Culture, Leisure and Sports

Paul Boisvert, the president of the Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association, told CHIP 101.9 that the hockey tournament that they hosted this past weekend brought in more than $4,000 for the association. In an earlier interview, Boisvert said that the money raised would go towards lowering registration fees and make the game more accessible to local families. […]

Bryson is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year, and for the occasion, the municipality will be organizing a big Winter Festival, with activities for the whole family throughout the month of February. CHIP 101.9 spoke to Meghan Griffin, one of the organizers of the events, to see what Bryson has in store for residents.   […]

The Pontiac Snowmobile races, which have been organized in recent years to raise funds for the Fort-Coulonge arena (Centre de loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite), will return on March 4. Registration will take place on site, in the field next to the arena. Entry is $15 and children 12 and under get in free. […]

This past weekend (January 14 and 15), the l’Association de hockey mineur de Fort-Coulonge organized an adult hockey tournament that brought out 11 teams from the area. Association President Paul Boisvert explained that they were still counting the total amount raised, but added that it would go towards keeping registration fees as low as possible. […]

The Quyon Lions are hosting a comedy fundraiser this Saturday evening (January 21) at Gavin’s Hotel. The event will be headlined by Mike Rita and will also feature Matt Santos and Rob Aaron Morgan. The MC for the evening will be Nick Burden. The event gets underway at 6:30 p.m. and tickets are $25. Lions […]

The Shawville Curling and Golf Club intends to differsifying its services this year, introducing new golf analysis equipement, lessons and something for non-golfers. In an interview, Jeff Russell, a member of the Shawville Curling Club’s board of directors, told CHIP 101.9 about their newly installed golf swing analysis machine, which he says is intended to […]

Denis Rozon, the owner of Timberland Tours in Bristol and the organizer of the Bristol Dryland dog races has confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that the Pontiac International Sled Dog race, which typically takes place in January, will not take place this year. He explained that he would like to devote more time to the Canadian […]

Martin Bougie, the director general of the association that oversees all 37 community radio station in Québec (l’Associaiton des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ)), which includes CHIP 101.9, will take his leave as director in 2023 after more than 20 years with the organization. Over his time as director, Bougie has been a leading the […]

DJ Martin Leguerrier will present an end-of-year dance special on CHIP 101.9 this Sunday, January 1 starting at 9 p.m. Martin Leguerrier has been preparing the New Year live special with the help of Pontiac listeners.   Martin Leguerrier will also be performing live on December 31 to celebrate New Year Eve at the Café […]

The Pontiac singer-songwriter Erin Davis will have one of her dreams come true at the Ottawa Senators next home game against the Columbus Blue Jackets game. On January 03, Davis will perform Canada’s national anthem at the Canadian Tire Centre in front of 18,652 spectators. The game will take place on Tuesday, January 3 at […]