Society

On Wednesday, September 20, the Défi sans auto solo challenge was held, a competition aimed at encouraging people to get to work or school through a sustainable mode of transportation. Several elected officials and decision-makers took up the challenge, including: the Member of Parliament for Pontiac William Amos who used his bicycle to get to […]

Several candidates for the 5 November elections were present at the Tactical Intervention Group meeting in Bristol yesterday. In addition to TIG participant Jane Toller, presence of Linda Davis and Pierre Fréchette, both Warden candidates have been noted. During the meeting, Pierre Frechette highlighted the lack of certain organizations in the TIG, such as the […]

At the Assembly of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, a portion was devoted to the Tactical Intervention Group. The mandate of the Group was discussed as well as their approach. To date, 16 projects have been selected by the group for sustained support. The value of the investments will be $ 45 million. It seems […]

This weekend, the Municipality of Sheenboro inaugurated a monument honoring the pioneers as part of Canada’s 150th anniversary. The municipality emphasized the courage and spirit of the builders. There is an inscription on the monument dedicated to the settlers and loggers who cleared the land in and around Sheenborro that will preserve their memory forever.

The International Women’s Film Festival of Fort-Coulonge will be officially start this Saturday September 30th, at 5 pm at Sieur-de-Coulonge High school. The evening will include an exhibition of the works of photographer Anna Lupien, an inaugural speech and a screening of the documentary ” Le dernier souffle: au coeur de l’Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal “, […]

Last Friday, Gatineau Intrépide player, Mansfield-born Connor Romain gave CHIP an interview on his resounding season start in the midget 3A league. Connor Romain says he hopes to get 40 points in 42 games: Clip – Connor Romain Connor Romain is a hopeful of the Shawnigan Cataracts in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The […]

In the coming weeks, a feature film will be shot in the Pontiac region. The project was edited by young writers and directors, Renaud Lessard and Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr, who came to CHIP to talk about the film. Clip – Renaud Lessard et Jonathan Beaulieu-Cyr The full interview is available here. (Photo Gracieuseté Facebook)

Two adventurers from the City of Québec are passing through the MRC Pontiac. Pierre Pépin and Jennifer Gosselin are travelling through Canada and the United States by canoe. They are in their 4th year of adventuring. Elizabeth Séguin met with them to discuss their experiences. Clip – Pierre Pépin et Jennifer Gosselin The full interview […]

There is a lack of trustworthiness for the safety of people in the Pontiac according to the MRC Pontiac who said this in a press release issued yesterday following the outage of telephone, Internet and television services on Tuesday in the MRC Pontiac. This is the 5th large outage in nine years, despite pressure by […]

An announcement was made by the MNA for Pontiac André Fortin, this morning, stating that $ 505,893 will be invested by the Government of Quebec to rebuild the north-south axis on chemin du Bois-Franc. Member of National Assembly for Pontiac André Fortin explains where the funding comes from: Clip – André Fortin The Mayor of […]