Economy and Tourism

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 […]

The Government of Quebec has announced a new investment of up to $8.2 million for the Fortress mill in Thurso, which has been closed since 2019. This is not the first time that the Legault government has injected funds in this plant, which had received $8 million in 2019. The aid granted to Fortress, which […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce will hold a Black Tie Gala on February 18 at the Pontiac Conference Center, 204 rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge. You can buy your tickets online for $75 ($84.62).  The Chamber of Commerce is hoping the Gala brings together business people from across the region. This is the first gala the […]

The Café Downtown on Rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge is now under new ownership. CHIP 101.9 sat down with the new owners of the Café, Natasha Lamadeleine and Alexandre Romain, to talk about their transition from employees to owners. The two young and dedicated new owners were two of the first people hired on at the […]

The Café Downtown on Rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge is now under new ownership. CHIP 101.9 sat down with the new owners, Natasha Lamadeleine and Alexandre Romain, to talk about their transition from employees to owners.  

Over the past few weeks the municipal councils across the Pontiac have developed their budgets for 2023. CHIP 101.9 will be discussing with officials about the process of developing these documents within the realities of their municipalities. First up is Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor Sandra Armstrong and DG Éric Rochon.  Armstrong explained that the first order of […]

The MRC Pontiac council of mayors unveiled 27 local projects through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) – Part 4 – Support for vitalization and intermunicipal cooperation. These projects are funded under the first call for projects for the FRR Section 4. A second call for projects should be launched in April 2023. Here is […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met the new owner of the Pontiac Industrial Park, Pascal Proulx from the firm Carrera, this week. She said she discussed her proposed energy from waste project with him, and added that he seemed interested in the project. Toller has repeatedly touted the site in Litchfield as the host of […]