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CHIP 101.9 met with the PQ member of National Assembly for Bonaventure Sylvain Roy after he issued a press release denouncing the major insurance increases for truckers. Although his studies mainly affects the Gaspé region, Sylvain Roy says that this situation affects all regions of Quebec and can discourage forestry truckers from continuing to work. […]

The Shawville Fair held its Annual General meeting on January 30th. Now, a new Board of Directors will govern over the Fair in 2020. In an interview with the newly appointed President of the board, Charleen Moore talked about her plan moving forward with the board. According to Moore, a meeting will be held in […]

The École des Petits-Ponts received $ 1,000 from the Desjardins Foundation on February 4th for the innovative MATIS project (math, arts, technology, engineering, science). “A huge thank you to Fondation Desjardins for believing in our youth and allowing teachers to make a difference,” said the teacher in charge of the MATIS project, Mélanie LaSalle. The […]

The Ottawa Gee Gees men’s hockey team captain and Vinton native Quinn O’Brien will play his last regular season game, at home, this Saturday against Laurentian. For the occasion, he and other seniors on the team will be honored for their years with the team. Despite his University hockey career coming to an end, O’Brien […]

This Saturday, the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs (Fort-Coulonge arena) will be hosting an event for the Kraft Canada’s Hockeyville contest. Starting at 6:30 p.m., before the Senior Comets face Mont-Tremblant, many volunteers will be ready to greet the public to help them register for the competition. From the Recreation Center, Brian Boisvert. A total […]

The Voix du Pontiac- Pontiac Voice issued a press release reacting to the news in the newspaper Le Droit, which revealed that a coroner reprimanded the Centre intégré de Santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais for working in isolation. The group took the opportunity to emphasize that the strength of the Shawville Hospital was […]

The CSN union was delighted to announce the changes to the titles of beneficiary attendants (préposés aux bénéficiaires), who will now bare the new title of psychiatric intervention officers (d’agent d’intervention en milieu psychiatrique). The CSN describes this change as a victory for the union. The president of the Syndicat des travailleuses et des travailleurs […]

The CHIP 101.9 host Marie Gionet will once again participate in the Défi des chefs Leucan Outaouais for the CHIP 101.9 team, on March 19th at the Palais des congrès de Gatineau. This event is a friendly competition between nine teams made up of a media personality, a chef, and a child in treatment or […]

The Société de Protection des Fôrets contre le feu (SOPFEU) issued a press release yesterday announcing that another cohort of Canadian firefighters would join the fire efforts in Australia on February 6th. The SOPFEU confirmed that they would be sending four Outaouais firefighters from the Maniwaki base, notably Philippe Fortin, a Fort-Coulonge firefighter from Mansfield. […]

The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) released its 2018-2019annual report. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, CSHBO Director General Denis Rossignol provided details of the report, highlighting the continuation of the Plan d’engagement vers la réussite 2018-2022, which is halfway through its completion right now. Denis Rossignol also wanted to add that the CSHBO is working […]