Health

The Leucan Outaouais Chefs’ Challenge is back, and after a two-year interruption, CHIP will have the chance to participate once again. This year, eight chefs will participate in this friendly culinary competition to benefit Leucan and Maison Papillon. The Leucan Chefs’ Challenge brings together eight chefs and eight media outlets, including CHIP 101.9, which will […]

Regional health authority CISSSO announced Thursday morning (March 13) that they are cutting more than 700 positions throughout the Outaouais in an effort to meet the provincial government’s demand for a balanced budget. Late last year, Santé Quebec, the newly restructured heath authority for the province announced that each regional service network would have to […]

CHIP 101.9 will once again be taking part in the Leucan Outaouais Chefs’ Challenge, a major fundraising event for an organization that supports children with cancer and their families. This year, for the third year in a row, half of the funds raised will be donated to the Maison Papillon Enfants et familles project, a […]

The non-profit organization Écoute Agricole marked its 10th anniversary last month, celebrating their contributions to the agricultural community of western Quebec. Staff celebrated the milestone at its annual fundraising gala, which brought in a staggering $114,000. President Caroline Alary explained that the organization offers frontline mental health services to farmers and agricultural workers. Clients either […]

The CLSC Pontiac Foundation will be hosting celebrated singer Sylvain Beauchamp at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge in the coming weeks as a fundraiser for the organization. Foundation President Anne Amyotte, along with Beauchamp himself, stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studios to discuss the upcoming spectacle, which will take place on Saturday April 5, with […]

There’s some good news for clients of the Pontiac Chiropractic Clinic, as Dr. Isabelle Gagnon has announced that her Mansfield location has now reopened to the public. Gagnon explained that clinic had to close temporarily last October following major water damage from a flood. The Mansfield clinic remained closed for four months, and their patients […]

As part of Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, regional health authority CISSSO is inviting the public to get screened. Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Quebec. Yet, early detection can considerably reduce the risk of death by enabling the disease to be detected before the first symptoms appear. Diagnosed at an […]

Two more nursing students looking to practice in the Pontiac received funding for their schooling on March 3. Annie-Claude Durocher and Jessica Jewell were the two newest recipients of the MacLachlan Family Bursary which grants up to $5,000 each per year for nursing students, with the stipulation that they must work in the Pontiac for […]

Local woman’s shelter L’EntourElle is looking to start a new support group for women in the community, addressing themes such as domestic violence, toxic relationships and self-esteem. Cassey Bérubé, a prevention and awareness worker with EntourElle, said that they had some success with this type of group with their clients, and wanted to expand their […]

A bursary to help train and retain local nurses has been given a funding boost thanks to additional donations from the community. Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation vice-president Allan Dean explained that in April 2024 they received a $100,000 donation from the MacLachlan family, to be put towards bursaries for local nursing students, conditional on them […]