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The former mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Pierre Fréchette officially announced that he was going to present his candidacy to run for mayor of this municipality for the elections next November. Pierre Fréchette said he hoped that his candidacy could be focused around a common vision and he especially insisted on eliminating the divisions which marked the […]

The search to find the 30-year-old snowmobiler who disappeared in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was stopped last week and has not resumed since. Divers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) dove several times after receiving information from the public, but dangerous conditions prevented them from continuing the search. The SQ asked residents to pay particular attention to the […]

It is this evening that the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) will consult the Outaouais within the framework of the Charter of the regions. The leader of the QLP and spokesperson responsible for the Charter of Regions, Dominique Anglade, explained to CHIP 101,9 that this vast tour of virtual regional consultations aims to take into consideration […]

It is confirmed, Pierre Fréchette, who held the post of mayor of Île-du-Grand-Calumet between 2016 and 2017, confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that he will try his luck once again in order to obtain voters’ confidence in view of the municipal elections next November. He had intervened a few times in recent weeks to challenge the […]

For the second time in two months, an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac will take place, this time this Wednesday, February 24 at 6 p.m. During the regular meeting on February 17, the mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, had already indicated that he wanted to see three subjects on […]

Statistics from the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais revealed that the number of COVID-19 cases in the municipality of Shawville is now 6 since the start of the pandemic. Of the 71 cases of COVID-19 declared in the Pontiac since the start of the pandemic, the municipality of Pontiac […]

Financial assistance of $ 1,779,542 for 6 cultural development agreements with the city of Gatineau, the municipality of Chelsea and the four regional MRCs, for a period of 3 years in the Outaouais region, was announced last Friday. The MRC Pontiac will receive an amount of $ 91,350 under this agreement. This financial assistance from […]

Pontiac MP, Liberal William Amos, released a statement regarding Canada’s strategy to secure vaccines. Remember that last week, the Conservative candidate for the riding of Pontiac, Michel Gauthier, severely criticized the Liberals and William Amos for his government’s strategy. A few weeks ago, Michel Gauthier had also denounced the criticisms of the federal member for […]

Cross-country skiing has grown in popularity since the start of the pandemic and the Ski to School program has enjoyed greater demand in the Pontiac from various schools. One of the program coordinators, Gareth Hamilton, explained the adjustments made to better respond to students. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Gareth Hamilton – Ski at school The […]

Cross-country skiing has grown in popularity since the start of the pandemic and the Ski at School program has enjoyed greater demand in the Pontiac from various schools. One of the ambassadors, Gareth Hamilton, explained the adjustments made to better respond to the clientele and gave us more details in an interview. CHIP101.9 · Gareth […]