NEWS

An additional investment of $ 2,204,695 over five years for community organizations that support families in the Outaouais region was announced Monday (November 9) by the Minister of Families and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region , Mathieu Lacombe. Mathieu Lacombe mentioned that he wants organizations to have the necessary means to accomplish their mission. […]

Navigation on the Ottawa River will be interrupted from November 10 to 19, between 7 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., between the municipality of Litchfield and Ontario because of the reconstruction work by Hydro-Québec of a section of the line to 120 kilovolts (kV) from Bryson-Des Chenaux by Hydro-Québec. This interruption of navigation will allow the […]

The MP for the Pontiac, William Amos, announced additional funding of $ 1,056,648 for the three Outaouais SADCs, namely SADC Pontiac, Vallée-de-la-Gatineau and Papineau-Collines. This funding, which is split equally between the SADCs, each receiving $ 352,039. “In the context of ensuring a sustainable economic recovery in the regions, the Outaouais SADCs have positioned themselves […]

MRC Pontiac Warden, Jane Toller, said during her weekly update to CHIP 101.9 that she had obtained an explanation for the high level of the Ottawa River during the fall. The warden says she spoke with Manon Lalonde from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Commission, which seems to explain this high level by rainy weather […]

Last week, CHIP 101.9 announced an agreement allowing the Knights of Columbus Council 7221 to transform their bingo which took place at the Parish Hall located in Fort-Coulonge, to a bingo which will now be presented on CHIP 101.9, every Thursday starting November 19, at 7 p.m. The head of bingo management at CHIP 101.9, […]

While the Outaouais has seen an increase in the number of positive cases for COVID-19 in the past week, the Pontiac local service network (RLS) has not experienced the same growth. The RLS Pontiac, which also includes the municipality of Pontiac (which is not part of the MRC Pontiac), has a total of 32 positive […]

The Ski Pontiac organization obtained $ 42,899.26 from the Regional and Rurality Fund Development Program (FRR) to build a new trail. Ski Pontiac has partnered with Pine Lodge to build a 3.5 km 4-season recreational trail. This public trail will be open to the community during the winter months for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing. During […]

The Minister of Municipal Affairs, Ms. Andrée Laforest, and the Minister responsible for the Status of Women, Ms. Isabelle Charest, launched last Friday the first part of the “Je me présente” campaign, which aims to encourage women citizens to submit their candidacy for the various elected municipal positions. The first part of this campaign is […]

Chemin du Lac Wright will be closed for the period from November 10 (this Tuesday) to November 20, the MRC Pontiac said. This closure will be used for the construction of a bridge on this road located in the unorganized territories (TNO).

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract is asking that Hydro-Québec be able to establish a special status for infrastructures managed by non-profit organizations as well as for leisure services allowing a reduction in the electricity rates imposed on them. For the Municipality of Mansfield, the rates applied, among others, to the Center de loisirs des Draveurs for […]