Economy and Tourism

The 11th edition of the Pontiac Cup 3v3 hockey tournament will take place at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs Century 21 Élite in Fort-Coulonge this weekend (April 12-14). The founders of the tournament, cousins Joel and Danick Boisvert, stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studio to talk about this longstanding community event. There will be more […]

The Langford’s Dépanneur location in Campbell’s Bay has been under new ownership since the start of the month. Proprietor Jarod Croghan explained that he used to work for former owner Mazhar Iqbal Dar, widely known to the community as Tony, since he was a teenager. They were partners in a store in Otter Lake previously, […]

Roughly 100 people gathered at the Spruceholme Inn in Fort-Coulonge on Saturday night for the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce’s second Black Tie Gala. The event was presented through the partnership of CHIP 101.9, and there was a tribute to outgoing station manager Francois Carrier. After 12 years at the helm of the organization, Carrier recently […]

The parking lot of the Shawville arena was filled with the revving engines of all-terrain vehicles on Saturday morning (April 6) as more than 100 participants turned out for the Pontiac Quad Club’s annual Big Wow Poker Run. Organizer Diane Barrette said that they had just under 150 registrations, making this year’s iteration their biggest […]

With the future of the Norway Bay pier under discussion following an engineer’s report that condemned it as unsafe, a new committee has been formed to analyze the options going forward and pursue various funding avenues. The pier is a focal point of the cottaging community and was well used in the summer months. The […]

Last week, it was officially announced that CHIP 101.9’s Manager for the past 12 years, François Carrier, had been hired as General Manager of Le Droit, the French-language news organization based in Gatineau. With more than 20 years experience in media, Carrier currently serves as the President of l’Association des radios communautaires du Québec and […]

Le ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation (MAPAQ), in collaboration with the Abattoir des viandes du Pontiac, is warning the public not to consume ruminant stomachs that were sold recently, as they are unfit for human consumption. The warning covers all of these products sold up until March 15, 2024. The product is […]

At a special meeting of MRC Pontiac council on March 13, the mayors passed a resolution approving the appointment of Pierre Cadieux as the new Economic Development Director. The position has been vacant since Guillaume Boudreau resigned in December 2023. Cadieux declined to be interviewed following the meeting, but briefly addressed the mayors. He said […]

While the recent run of warm weather might be welcomed by many in the Pontiac, it is causing some challenges for maple syrup producers in the area. Hélène Alary, owner of Sucrerie Alary in Luskville, told CHIP 101.9 that while this year’s temperatures were unusual, this isn’t the earliest they’ve had to start boiling sap […]

The Norway Bay pier, a fixture in the cottaging community for decades will be closed until further notice following the results of an engineering report on its structural integrity. The decision had been anticipated in the last few weeks, but was made official at the Bristol municipal council meeting on March 4. Bristol councillor Val […]