Economy and Tourism

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 […]

On December 13, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Charles Beaudet, the Vice-President for government relations with the company Xplore, which is currently rolling out fibre internet service in much of the Pontiac area. Beaudet said that they’d recently made a number of connections in the Portage du Fort area, and would be moving on to the […]

CHIP 101.9 has learned that the Pontiac Industrial Park in Litchfield has once again changed hands. Gatineau businessman Pascal Proulx, president of the firm Carrera, has acquired the property, located along Rte. 301. Proulx gained the attention of regional media recently in relation to the site for the planned regional hospital in Gatineau. Litchfield Mayor […]

The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce has a new president, Century 21 Elite real estate broker Sébastien Bonnerot. He was elected at a meeting of the Chamber’s Board of Directors  on November 21. Bonnerot comes into the role with 20 years of business experience, having worked for 10 years as a vocational rehabilitation consultant and for […]