held a press conference announcing the expansion of the Pontiac Hospital’s oncology unit. The expanded room now allows for the addition of two more chairs for a potential total of nine, which was made possible through an investment of nearly $30,000 by the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation, […]
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting last week, council passed a number of resolutions related to public safety. MRC Fire and Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon gave CHIP 101.9 more details about these various issues. Power outages The first resolution on the agenda had was related to the extended power outages that hit […]
A few hours after his sister, Mansfield-and-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan added three gold medals at the 2023 Canadian Senior Weightlifting Championships held Sunday (May 21) in Scarborough, Ontario. Xavier was competing in the 96 kg weight class, where he won three gold medals in the clean and jerk, snatch and total weight. This is a […]
