NEWS

The municipality of Fort-Coulonge issued an advisory to its residents, informing them that the recycling pick-up was postponed due to an equipment failure. According to the information provided by the municipality, the recycling pick-up in the West sector will be done on Thursday of next week and the East sector’s pick-up will be on Friday.

Aventure Hélianthe has recently been offering guided tours of their winter trails between the Davidson Forest and Mansfield. CHIP 101.9 did part of the snowshoe trails, guided by Louis Harvey who, on site, explained the particularities of the trail. To find out more about the services offered by the Coopérative Hélianthe Adventure, you can visit […]

The mining company Ressources Sphinx LTD., in the municipalities of l’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, is looking for partners to be able to continue to advance its Green Palladium project. The president / CEO of Sphinx Resources, Jeremie Ryan discussed the issues regarding the costs associated to continue drilling for Palladium. The drilling campaigns, which were carried out in […]

Health – The Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec (FMSQ) was not informed by the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais of the closure of the obstetrics wing at the Shawville Hospital, as announced on February 24th. The president of the FMSQ, Dr. Diane Francœur, told CHIP 101.9 that she […]

The municipality of Campbell’s Bay issued a preventive water boil advisory today, Thursday March 5th, 2020, due to a water main break causing an interruption of water. The streets affected by this interruption are as follows: -Leslie (between Brown and John st) -Florence -Borden -Brabazon -Elsie -Campbell (houses # 1 to 10 and 13) It […]

Ski Pontiac will celebrate the end of the season, this weekend, with activities held throughout the day Saturday in the municipality of Bristol. The director of communications for the organization, Ariane Cloutier, gave more details: Cloutier believes that Ski Pontiac has grown in popularity over the most recent season, in particular due to regular activities […]

The Irish Windshakers (The Davis Family) will hold a St-Patrick’s day party at the former Lion club in Fort-Coulonge on March 14th. The event is organized under the theme of the history of Irish music, played by a live band on site. The key organizer of the event, Danny John Davis, gave more details. Davis […]

Stakeholders in the agriculture and agri-food sector in the region are invited to participate in the Outaouais’ Agri-Food Forum and to take part in the establishment of the Plan de développement bioalimentaire de l’Outaouais (PDBO) 2020-2025, organized by the Table agroalimentaire de la région. The director of the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Geneviève Grossenbacher, gave […]

The 28 Days Sober Challenge broke records this year in Quebec and the Outaouais. In the region, $12,997 was raised, which compares to slightly more than in 2019 where just less than $ 10,000 was raised. However, though the challenge raised more than in 2019, the goal set by the foundation at the beginning of […]

The village of Fort-Coulonge is looking for a director general / secretary-treasurer who will assume the responsibilities of the municipal administration. Among the qualities sought for the position, it is noted to have a sense of planning, organization, adaptation and flexibility. Applicants must in particular hold a college or university diploma in an appropriate discipline […]