NEWS

Next Tuesday (April 26), officials from MRC Pontiac will be hosting a public meeting regarding the proposed near surface disposal facility (NSDF) at the Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ site at Chalk River, Ont. If approved, the site would house up to a million cubic metres of low-level nuclear waste, the majority of which is already situated […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract resident Sylvain Lusignan has been selected to participate in the Mr. Health and Fitness contest put on by Muscle & Fitness magazine. He explained that he needs the help of local residents in order for him to claim the top prize of $20,000 and an appearance in the magazine. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Sylvain […]

Canadian Special Operations Forces Command issued a press release on Friday April 22 that some of their members would be conducting routine training near the Pembroke Airport from April 25-29. The training will take place between the hours of 3 p.m. and midnight. “This training will involve two CH-146 Griffon helicopters,” the statement reads. “Residents […]

Like the other volunteer departments throughout the Pontiac region, the Otter Lake Thorne Fire Department is seeking new members. As firefighter Caroline Gagné explained, they currently have 18 members of the amalgamated department and while they don’t have a set target to reach, she said it would be nice to have 25 or more. Like […]

On Friday April 15, officers from the local Sûreté du Québec detachment conducted a drug raid at a residence along Hwy. 148 in Clarendon. They recovered: – 75 methamphetamine tablets – approximately 30 grams of cocaine – approximately 260 grams of cannabis – more than 5 grams of wax – approximately 10 grams of hash […]

Tonight the former mayor of Chelsea and former warden of MRC des Collines Caryl Green will be officially nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Quebec in the riding of Gatineau. PLQ leader Dominique Anglade is expected to be in attendance, along with other public figures from the region. The riding of Gatineau, […]

Following the announcement of the passing of former Campbell’s Bay Mayor Cletus Ferrigan on April 14, CHIP 101.9 spoke with current Mayor Maurice Beauregard to pay homage to the well-known and very active member of the town. “There’s not an event that went on in the Pontiac that Cletus Ferrigan did not have his nose […]

Former Pontiac political candidate and activist Roger Fleury has died. His obituary states that he passed away on April 15 at the Marionhill Nursing Home in Pembroke Ont. at the age of 80. His funeral mass will take place April 20, 2022 in St. Alphonsus Church in Chapeau at 11:30 a.m. Fleury, who identified himself […]

Regional health authority CISSSO has announced that they will soon be offering sample collection services at the Quyon CLSC. Earlier this month, a petition had been launched demanding that the collection of blood and other samples be offered at the clinic. The service is scheduled to commence on May 6, and will be offered to […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais, announced a ban on hospital visits Friday (April 15, 2022) for the entire Outaouais region, including the Shawville Hospital. “This is to insure that our most vulnerable patients, health workers and the entire population remains safe during the emergence of another wave of […]