NEWS

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on December 18, council passed a resolution to change the way that it calculates its shares, which are the fees that the MRC charges its municipalities for various services. The issue has attracted quite a bit of attention in previous months, led by a group from the […]

When CHIP 101.9 scheduled an interview with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel for a review of 2024, we couldn’t anticipate that it would take place the same week as one of the most shocking days in the history of the current federal government, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned Monday just before she was supposed to […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan hoisted his way to a Canadian clean and jerk record last week while competing in Bahrain at his first World Weightlifting Championships as a senior athlete. Lusignan, competing in the 102 kg weight class, lifted 161 kg (355 lbs) in the snatch and 202 kg (445 lbs) in the clean and […]

On December 11, Pontiac’s Community Radio, CHIP 101.9, held their annual general meeting, presenting reports on their activities and finances for the 2023/24 financial year. The year was a tumultuous one for the station, with Director François Carrier departing in March after 13 years at the helm and the launch of a new Chase the […]

Quebec City’s Château Laurier recently hosted Les Jours de la Radio, a flagship event for the province’s French-language radio industry. Organized by the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (ARCQ), the gathering brought together over a hundred participants at the end of November to reflect on the challenges and future of this essential medium. A […]

The local federal Conservative Party riding association held their nomination meeting at the Shawville Lions Hall on December 14, selecting Brian Nolan as their candidate for Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi in the next election. Nolan was one of four candidates vying for position, competing with Brian Goodman, Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille and Michel Gauthier. He said that he […]

Just as in years previous, AutonHomme Pontiac is offering a free grief support group for people experiencing some kind of loss. Psychotherapist Ali-John Chaudry explained that the group sessions are meant for all kinds of different losses, from that of a parent to a romantic relationship. The meetings will take place on Mondays at 7 […]

The local Knights of Columbus hosted their annual “guignolée” or food drive last Friday in the communities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield. Ninety volunteers split among 12 teams canvassed door-to-door for donations, which were collected and distributed from the parish hall. According to one of the organizers, Ken Hobbs, they were able to distribute enough food […]

On December 16, staff at Pontiac High School called an assembly during their annual Christmas Cup volleyball tournament to hold an official ribbon cutting for their newly installed bleachers. Darcy Findlay, a phys ed. teacher and one of the instigators of the fundraising drive for the new seats, explained that they had been more than […]

MRC Pontiac is hosting the opening of a free art exhibition at the Shawville arena on Friday December 27 by local painter Ruby Ewan entitled Suite for a Hill. The MRC has decided to develop an itinerant exhibition that will be shown in each of the venues. Therefore, it is intended that the paintings be […]