NEWS

As part of a partnership between CHIP 101.9 and the Yukon based French-language newspaper L’Aurole Boréale, the director general of CHIP 101.9, François Carrier was in Whitehorse, to give workshops on the subject. The full conversation in French with François Carrier on his observations in the Yukon can be found here.

The ”top ten most significant weather events in Canada in 2019″, issued by Environment Canada, specifies the ten worst weather events over the previous year. Significant events even affecting regions like the Pontiac, such as the ‘spring floods along the Ottawa river’, which is positioned at the top of the list. David Phillips, the Senior […]

The Winter carnival in the municipality of Pontiac will be held this weekend, January 24-26, in Luskville. The event coordinator, of Groupe Action Jeuness, Victoria Mestres-Laurin, gave an overview of the event. Laurin also mentioned that the organization committee is still looking for volunteers. Those wishing to volunteer during the Pontiac Carnival can contact the […]

The annual Fort-Coulonge firefighters’ Fishing Dirby will take place on February 15th. The organizers recently announced on social media that details of the event will arrive in the coming weeks.

The closure of the Campbell’s Bay library will not be without consequences for the local users, said réseau BIBLIO de l’Outaouais. According to general manager Sylvie Thibault, the end of the partnership between the municipality and the organization will break access to this service for residents in the surrounding area such as in the municipality […]

According to the municipality of Shawville’s Facebook page, the municipal workers will be working on the water main today, January 22nd from 3pm to 9pm. During this time, the municipal water lines will be shut off affecting the following streets: • Argue st • Elm st • Forrest st • Oak st • Dundas st […]

The Campbell’s Bay Winter Carnaval will be held this Sunday from noon to 5pm at the municipal rink on Patterson road. For the occasion, Councillor Tim Ferrigan who is spearheading the event for another year, gave more details on the events format. Those attending who wish to stake are required to wear a helmet. The […]

The agroalimentaire meetings in the Outaouais for 2020 started this week with information sessions on the bio-food sector and the next generation of farmers in the various sectors of the region. The Executive Director of the Table agroalimentaire de l’Outaouais, Geneviève Grossenbacher, gave more details on the events that will take place in the Pontiac, […]

During the adoption of their preliminary budget on December 17th, 2019, the council of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay resolved to permanently close the municipal library. In a follow up interview with the Mayor of Campbell’s Bay, Maurice Beauregard, he explained that the municipality was force to make this decision for 2020. According to Maurice […]

The Director General of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, Stéphane Labine, is maintaining that the vote that was held at the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on October 30th regarding the capital project at the Fort-Coulonge branch, “did follow the rules”, contrary to statements made by the former mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Hector Soucie. At […]