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Xavier Lusignan sets Canadian record at World Weightlifting Championships

19 December 2024 à 2:01 pm

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan hoisted his way to a Canadian clean and jerk record last week while competing in Bahrain at his first World Weightlifting Championships as a senior athlete. Lusignan, competing in the 102 kg weight class, lifted 161 kg (355 lbs) in the snatch and 202 kg (445 lbs) in the clean and […]


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CHIP 101.9 presents annual report for previous financial year

18 December 2024 à 2:43 pm

On December 11, Pontiac’s Community Radio, CHIP 101.9, held their annual general meeting, presenting reports on their activities and finances for the 2023/24 financial year. The year was a tumultuous one for the station, with Director François Carrier departing in March after 13 years at the helm and the launch of a new Chase the […]


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François Carrier honored with Résonance award

18 December 2024 à 1:19 pm

Quebec City’s Château Laurier recently hosted Les Jours de la Radio, a flagship event for the province’s French-language radio industry. Organized by the Association des radiodiffuseurs communautaires du Québec (ARCQ), the gathering brought together over a hundred participants at the end of November to reflect on the challenges and future of this essential medium. A […]


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Brian Nolan wins Conservative Party nomination for Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi

18 December 2024 à 11:55 am

Updated on 15 July 2025 à 9:51 am

The local federal Conservative Party riding association held their nomination meeting at the Shawville Lions Hall on December 14, selecting Brian Nolan as their candidate for Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi in the next election. Nolan was one of four candidates vying for position, competing with Brian Goodman, Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille and Michel Gauthier. He said that he […]


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Grief support group returning in new year

17 December 2024 à 4:02 pm

Just as in years previous, AutonHomme Pontiac is offering a free grief support group for people experiencing some kind of loss. Psychotherapist Ali-John Chaudry explained that the group sessions are meant for all kinds of different losses, from that of a parent to a romantic relationship. The meetings will take place on Mondays at 7 […]


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Knights of Colombus guignolée: more than a hundred families receive a Christmas basket

17 December 2024 à 2:18 pm

Updated on 17 December 2024 à 3:48 pm

The local Knights of Columbus hosted their annual “guignolée” or food drive last Friday in the communities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield. Ninety volunteers split among 12 teams canvassed door-to-door for donations, which were collected and distributed from the parish hall. According to one of the organizers, Ken Hobbs, they were able to distribute enough food […]


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Pontiac High School unveils new crowd-funded bleachers

16 December 2024 à 3:39 pm

On December 16, staff at Pontiac High School called an assembly during their annual Christmas Cup volleyball tournament to hold an official ribbon cutting for their newly installed bleachers. Darcy Findlay, a phys ed. teacher and one of the instigators of the fundraising drive for the new seats, explained that they had been more than […]


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Shawville Arena to host art exhibition for 2025

16 December 2024 à 10:12 am

MRC Pontiac is hosting the opening of a free art exhibition at the Shawville arena on Friday December 27 by local painter Ruby Ewan entitled Suite for a Hill. The MRC has decided to develop an itinerant exhibition that will be shown in each of the venues. Therefore, it is intended that the paintings be […]


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Rapides mill to remain operational for now, situation under review

13 December 2024 à 3:06 pm

Following the announcement last month that the Commonwealth Plywood mill in Rapides-des-Joachims was going to lay off its 23 employees effective December 19, a company representative has clarified that they will remain open for now, but the situation is precarious. In an email to CHIP 101.9, the company’s Vice-President of Forestry Joël Quévillon specified that […]


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Year in the rear-view: André Fortin looks back on 2024

12 December 2024 à 3:56 pm

With the end of 2024 fast approaching, Pontiac MNA André Fortin stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studio for a discussion of the provincial issues that impacted the region over the past 12 months. A good portion of the discussion dealt with the health care issues facing the region, from the fight over imagery technician bonuses over […]


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