Public Announcements
Temporary closure of the Black river Bridge in Waltham
Due to the high level of the Black river, the Black river Bridge, located on Black river Street in Waltham, is temporarily closed to traffic. According to the Quebec Ministry of Transport, the water level is being monitored on a daily basis and the bridge will be reopened as soon as possible.
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Launch of the second Leucan Chefs Challenge
On March 22, the Leucan Outaouais Chefs Challenge will be held for the second year in a row. The teams consist of a media personality of the region, professional chef as well as a child who has survived or is in treatment for cancer. CHIP’s own Marie Gionet, will be in the competition this year […]
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Jane Toller’s plans for 2018
For the beginning of 2018, CHIP 101.9 invited MRC Pontiac Warden, Jane Toller, to discuss her plans for the coming year; She also had the chance to talk to one of her partners in the region, Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin, Mayor of Gatineau. She described her expectations for the Tactical Intervention Group in the coming months. Jane […]
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Historical plaque in both languages at MRC office will be installed in the spring
A Historical plaque in both languages will be installed next spring to commemorate the monument of the first meeting of elected officials of the MRC Pontiac, 170 years ago. Currently, only one sign has been installed on this monument and it is in English, the installation of the new plaque should take place after the […]
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Report on facts surrounding the Thomson Residence
In a long report broadcast on CHIP 101.9, the radio station returns to the events surrounding the Thomson residence which currently does not house any clients. CHIP reviews, among other things, the announcement made by the CISSSO who says that this move will better serve the clients. The comments made by Brenda Godin, mother of […]
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Cuisines collectives at the Maison de la famille du Pontiac on January 30
The Cuisines collectives “Ma famille” will hold its first workshop on Tuesday, January 30 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Maison de la famille du Pontiac. The host, Maria Medeiros says it’s to help the public to get together to discover new recipes. The cost to participate in the activity is $ 7 […]
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CISSSO looking for an organization or company that could take over the Thomson residence operations
The CISSSO is looking for an organization or company that could take over the Thomson residence to restart the operations for clients, without a residence since the end of December. Last year, the head of this department of the CISSSO Jean Dansereau, said that not all residents who would have to leave shawville.
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Still no news from Denis Cadieux
We still have no news of Denis Cadieux, the missing municipality of Thorne resident who lives in Ladysmith . He was last seen on December 19th. Several investigations have been conducted to date to locate Mr. Cadieux after his residence caught fire on the morning of December 20. Denis Cadieux is 1.80m tall, weighs 77 […]
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Winter dog sled races in Bristol
This weekend in Bristol, the winter sled dog races were held. Despite the cold weather on Saturday, organizer Denis Rozon said he was satisfied with the results of this second edition. Denis Rozon confirmed that the winter event will be back in 2019 on the first weekend after New Year’s Day. The complete interview with […]
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Improvements in the Pontiac power system concerning outage statistics
The number of power outages that have occurred in the Upper Pontiac in recent years seem to have seen some improvement, at least in terms of the lengths of outages in the municipalities of Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenborro. According to statistics collected by David Gillespie who tracks the outages, the number of minutes spent without […]
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