NEWS

Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary spoke with CHIP 101.9 about some questions that have been circulating on social media regarding the availability of the town council’s minutes and the possibility of water meters being required in the future. The questions originated from the community Facebook page Hello Shawville, which is run by resident Carolann Barton. McCleary […]

By next year, there will be a new dentist handling things at the Centre Dentaire du Pontiac in Campbell’s Bay, as Drs. Marie-Josée Lupien and Marc Chretien are stepping away from their practice and into retirement after serving the community for decades. Dr. Lupien, originally from Montreal, said that she and Chretien opened the practice […]

The Fort-Coulonge Knights of Columbus Guignolée (Christmas food drive) will take place this Friday, December 16 between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. collect food and cash donations. Those interested in getting involved can communicate directly with organizer Ken Hobbs. “Yes, I will need maybe 6 people if possible. We have 11 areas where we go […]

MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met the new owner of the Pontiac Industrial Park, Pascal Proulx from the firm Carrera, this week. She said she discussed her proposed energy from waste project with him, and added that he seemed interested in the project. Toller has repeatedly touted the site in Litchfield as the host of […]

The jury has returned a verdict in the trial for the murder of Harold Plugowsky, which occurred on rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge on September 2, 2020. The accused, Johan Mitchell Blake MacLennan, who was 37 at the time, was declared not criminally responsible for the murder by the jury in this trial, which began in […]

On December 13, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Charles Beaudet, the Vice-President for government relations with the company Xplore, which is currently rolling out fibre internet service in much of the Pontiac area. Beaudet said that they’d recently made a number of connections in the Portage du Fort area, and would be moving on to the […]

The Fort-Coulonge Fire Department celebrated their 65th anniversary at the Club l’age d’Or on Friday evening. Both former and current members of the brigade were present, along with their families and members of municipal council. Several firefighters were recognized for their years of service, and many stories were shared of memorable calls and some of […]

On Wednesday afternoon (December 7), a man was arrested on Hwy. 148 in Shawville due to several outstanding arrest warrants in Ontario. At around 5:30 p.m., Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC Pontiac station were notified that a person sought by police in Ontario would be in a vehicle on Hwy. 148 in Shawville. […]

On December 1, the CHIP 101.9 Board of Directors held its Annual General Meeting, and presenting the station’s most recent financial statements. Since the 2012-2013 fiscal year, Pontiac Community Radio has obtained 9 financial surpluses in 10 years and the year 2021-2022 is no exception. The most recent fiscal year resulted in a surplus of […]

CHIP 101.9 has learned that the Pontiac Industrial Park in Litchfield has once again changed hands. Gatineau businessman Pascal Proulx, president of the firm Carrera, has acquired the property, located along Rte. 301. Proulx gained the attention of regional media recently in relation to the site for the planned regional hospital in Gatineau. Litchfield Mayor […]