NEWS

A musician with Pontiac roots released her debut project earlier this month, and is excited to share it with the world. Colleen “Leeny” Jones, who hails originally from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, dropped her first EP Burn Out with a sold-out show at Irene’s Pub in Ottawa on January 12. She said that the project has been in the […]

Updated: 7:22 a.m., Monday, January 22 The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) confirmed at 7:13 this morning that 14-year-old Kyrick Sullivan from L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was found. In a notice that was published yesterday, the SQ indicated that Kyrick was last seen in Pembroke, Ontario, around 10 a.m. on January 21. The SQ asked the public for help […]

As part of CHIP 101.9’s overview of municipal budgets throughout the Pontiac region, we spoke with Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh about the goings on in his municipality. Revenue This year Clarendon’s budget decreased slightly in size, from $3,552,234 in 2023 to $3,489,555 in 2024. Walsh explained that due to a significant rise in property evaluations, […]

Ski Pontiac is already gearing up for another season of sliding on their network of trails at Astra Estates in Norway Bay (formerly the Norway Bay Golf Course). President Ariane Cloutier said that their popular moonlight ski and snowshoe events would be returning this year, with the first scheduled for January 27 at 6 p.m. Participants […]

Connexions Resource Centre is holding a series of five focus group meetings for English-speakers across the Pontiac region. Connexions is a non-profit organization serving as a bridge between English-speaking Quebecers in the Outaouais and various health and social services. There were six people in attendance at the meeting in Shawville on January 16, along with […]

Following a French-language interview with CHIP 101.9 Director François Carrier, Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel also answered some questions in English, discussing the recent decision to greenlight the NSDF project at Chalk River Laboratories and also her plans for 2024. She said that while she is not an expert on nuclear safety, she was disappointed that […]

A press conference was held at the office of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac on Wednesday morning (January 17) to unveil a new ski lending program that will be run out of a cabin next to their office. The project is a part of Projet Circonflex, an initiative through Loisir Sport Outaouais along with Ski At […]

Preliminary poceedings in the case of Emily Rumleskie, accused of dangerous driving and impaired driving in the accident that took the life of Sylvain Bégin in September 2020, are scheduled to conclude  at the end of February. However, Rumleskie has already been behind bars for several months due to not respecting the conditions of her […]

An elderly Pontiac man was sentenced to 78 months in prison at the Campbell’s Bay Courthouse on January 9 for sex offences against a child. A publication ban is in effect for this case, meaning that certain identifying details are not made public in order to protect the privacy of the victim. The Crown prosecutor […]