NEWS

Earlier this afternoon, MRC Pontiac issued a press release announcing that Economic Development Director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her position, effective May 27. Phillips was hired on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself left the MRC in January 2020. She is the […]

The Groupe l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet is back this year with another “treasure hunt” on Saturday June 4. The group has a mission of promoting the culture and history of the island, and the treasure hunt is a popular fundraiser. Registration is required by May 29. Organizer Guylaine La Salle explained what attendees could expect. “This year, we […]

A petition has been launched to reinstate the license of a local veterinarian, Dr. Melissa Jowett, who recently lost hers due to a lack of fluency in French. Chantal Chrétien, a local farmer who started the petition, said that once she found out about Jowett’s situation, she sprang into action, as she is the only […]

Several Quebec flags were at half mast yesterday in the Pontiac to mark Guy Lafleur’s state funeral. The Municipality of Fort-Coulonge as well as the offices of the Sûreté du Québec in Campbell’s Bay honoured the hockey player from the Outaouais, who notably wore the colors of the Montreal Canadiens (with whom he won five […]

Two new doctors will be serving families in the Pontiac this month, through the Lotus Clinic in Shawville. The clinic’s owner, Joanne Romain, explained that the addition of Dr. Shahabi and Dr. Mira would bring the facility’s total to 11 physicians, adding that one would be starting this week, and the other on May 18. […]

Regional health authority CISSSO issued a press release today advising the public that they would be changing their protocol surrounding hospital visits, which were restricted in mid-April. General visits will return to their regular schedule tomorrow, with some conditions. “For the sectors of oncology, hemodialysis, intensive care and neonatology, stricter instructions continue to apply,” the […]

Green thumbs in the area eager to get into the garden this summer should be aware that there is a new business opening up near Quyon to serve their needs. The Homegrown Garden Centre is the brainchild of Lindsay Hamilton, who co-owns Mountainview Turf Farm, and will open its doors at 10 a.m. this Saturday […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan is heading to Athens Greece from May 2 to 8 for the World Junior Weightlifting Championships. This is the second international competition for the young athlete, who placed sixth overall at the Junior Pan-American Games in Colombia last summer. He told CHIP 101.9 that he was hoping to place in the […]

For the past few weeks, residents of the Pontiac have been invited to try the new CJJ Bryson Gym, located in the basement of the Bryson town hall. CHIP 101.9 paid a visit to the premises with the gym’s co-founder Stéphane Pieschke.

With the Member of Parliament for the Pontiac, Sophie Chatel asking the House of Commons to intervene in the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) plans to modify its opperating lisence to allow for the construction of a near surface nuclear waste facility in Chalk river, next in line to raise concerns is Shaughn McArthur, the former […]