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The president of the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM), Jacques Demers, who is also mayor of Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley and warden of the MRC de Memphrémagog, was a guest on the “Bonjour Pontiac” program yesterday (August 22), where he discussed their members’ nine priorities for the provincial election campaign. At the top of the list is to […]

The axe-throwing lanes at the Pont Blanc Beach will once again be hosting a “locals only” night this Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. As coordinator Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained, the goal is to both familiarize residents of the region with the sport and generate interest for a local league in the future. “Yes, yes, […]

The Table de dévelopement social du Pontiac (TDSP) has launched a new project for this year’s return to the classroom, called “My virtual first day of school”. The objective of the program, according to TDSP director general Geneviève Has, is to allow first-time students the ability to tour the schools they’ll be attending virtually. CHIP101.9 […]

A tentative agreement was reached between the government and the Federation of Bus Operators yesterday (August 19). The process is not quite finished, as this six-year agreement must now be presented to the members of the organization so that they can enter into agreements with their respective school service centres. In the Pontiac, they are […]

Local theatre troupe the Pontiac Community Players (PCP) will be hosting their 13th annual summer comedy at Coronation Hall in Bristol from August 24-27. This year, the chosen script was “Funny Money”, a romp written by British playwright Ray Cooney (which was also adapted into a film starring Chevy Chase). PCP President Greg Graham spoke […]

In the August 10th edition of the Pontiac Journal, an open letter from a concerned parent highlighted the departure of ESSC teacher Kamel Bourenane. In the letter, the author questioned the departure and found it abnormal that qualified teachers were leaving the school. “I do not know the exact reason for your departure, but I […]

On Monday, the newly announced candidate for the CAQ in the Pontiac riding, Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur, met with MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller to discuss local issues and the council’s priorities ahead of this fall’s provincial election. They also met with Pro-Warden and Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor Sandra Armstrong. Speaking after the council of mayors meeting on Wednesday […]

After several weeks of questioning, the Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) responded today (August 18) to the possibility that there will be no agreement with carriers to provide student transportation. This comes on the heels of the Western Quebec School Board making a similar announcement last Wednesday. “After two years of the pandemic, […]

Campbell’s Bay will be getting a new electric car charging station near their downtown park. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who said that the station is one part of their series of upgrades to the area. He explained that council had been working on the project for about a year at this point, […]

In light of the provincial elections coming up on October 3, the leaders of three parties were in the Outaouais this past week. Premier François Legault was in Gatineau on Friday to announce the CAQ candidates for the ridings of Hull and Pontiac, Suzanne Tremblay and Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur respectively. The CAQ already control three of […]