NEWS

The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Services Centre has announced that its council appointed Nadine Carpentier as Director General at its meeting on June 25. Carpentier, who officially began work on June 30, 2025, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about her appointment: Carpentier has been serving as interim Director General since November 2024 following the retirement of Denis Rossignol. […]

Like spring, June proved to be a quiet month for Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency SOPFEU, with a third of the average number of fires for this time of year. Over the past month, the organization recorded 33 fires affecting 25.5 hectares of forest in the Intensive Protection Zone (IPZ), compared with a ten-year average […]

The Rapides-des-Joachims Downtown Life Committee is once again hosting their annual car show, with this year’s event taking place on July 12. Due to its popularity, the event has outgrown the Swisha and will be held for the second year in a row across border in Deep River Ont. (87 Brockhouse Way). Organizer Paul-André Paquette […]

Last week, MRC Pontiac released the latest reports for the Fond régions et ruralité (FRR) components 2 and 4, though only one lists the private businesses that received public funding. The FRR is a provincial envelope that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MAMH) distributes for MRCs to divvy up within their region, with different components […]

It’s that time of year again, the Pontiac Journal’s Readers’ Choice Awards season. The paper’s promotion highlights the best of the Pontiac region, determined by tallying votes from the public. Organizer Lynne Lavery explained that there were 33 categories this year, from the favourite burger or pizza joint to best community organization. This year’s featured […]

On Thursday morning (June 26), the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac held their annual general meeting at their office in Campbell’s Bay. The non-profit organization provides a wide variety of employment and educational resources for people aged 16-65, from hosting job fairs and workshops to providing work experience through their Sortir du Bois program. In French, […]

On Friday morning (June 27) the streets of Quyon were buzzing with people for the grand re-opening of the historic Egan Mill. The first mill in the town was constructed by local lumber baron John Egan in the mid-1800s, though the current building has sat unused for more than a decade. The opening day celebrations […]

In a statement issued earlier today (June 26), the Quebec Liberal Party named their new caucus responsibilities following the election of leader Pablo Rodriguez earlier this month. Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who previously served as the party’s critic for health care, was named chief whip as well as critic for higher education. He will retain […]

CHIP 101.9 caught up with the people in charge of the MRC’s flagship AgriSaveur project for an update on where the initiative is headed. AgriSaveur’s goal is to help local agricultural producers process and market their products, via three pillars: the abattoir in Shawville, a retail space that will be housed at the abattoir building […]

There’s about to be some changes to how emergency situations are handled across the Pontiac, as three small municipalities have signed new agreements with neighbouring fire departments, effective July 1. Bryson and Calumet join Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield On June 11, the Municipalities of Campbell’s Bay, Litchfield, Bryson and L’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet announced in a joint statement that they […]