NEWS

The board of directors of the Piscine Pontiac Pool project issued a press release January 27th on the results of its six week survey given to the Pontiac population. According to the results, 83% of the respondents found that an Aqua-Gym center in the Pontiac would be “very important” to have. It was also mentioned […]

About 50 reservists of the Hull Regiment took part in a winter survival operation at the Shawville arena, and surrounding area, on January 25 and 26. During the days of training, the soldiers used various materials, including arctic tents, to practice navigation, camouflage and winter survival. The population was welcome to observe the soldiers as […]

This Saturday, February 1st, the Brauwerk Hoffman Brewery is organizing the snow shoe walk and race, a 5km and 10km walk and race in benefit of the Special Olympics. The owner of the brewery, Todd Hoffman, gave more details. The first part of the day, between 1pm and 4pm, will be a leisurely 5km walk […]

A fishing tournament will be held this Saturday, February 1st in the Lac-des-Loups sector of the municipality of La Pêche in order to raise funds for a youth exchange trip between La Pêche and the town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens, in France. The main organizer, Martin Paradis, gave more details on the event. The tournament will be […]

CHIP 101.9 was fortunate to participate in a partnership with the Journal L’Aurore boréale, which provides media coverage for the Franco-Yukon community. For nearly a week, newspaper staff, accompanied by CHIP 101.9, met with French-speaking elementary and high school students, as well as an immersion class. The general manager of L’Aurore boréale, Maryne Dumaine explains […]

The Pontiac Comets faced the Montagnards this weekend in Mont Laurier, winning their highest scoring game thus far, 14-2. Among the highlights of the game is the notable performance of Comets players; Oliver Donovan with 4 goals earning the first star of the game, Benoit Nadon with 1 goal and 2 assists earning the second […]

Materials JLS made a decision this month to end its affiliation with the BMR Group. The co-owner, Connie Gutoskie-Lasalle, gave more details. Following this change in direction, Matériaux JLS will make some changes to its image. Lasalle added that she is excited for the future of the business. Details of the other changes that will […]

A grant of $ 15,000 will be given to the Maison des Jeunes du Pontiac Friday afternoon, January 24th, which will help the organization in carrying out of a project to improve youth employment opportunities and youth autonomy. “It is so exciting to get the support to help our young people in the Pontiac,” said […]

For a few weeks now, Quebec has been sending forestry firefighters and forest fire management specialists to Australia to help in the fight against the forest fires that are currently wreaking havoc across the country. Among the members of this team, some of the firefighters and specialists from the Société de protection contre le feu […]

After being force to reschedule due to the weather, the fourth edition of the Pontiac International dog race competition will be held this weekend, Jan 25-26, in the municipality of Bristol. According to the organizer, Denis Rozon, the cancellation may have been an blessing in disguised. For more details on the 2020 Pontiac international, listen […]