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On September 2nd, just before 6 p.m., the Sureté du Québec (SQ) from the MRC Pontiac Police Department were called to the scene of an altercation which occurred in a residence on rue Principale in Fort-Coulonge. On site, the SQ found a man presenting serious bodily injuries. The circumstances of this event that transpired have […]

This year, the Canadian Summer Jobs Program allowed 151 small businesses, non-for-profit organizations and municipalities to hire 228 young people across the Outaouais region. An example of the program was notably highlighted by Ginger Finan, the owner of the Gelam Riding Stables in Clarendon. During a press conference on Wednesday, Finan spoke about a young […]

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 […]