NEWS

With a labour shortage affecting numerous industries across the province, local volunteer fire departments are also feeling the pinch. Challenges to recruitment According to MRC Pontiac’s Fire and Public Safety Coordinator Julien Gagnon, there are a multitude of issues that hamper recruitment, from an aging population to employment in the area, to the length of […]

Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency, SOPFEU, responds to nearly forty forest fires every fall. SOPFEU claims that recreational activities such as hunting are partly responsible for these fires. In order to avoid unfortunate situations, SOPFEU recommends that hunters maintain good practices to avoid being the origin of one of these fires. A statement from the […]

The municipalities of Fort Coulonge and Mansfield et Pontefract invite the population to the Centre des loisirs des Draveurs (Fort Coulonge arena) for a drive-in movie night this Saturday September 25 at 7:30 p.m. They will be showing the 2020 film “Dolittle”, and as Mansfield councillor Sandra Amstrong explained, viewers will be able to take […]

The outgoing mayor of Fort Coulonge, Debbie Laporte, granted an interview to CHIP 101,9 to explain the reasons why she decided to run as councilor for position 4. Visibly touched by the comments of her constituents, Laporte stressed that her health does not allow her to fulfill the task of mayor. She added that she […]

Environment Canada issued a special weather alert for the Pontiac region this morning, warning of heavy rain over the next few days. The rain is supposed to intensify today (Wednesday September 22) and continue into Friday morning. During this period between 70 and 100 mm of precipitation is expected. Localized flooding is possible in low-lying […]

New lighting was recently installed to illuminate the rink at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort Coulonge. Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey, the leisure coordinator for the Municipalities of Fort Coulonge and Mansfield, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the improvements. “The arena lights are new LED lights that are instantaneous. We no longer need to wait […]

The Pontiac Maisons des jeunes is hosting a series of weekly skateboarding workshops this fall at the skatepark behind their facility in Campbell’s Bay, located at 4 Patterson Street. MDJ coordinator Desiree Tremblay Giroux said that due to the success of the workshop they hosted in the summer, they decided to bring it back on […]

The candidates in the Pontiac region as of September 22, 4 p.m. (note that CHIP 101.9 will be updating this list regularly): Names in black – incumbent Names in [rouge]red[/rouge] – new candidate Names in [bleu]blue[/bleu] – returning candidate from a different role Alleyn-et-Cawood Councillor(3): Sidney Squitti Bristol No official candidates yet. Bryson Councillor(6): [rouge]Kelly […]

Liberal candidate Sophie Chatel has been elected to represent the riding of Pontiac, with 43.2% of the vote, or 25,713 ballots, well ahead of Conservative Michel Gauthier, who finished second with 12,256 votes (20.6%). This was a slight gain from the 16.4% that previous candidate Dave Blackburn achieved in 2019. Similar to the previous race, […]

Following her commanding win last night, newly elected Pontiac Liberal candidate Sophie Chatel spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the campaign and her next steps as the region’s representative. The former civil-servant stepped in to run in the summer after outgoing MP Will Amos announced that he would not be seeking re-election in August. She thanked […]