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A police operation took place Wednesday afternoon on Cedarvale Road (Breckenridge sector) in the Municipality of Pontiac. The Sécurité Publique de la MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais had installed a perimeter for a man in psychological distress. The police proceeded to arrest the individual. No evacuation took place. More details to come.

The Renfrew-Nipissing-Pembroke NDP issued a press release Monday expressing outrage over the recent racist attack of an 80-year-old woman (Thi Nga Doan) on August 20 in Pembroke. According to the former NDP candidate during the 2019 Federal election and NDP executive member, Eileen Jones-Whyte, the NDP wanted to inform the public that this type of […]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, different services were offered to residents of the municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood. During the first few months of lock-down, the municipality, which has a large number of elderly residents, offered a grocery delivery service. According to the Director General, Isabelle Cardinal, the municipality had a special agreement with the Sûreté du Quebec […]

In a recent interview, the Director General of the municipality Alleyn-et-Cawood, Isabelle Cardinal, said that the no delays occurred to the municipal projects in Alleyn-et-Cawood due to the Quebec government’s de-confinement measures, which lined up with the scheduled projects. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Isabelle Cardinal – Projects during COVID In the coming months, an expansion […]

During the weekend, a ball tournament will be held at the Mansfield baseball field to benefit the region’s minor hockey. Organizer Terry Charette, in his second tournament of the summer, has already put in place the necessary measures to ensure the health safety of all participants and spectators. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Terry Charette – […]

This week, the MRC Pontiac announced they’re now accepting applications from local organisations to implement sustainable development projects aimed at improving the quality of life of citizens. According to the MRC Pontiac’s Director of Economic Development, Cyndy Phillips, the $424,000 grant will be divided into two phases to support a variety of projects. CHIP101.9 · […]

Sphinx Resources Ltd. announced that it has arranged a non-brokered private placement of up to 25,000,000 units (each a “Unit”) at a price of $0.02 per Unit for gross proceeds of up to $500,000. Proceeds of the Private Placement will be used to fund the Corporation’s exploration projects, a large portion of which will be […]

The former mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Hector Soucie, explained to CHIP 101.9 the reasons why a cooperative is being created. Hector Soucie believes that the Coopérative de solidarité de la rivière Coulonge could help the Davidson Energy relaunch project. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Hector Soucie – But de lettre ouvert For Hector Soucie, the Coopérative de […]

During the 2020-21 school year, CHIP 101.9 is asking Internet users, via its website, for their opinion on health measures in schools. Question Do you believe that the sanitary measures in schools are sufficient for a successful start? The survey is expected to be published throughout September and the final results will be made public […]

CHIP 101.9 interviewed Ruth Hearty who has undertaken extensive research into the history of fur trading posts in the Pontiac. She has compiled several documents that trace the existence of these posts in the Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield area. CHIP101.9 · Extrait – Ruth H -1 palisade Ruth Hearty hopes one day to publish the various […]