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Pontiac man sentenced to 6.5 years for child sex offences

16 January 2024 à 10:43 am

An elderly Pontiac man was sentenced to 78 months in prison at the Campbell’s Bay Courthouse on January 9 for sex offences against a child. A publication ban is in effect for this case, meaning that certain identifying details are not made public in order to protect the privacy of the victim. The Crown prosecutor […]


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Pontiac Provincial Hockey tournament returns to Shawville

15 January 2024 à 3:14 pm

This past weekend (January 12-14), the Shawville arena once again was host to the Pontiac Provincial U15/U18 Hockey Tournament, bringing in minor hockey teams from both Ontario and Quebec to battle it out for trophies and bragging rights. There were 16 teams competing in this weekend’s action, while 15 turned out to the annual U11/U13 […]


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Loisir Sport Outaouais offering free ski and snowshoe equipment sharing

15 January 2024 à 1:11 pm

Updated on 15 January 2024 à 3:26 pm

Regional sports and recreation body Loisir Sport Outaouais is launching a new initiative to offer sporting equipment sharing across the region, with locations in the Pontiac as well. Sylviana Geoffray, a development officer with LSO, explained that Project Circonflex, as the program is known, is meant to offer equipment like cross-country skis and snowshoes to […]


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Litchfield invests in roads, looks ahead to new fire hall

15 January 2024 à 9:21 am

As part of our annual coverage of municipal budgets in the early days of each year, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière about this year’s plans in her municipality. Revenue According to Mayor Colleen Larivière, there wasn’t a huge difference from last year’s budget, with overall revenues decreasing from $2.5 million in 2023 […]


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Drugs and guns seized in Mansfield, one arrested

12 January 2024 à 11:05 am

Updated on 12 January 2024 à 3:24 pm

The Sûreté du Québec issued a statement yesterday announcing that they had seized guns and drugs in a raid in Mansfield on January 10. Members of the MRC Pontiac station under coordination of the Ouaouais Level One Drugs force were tipped off by a member of the public, which led to a raid on a […]


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Nuclear Safety Commission approves low-level waste dump at Chalk River

10 January 2024 à 12:58 pm

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced yesterday (January 9) their decision to modify the operating license of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) site at Chalk River to allow for the construction of a “near surface disposal facility” (NSDF). The NSDF project has been in the works for years, with CNL having initiated the environmental assessment […]


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Pontiac Community Players planning first show of 2024

9 January 2024 à 2:27 pm

Local theatre troupe the Pontiac Community Players have a new performance in the works that they’re nearly ready to show the world. Named “The One-Act Play That Goes Wrong”, the play follows the misadventures of an amateur theatre troupe who, as the name suggests, have quite the time staging their production. Director Greg Graham explained […]


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Xavier Lusignan again named male athlete of the year for Outaouais

9 January 2024 à 12:03 pm

Updated on 9 January 2024 à 2:49 pm

At Loisir Sport Outaouais’ annual gala at the end of December 2023, Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan was named the male athlete of the year for the second consecutive time. The title comes with a $1,200 scholarship and appreciated recognition for the young athlete, who completed his last year in the junior category and is continuing his […]


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Some details of the agreement in principal between Front Commun and government made public

8 January 2024 à 10:35 am

After 11 days of strikes and weeks of intensive negotiations, the Front Commun, a coalition of Quebec public service unions has published some details of the proposed agreement in principle which will be submitted to members during the tour of general assemblies taking place from mid-January until February. On its website, the Front Commun invites […]


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Winter storm watch in effect, snow expected Tuesday

8 January 2024 à 10:07 am

Environment Canada has issued a winter storm watch for the Pontiac as snow is expected Tuesday into Wednesday morning. “Heavy snow with significant snowfall amount, strong winds and blowing snow are expected especially from Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Snowfall amounts ranging between 20 and 40 centimetres are possible,” the statement reads. “Areas from the […]


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