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With election day coming up this Sunday (November 7), CHIP 101.9 is closing out its election coverage with the warden’s race in MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, which includes the Municipality of Pontiac. This is the first time that the warden has been chosen through universal suffrage and there are three candidates: outgoing Warden and Chelsea Mayor […]

L’Institut de recherche et d’informations socioéconomiques (IRIS) published a study on November 4 highlighting the disparities in health care services between the jurisdictions in the Outaouais. This latest publication builds on a previous study that IRIS published in 2018, which showed that health care in the Outaouais is underfunded compared to the rest of the […]

With Remembrance Day approaching next week, the Pontiac Legion is raising funds for their annual poppy campaign. Residents can make a donation at any one of the numerous poppy boxes at stores throughout the community or purchase a wreath for ceremonies in their community. Branch President Ron Woodstock explained that the money raised by the […]

With election day fast approaching on November 7, CHIP 101.9 invited the two candidates for warden of MRC Pontiac, Mike McCrank and Jane Toller, for some closing statements on their campaign. McCrank said that he had enjoyed travelling around the region and meeting voters in all 18 municipalities. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Mike McCrank – […]

Despite only having roughly 200 inhabitants, the mayoral race in Rapides-des-Joachims has four candidates vying for the seat. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson announced that he is not running again after 12 years on the job. Lucie Rivet Paquette is one of those candidates and she talked with CHIP 101.9 about why she chose to throw […]

The Shawville Curling Club will be holding an open-house this Friday (November 5) from 6 to 9 p.m. The bar will be open and attendees who pay their membership dues will have a chance to try out the club’s new golf simulator. Board member Jeff Russell said that the club was doing its best to […]

After extensive renovations last season, more upgrades are coming to the Beechgrove Rink this year. The outdoor rink sits just outside Quyon between the 5th Concession and Taber Road along Hwy. 148, and as Lindsay Hamilton explained, has a long history in the community. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Lindsay Hamilton – history of rink Hamilton […]

Despite the MRC Pontiac not renewing Pierre Vézina’s contract to develop the Biomass valorization centre project (CVB) in the Litchfield industrial park, members of the Fibre Pontiac board (including Vézina) are still working to see it through. Vézina, who is president of the board as well as Martin Boucher, a board member and the director […]

There will be an open-house this weekend at the newly opened seniors home in Portage-du-Fort, Manoir Meril. The event will take place on both Saturday and Sunday (November 6 and 7) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Attendees will be able to tour the premises and have all their questions answered by the owners. Only […]

The Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) wants to encourage the population and especially young people to exercise their right to vote for the election which will take place this Sunday, November 7. The demographic weight of young people aged 18 to 35 is significant, as they represent 27.7% of voters. For the UMQ, it is […]