Environment

Ducks Unlimited Canada (DUC) announced in a press release that they have recently purchased six properties in the Pontiac area totaling more than 80 hectares of wetland. The properties in question are located in l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet and l’Isle-aux-Allumettes. DUC is a non-profit group founded in 1938 that works to conserve wetlands across the country. “The different […]

Over the past few weeks, municipal councils across the MRC Pontiac have been developing and adopting their budgets for 2023. CHIP 101.9 will be discussing with municipal officials about their budgets and the realities of their municipalities. Here is a look at: The Municipality of Chichester As one of the MRC Pontiac’s smallest municipalities with 350 […]

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 […]

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Pontiac region, as a low pressure system is intensifying and heading for the province. “More sustained snow will gradually start on Thursday evening over Southwestern Quebec before reaching the remaining areas of Central and Eastern Quebec on Friday morning,” it reads. “Significant amounts of snow […]

In the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, David Gillespie, a local farmer, has been keeping detailed statistics on the number of Hydro Quebec power outage for over 14 years (since 2009). In his yearly update to CHIP 101.9, Gillespie revealed that the number of power outage for 2022 went down once again to 32 power outages, as […]

In the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, David Gillespie, a local farmer, has been keeping detailed statistics on the number of Hydro Quebec power outage for over 14 years (since 2009). In his yearly update to CHIP 101.9, Gillespie revealed that the number of power outage for 2022 reduced once again to 32 power outages, as compared […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract is promoting a new emergency preparedness guide, published by the Ministry of Public Safety Canada. As a preventative service and to avoid unexpected disaster like the floods in 2017 and in 2019, the municipality is inviting citizens to consult this guide, which is intended to help families prepare for the first […]

The winter storm, which began on the evening of December 22 and continued on December 23 in the Pontiac, has caused several power outages in the Pontiac territory. The municipalities of Otter Lake, Isle-aux-Allumettes, Mansfield-et-Pontefract and Bristol were the most affected. “ The current winter storm is causing power outages in several regions of Quebec. These […]

Environment Canada has issued a special weather alert for the Pontiac region from Thursday evening (December 22) until Saturday (December 24). “Significant snowfall amounts, strong winds and blowing snow are expected over areas north of the St Lawrence River, while over the areas to the south, some of the precipitation will fall as rain,” the […]

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 […]