Economy and Tourism

A community institution in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will close its doors for good on February 11. Restaurant Francoeur, which used to be located at the lights on Hwy. 148, recently moved to their current location on rue Hérault, rebranding as the Restaurant Francoeur Pizza bar. The owners announced earlier this month that they would be closing their […]

On Saturday February 4th, the public is invited to participate in a charity snowshoe walk and race in support of local seniors’ residence Manoir St. Joseph in Campbell’s Bay. The event will take place at the Brauwerk Hoffman Brewery property, located at 1298 Hwy. 148. Organizer Dani Boivin explained that participants will be able to […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel visited CHIP 101.9’s studio on January 19 to discuss what’s on her agenda for the year ahead. In addition to representing the riding of Pontiac, Chatel also sits on the House of Commons’ standing committee on finance. She spoke about the discussions that are taking place on that committee on the […]

Customers of the Resto Francoeur Pizza Bar will be disappointed to learn that their kitchen will be permanently closed on Saturday, February 11. The owners announced the news via their Facebook page yesterday. On the other hand, bar and lottery portion of the establishment will remain open. The Resto Francoeur Pizza Bar is located at […]

In the last few weeks, municipal councils accross the MRC Pontiac have been developing and adopting their budgets for 2023. chipfm.com readers will soon be able to see the budget overviews of each MRC municipality and read up on the realities they face this year. The Municipality of Waltham In 2023, the Municipality of Waltham […]

In the last few weeks, municipal councils accross the MRC Pontiac have developed and adopted their budgets for 2023. In 2023, the Municipality of Waltham is projecting a budget of $2,092,877 in revenue. Which is a significant increase from previous years. The CHIP 101.9 Newsroom reached out to Fernand Roy, the municipality of Waltham’s long-time […]

Pontiac residents between the ages of 18 and 45, who are either looking for a job or in training, are invited to an open house meet-and-greet event hosted by Sortir du bois, the program unbrellaed under the Carrefour jeunesse emploi du Pontiac (CJEP). On January 24, 2023, coordinators, foremen and Sortir du bois participants will […]

Pontiac residents between the ages of 18 and 45, who are either looking for a job or for training in the forstry industry are invited to an open house meet-and-greet event hosted by Sortir du bois, the program unbrellaed by the Carrefour jeunesse emploi du Pontiac (CJEP). The event will be held on January 24, […]

Mireille Alary, the Shawville-based notary with PME INTER-Notaire, is joining up with CHIP 101.9, once again, to offer practical advice on various topics related to notarial law this winter and spring. The objective of these columns is to provide CHIP listeners with Alary’s in-depth and specialized knowledge of notary practices and answer common legal questions […]

Since December 22, the Municipality of Pontiac has adopted a new by-law allowing citizens of the entire municipal territory (Quyon, Onslow, Luskville, Eardley, Breckenridge) to have laying hens, under certain conditions. This new regulation stipulates that laying hens must be for personal use and it is permitted to keep a maximum of five (5) hens […]