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The Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller, confirmed that the next Regional Council meeting will take place in person allowing the public to attend for the first time in over four months. This meeting will take place in the Recreation Center in Campbell’s Bay rather than the Elsie Gibbens room at MRC office. CHIP101.9 […]

The Blé d’or of Luskville are organizing the Marché Pontiac Markets; August 1st and september 5th in Luskville at the Luskville Community Centre and October 3rd in the Community Centre of Quyon, all from 10:00am to 3:00pm. To register 819-458-2233 or marchepontiacmarket@gmail.com Tables are available inside and out. The Blés D’or Luskville is a senior […]

Two power outages are planned for Thursday, July 30. The first interruption should occur between 8:30 a.m. and 9 a.m. and the second between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. According to Hydro Quebec, this scheduled outage will affect Fort-Coulonge, Mansfield, Shawville, Clarendon, Campbell’s Bay, Bryson, Litchfield and L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet. Tuesday, certain residents of the listed municipalities […]

The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais, in partnership with the Centre d’intervention en toxicomanie de l’Outaouais (CIPTO) and the BRAS Outaouais, announced yesterday the creation of a temporary overdose prevention center in the region. During the press conference, the CISSS de l’Outaouais clarified that “the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant […]

The Plein-air solidarity cooperative Aventure Hélianthe announced the official opening of the Pont Blanc beach this upcoming Saturday at 2 p.m. CHIP 101.9 took note of the various work currently being done on the site which now includes volleyball courts, a parking lot and several structures adapted to the beach. Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained the various […]

In the municipality of La Pêche, the municipal council has set up in recent months, a green fund intended to support projects from companies, non-profit organizations, public organizations or even individuals who can improve certain practices related to the environment. For Mayor Guillaume Lamoureux, this is a way to generate more projects across his municipality. […]

The mayor of the municipality of La Pêche, Guillaume Lamoureux said he was satisfied with the behavior and measures taken by merchants, residents and visitors to his municipality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This municipality had faced a large number of visitors last spring, despite the confinement. Even if he is currently satisfied […]

The maximum number of people who can attend indoor and outdoor events in public places will increase from 50 to 250 as of August 3, according to what the Legault government announced yesterday afternoon. The decision mainly concerns performance halls, theaters and cinemas throughout Quebec. The authorities point out that spectators must respect “as far […]

Wearing a mask or face covering covering the nose and mouth has become compulsory in closed or partially covered public places for people 12 years of age and over. CHIP 101.9 took advantage of the interview granted by William Amos to find out his position on the subject. For the federal member of parliament for […]

Art Pontiac will ensure in the coming weeks to offer a varied cultural program for the relaunch in this artistic context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting at the beginning of August, art lovers will be able to attend exhibitions at the École en Pierre located in Portage-du-Fort. Geneviève Has from Art Pontiac explains the first […]