NEWS

The Municipality of Shawville will be hosting its Winter Carnival, once again this year, starting at 10:30 am at the arena on February 22nd. One of the organizers of the event, Helena Hadley gave more details: It should be noted that if the temperature does not allow for the event to be held outside, the […]

The CHIP 101.9 host Marie Gionet was recently on Midi Express Pontiac to discuss her participation in this year’s Défi des Chefs Leucan. As a reminder, the Défi des Chefs Leucan is a culinary competition between teams made up of a chef, a young person who has survived or is currently battling cancer and a […]

last Saturday, at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge, a rally was held in addition to the Senior Comets game for the Kraft Hockeyville community competition. Several regional personalities attended the event, including the federal member of Parliament for Pontiac, William Amos. As a reminder, winning the Kraft Canada Hockeyville contest could possibly […]

The local singer-song writer, who notably sang the national anthem at the Comets’ game Saturday, Michaela Cahill, was featured on La Voix (The Voice Québec) on Sunday evening. She performed brilliantly in the blind auditions and saw all four coaches turn around for her. Cahill impressed the judges by singing Never Tear Us Apart by […]

The Pontiac MP William Amos spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the return of Parliament in Ottawa and the new dynamic in the House of Commons under a Liberal minority Government. William Amos also invited organizations, SMBs and municipalities in Pontiac to submit applications for the Government of Canada’s student employment summer program. The full interview […]

The Pontiac Comets won 10-2 at home over the weekend, dominating the Mont-Tremblant Diables. Despite this victory, however, the Comets coach Jean-François Lavergne said he was not entirely satisfied with his team. Jean-François Lavergne also highlighted the performances of Mitchell Gibson, with three goals, and Pontiac native Connor Romain. The last two games of the […]

At l’Assemblée nationale in Québec, many have criticized the gag order imposed by the gouvernment Legault in the adoption of Bill 40. The president of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais school board, Diane Nault, reacted to the news following a request from the Journal du Pontiac. Diane Nault criticized the government’s decision to eliminate school elections and turn […]

The Waltham municipal council released the report Tuesday, which explains the decision the ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) in declining the municipality’s request to reduce the speed on highway 148. Remember, this was the second request made to allow the circulation of all-terrain vehicles (ATV) on Hwy 148 between Waltham (at the bridge at) […]

The obstetrics wing will once again be closed temporarily at the Pontiac Hospital. As of 4 p.m. today (February 7th), another interruption of services in obstetrics will begin at the Shawville Hospital and should end next Friday, February 14th, at 8 a.m. Once again, the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais […]

The ministre de la Santé et des Services sociaux du Québec, Danielle McCann recently announced the appointment of France Dumont as Deputy President-CEO (PDGA) of the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais. Dumont will officially take office on February 10, 2020, for a two years period. “Strengthened by her long […]