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With the weather warming up over the past few days, Quebec’s forest firefighting agency SOPFEU is warning the public about the dangers of fire this time of year. Communications agent Melanie Morin told CHIP 101.9 that while it might seem counterintuitive, spring is typically the time of year where they see the largest number of […]

In an effort to keep invasive species out of their region’s lakes and waterways, Otter Lake has invested in a new boat washing station, located outside the municipal garage on avenue Palmer. The station, which is operated with magnetic cards, will be free to use for Otter Lake residents, with visitors charged $10. Otter Lake […]

The Pontiac NDP riding association is inviting citizens to attend a panel discussion on the proposed near surface disposal facility at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories site at Chalk River. The event will take place this Saturday, May 14 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (Room E0204, Pavillon Alexandre-Taché). Association President […]

The Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac recently launched their new student employment days pilot project for the month of May, in order to prepare French and English-speaking students in Pontiac’s high schools and adult education centers for the job market. Project manager Mélissa Piché explained that the intention of this program is to help students aged […]

On Thursday last week, MRC Pontiac announced that their economic development director Cyndy Phillips would be stepping down from her role, effective May 27. Phillips was hired on as the head of the department in February 2020, taking over from Danielle Newman, who herself left the MRC in January 2020. She is the third economic […]

CHIP 101.9 Bingo, presented every Monday at 7 pm, will soon be getting some major improvements starting in June, as a way to be more generous and offer more money to its clientele. Following an extensive two-year consultation period with a variety of bingo players, CHIP 101.9 decided to raise its total prize pool to […]

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists that use the bridge to Limerick Island near the Chenaux dam that it will be closed to traffic overnight for several days between June and September. The reason for the closures is work being done to upgrade the structure. The river crossing will be closed between 8 p.m. and […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan finished 11th yesterday in his first appearance at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships, which took place in Greece. The 19-year-old athlete’s performance can be viewed here.

Visitors to the Pont Blanc beach in Mansfield-et-Pontefract will have a new activity to try out at the end of the month: axe throwing. The beach site, which is operated by the coopérative Aventure Hélianthe will officially open of the new lanes on May 29. Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained that while he understood the reservations some […]

There’s only a few more days for the public to comment on the MRC Pontiac’s Integrated Resource Management Plan, known by its French acronym PAIR. According to a press release from the MRC, the PAIR “is a short and medium term planning tool for the intramunicipal public territory of Pontiac (TPI). Its scope is to […]