NEWS

The candidate for the Pontiac electoral district had a debate last night in Aylmer making it the first ever debate to be held in Quebec in English only. The Executive Director of the Regional Association of West Quebecers, Linton Garner, who organized the debate last night, told CHIP how why they decided to organize a […]

According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, Renfrew County voted unanimously last week to support the proposed National Park Project in the Lafontaine Islands, a project by Joe Kowalski, the owner of Wilderness Tour. The mayors voted unanimously for another motion supporting this project at the MRC Pontiac meeting held last Monday. The mayors also […]

In preparation for her show next week at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Roxanne Bruneau met with CHIP’s Marie Gionet. Her most recent creative endeavors and fandom were discussed. She has also received two nominations for the ADISQ Gala as best new artist of the year and in the category best pop album. She also wanted to […]

In preparation for the provincial election, candidates from the riding of Pontiac are invited to participate in the English debate to be held tonight at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Main Street in Aylmer. Also, the candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec Olive Kamanyana, will hold a dance party at the cost of $ […]

Yesterday the public meeting of the MRC Pontiac was held. Amoung the topics of discussion include The CANAMEX exchange project on agriculture, tourism, the economy, among other things, between the North-East United States Ontario and Quebec, as well as the project to establish a national park on Ile-du-Grand-Calumet, project instigated by businessman Joe Kowalski. CHIP’s […]

The Municipality of Pontiac, Cantley and Chelsea held a press conference yesterday to raise awareness about composting for next year. Promotion of this campaign will mainly take place on the web, for the Municipality of Pontiac, composting will begin in June 2019. The Quebec law surrounding waste management will make it illegal to dispose of […]

Canada’s Conservative leader Andrew Scheer will participate in the announcement of Dave Blackburn’s official nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Pontiac. The meeting will be held at the Boston Pizza Le Plateau located at 247, boul. des Grives located in Hull from 5pm. The next federal election will be held […]

The economy and healthcare were at the centre of discussion during the Pontiac Candidate Forum. The candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), Olive Kamanyana, spoke about her party’s platform for healthcare in the Outaouais: The outgoing MNA, Liberal André Fortin, focused more on the economy, including the establishment of the Tactical Intervention Group. The […]

The Inauguration of the new public library in the municipality of l’Ile du Grand-Calumet was held on Thursday September 13. The general director of the municipality Sabrina Larivière, told CHIP that the new location of the library will be much more beneficial for the students of St-Anne Elementary: The old library location will be used […]

On October 5-8, CPAWS will hold an art exhibition at Coronation Hall Cider Mills in Bristol in conjunction with their 10th anniversary. The exhibition will feature works created during our 2018 DRAW- Dumoine River Art for Wilderness- retreat held in August. Works by well known local artists Becky Mason and Reid Mclachlin as well as […]