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Today the Parti Québécois announced a slate of 22 candidates for the upcoming provincial elections, which included the candidate for the riding of Pontiac. Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf will represent the sovereignist party in this region. According to her social media, she works as a social worker for the CISSSO in Gatineau. CHIP 101.9 has reached out […]

Tyler McCann, a Bristol farmer and managing director of the Canada Agri-food Policy Institute, recently penned an opinion piece that was published in the Globe and Mail, regarding Canada’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer usage. He spoke with CHIP 101.9 about some of the issues that he raised in the piece and […]

Roughly 100 people attended the annual barbeque hosted by the Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac yesterday (August 9). CHIP 101.9 spoke with the garden’s director Martin Riopel about what they had been up to over the summer. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Martin Riopel – jardin's purpose Riopel pointed to some of the changes that they had […]

Four months after an attempt by regional health authority CISSSO to hire a resource person to set up users’ and residents’ committees for the Pontiac territory, a candidate still hasn’t been found. As CISSSO board member Rémi Bertrand told CHIP 101.9 earlier this year, a users’ committee for the Pontiac would allow Pontiac residents to […]

A single-vehicle accident took place on Rte. 301 in the Thorne area last night around 11 p.m. The driver swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a swamp near the road. Fortunately, the driver escaped unscathed but the vehicle is a total loss.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Pontiac region, as close to 50 mm of precipitation is expected by tomorrow (August 9). “Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads,” the statement reads. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.” The […]

Jean-Guy Brousseau has been declared the winner of the by-election on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, claiming seat 4 this past Sunday (August 7), ahead of Rollande Normandeau and Francine Tremblay. “I want to thank all those who voted for me, but at the council table I will be a councillor for all the citizens of the island,” he […]

A petition was launched a few weeks ago, following the tragedy that affected the family of Sarah-Émilie Hubert, a 15-year-old from Hull who died on June 25 following an allergic reaction. The teen’s family have requested the opening of food allergy desensitization clinics for the Outaouais, but also for all regions of Quebec, especially in […]

With the school year just around the corner, a group of local volunteers are collecting school supplies for Pontiac families in need. Samantha Oxley of the Angel Tree program spoke with CHIP 101.9 about their ongoing drive. She explained that they’re looking for a wide variety of items, everything from calculators to pencil crayons and […]

In a press release, Vermont Governor Phil Scott declared August as the month of agritourism and at the same time indicated that the state was preparing to welcome delegates for an agritourism conference that will bring together 47 countries. Representing Canada will be L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie. He spoke to CHIP 101.9 about the main […]