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The Fort-Coulonge Mansfield Christmas parade will take place on December 7th.

26 November 2024 à 8:20 am

The Christmas parade of the Mansfield & Fort-Coulonge brigade will take place this year on December 7th. One of the organizers, Claudette Pleau, also invites the entire population to participate in large numbers this year   The recent events were a great success thanks to the many businesses and organizations present, much to the delight […]


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Archéo-Pontiac celebrates the success of the public archaeological excavations 2024

26 November 2024 à 8:11 am

Updated on 29 November 2024 à 1:04 pm

The local organization Les Amis du Sault-des-chats will hold an event to celebrate the success of the 2024 public archaeological excavations that took place last September at the site of the former Hudson’s Bay Company trading post in the Municipality of Pontiac. The excavations were open to the public for 4 days, and an additional […]


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New awareness campaigns by Impératif français

22 November 2024 à 10:57 am

Impératif français is launching four extensive public interest campaigns and is seeking proactive and “on-the-ground” participation from everyone in the citizen and societal movement, the “Impératif français” movement. First of all, the campaign “Young and Proud Quebecers! ‘I Love My Language’” which offers a series of animated cartoons for social media: it consists of a […]


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Fromagerie La Drave: cheese factory project nearing completion

8 November 2024 à 3:50 pm

After several years of planning and development, the Pontiac’s first cheese production facility is nearing completion. Maryse Vallières, the brains behind the Fromagerie La Drave as it will be called, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the the current state of the project and the steps she’s taken so far. Last spring, she rented a lab […]


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MRC Pontiac seeking cultural projects, $35,000 available

29 October 2024 à 1:22 pm

Updated on 30 October 2024 à 3:33 pm

MRC Pontiac has launched a call for cultural projects with $35,000 in this year’s envelope, through funding from Quebec’s Ministry of Culture and Communication. Eligible entities include municipalities, non-profit organizations, non-profit cooperatives or Indigenous Band Councils. Sabrina Ayres, the socio-economic development coordinator at MRC Pontiac explained the types of projects that will be prioritized. The […]


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The Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac donates $2,000 to Bouffe Pontiac

9 October 2024 à 3:01 pm

The Jardin éducatif du Pontiac announced today that they would be donating $2,000 to local food bank Bouffe Pontiac, a sum accumulated from their 35th anniversary barbeque back in August. The organization’s primary role is providing services to at-risk youth by having them work in the garden, located along Hwy. 148 in Litchfield, over the […]


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MRC Pontiac unveils latest addition to regional art gallery

12 September 2024 à 3:10 pm

On Wednesday (September 11) MRC Pontiac unveiled the latest painting to grace the walls of the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay, as part of its regional gallery. Michèle Parent, who paints under the name AimPée, has been a resident of Fort-Coulonge for the last two years after moving from Chateauguay. She said that she studied […]


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Grief support group returning in September

22 August 2024 à 10:24 am

Updated on 22 August 2024 à 3:34 pm

At the start of September the free grief support group offered by AutonHomme Pontiac will be returning to Campbell’s Bay. The sessions will take place on Mondays at 7 p.m. at the group’s office in Campbell’s Bay (128 Front Street), starting September 9 and running for eight weeks until November 4. Ali-John Chaudhary, a psychotherapist […]


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CHIP 101.9 nominated for three awards from the ADISQ

21 August 2024 à 10:28 am

Updated on 22 August 2024 à 3:47 pm

The ADISQ, the non-profit organization representing the independent music industry in Quebec, has unveiled the nominations for its 2024 awards gala, and CHIP 101.9 is in the running for three. The awards recognize the work of radio stations and their employees between June 1 2023 and May 31 2024. For the first time, CHIP 101.9 […]


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Speed limit lowered to 50 km/h in Mansfield as of July 2

2 July 2024 à 1:18 pm

Motorists cruising through Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Hwy. 148 should take heed that the speed limit has been lowered to 50 km/h as of today (July 2). In a French-language interview, MTQ representative Jeanne Séguin-Laflamme gave CHIP 101.9 more details about the change. The full (French-language) interview with Séguin-Laflamme is available here.


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