NEWS

The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC), a non-profit dedicated to improving English-language reading and writing skills for local residents, is hosting a festival this weekend at Mill Dam Park in Shawville (74 Clarendon Street). The event, titled “Get the word out!”, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday and will feature […]

Local fiddler Justin Bertrand recently returned from Winnipeg, where he competed in the prestigious Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Competition. He explained that during the competition, each musician is required to play a medley of tunes to highlight their proficiency in several different styles of music. The judges for this year’s competition were Mark Sullivan (a […]

Will Twolan of Breckenridge will be representing the newly created Canadian Party of Quebec in the riding of Pontiac in the ongoing provincial elections. A student in communications and political science at the University of Ottawa, he explained that he joined the new party because he was opposed to several pieces of legislation brought in […]

The Fort-Coulonge Minor Hockey Association will once again be playing in Ontario this upcoming season, greatly reducing their travel to games. Association President Paul Boisvert explained that they had to get approval from Hockey Quebec to play across the river like they typically do, as they played their last season in Quebec due to public […]

The Ministry of Transport is advising motorists that the Felix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be closed for repairs starting yesterday (August 30) until Friday September 9. A statement from the MTQ notes that the closures will be from 7 a.m. Tuesday to noon on Friday. CHIP 101.9 has reached out to the MTQ for more […]

The results are in for this past weekend’s trail race at Brauwerk Hoffman brewery in Campbell’s Bay. According to one of the race organizers, Dani Boivin, a total of 44 people took part in the 5 and 10 km races, as well as a sizable gaggle of children who had their own popsicle races as […]

Recruitment difficulties at the MRC Pontiac continue as, for the third time, the MRC has posted the job offer for Economic Development Director. This position has been vacant since the departure of Cyndy Phillips, who announced her resignation on May 6. “Are you looking for new challenges? Are you looking for a dynamic team capable […]

Residents of Fort-Coulonge will have to wait a few more days for the missing piece at the filtration plant which is the cause of the current boil-water advisory, as delivery is expected no later than Thursday (September 1). The Municipality of Fort-Coulonge said that the missing part had to be ordered from Germany after American […]

This weekend, Amyotte Park in Mansfield hosted the season-ending softball league tournament. In the women’s category, the Greenhill team won in the final by a score of 9-7 against the Pavlina Zhivkov Pharmacy team. On the men’s side, the Pizza plus team won the grand final.

The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes is advising residents that St. Jacques Street near River Road (1 St. Jacques) will be closed starting on Monday (August 29), due to a culvert replacement. The municipality’s press release states that the work should be completed no later than Friday, September 2. A detour is available via Plains Creek, 4th […]