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Members of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR),the union representing teachers in the region’s French schools, voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action Monday (September 25). More than 100 of the 300 teachers represented by SPEHR voted 99.11% in favour of strike action at the meeting. Lyzanne Cuddihy, a teacher at Ecole […]

Motorists using the chemin du Bois Franc (commonly referred to as the Jim’s Lake Road) near Mansfield may have noticed some resurfacing work being done in recent days, as crews prepare for hunting season. MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand said that the work is being done between kilometer 47 and 67 on the road, […]

The streets of Ladysmith will soon be buzzing with people and draped in German flags for the annual Oktoberfest celebrations starting this Friday (September 29). The area is home to a large population of German settlers, and an organization was formed to host local Oktoberfest celebrations in 1985, a tradition that has continued to the […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 20, council approved a resolution to replace the old MRC logo, which featured a stylized Indigenous headdress. Warden Jane Toller explained that recently departed communications advisor Colleen Jones had advised the council that they should update the logo to match with their regional branding initiative. […]

On Sunday afternoon (September 24), dozens of people turned out to the Shawville fairgrounds for the fifth annual Pontiac Kidney Walk. Participants gathered in the Homecraft Hall, before setting off on a marked course around a section of the grounds. Each walker was equipped with a sack of kidney beans, and dropped one into the […]

The 5th annual Pontiac Kidney Walk will be taking place at the Shawville fairgrounds this Sunday September 24, bringing together members of the community to raise money for the Kidney Foundation of Canada. CHIP 101.9 spoke with organizer Randy Russell to discuss this year’s event. He said that they set their goal at $8,000 for […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 20, the opening of the meeting featured a tribute to the late Doug Rousselle, the former mayor of Rapides-des-Joachims. Rousselle was elected mayor of the small island municipality back in 2021 and passed away on September 11 at the age of 73 after a battle […]

On October 18, the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac will be holding their third annual virtual job fair. Jessica Kelly, an intervention services coordinator with the CJEP explained that while they had made adjustments to hold their event during the pandemic, they found that holding the fair virtually made it easier for both employers and job […]

Shawville author Luke Murphy is currently in the final stages of releasing his seventh novel, “The Cradle Will Fall”, and has just announced its release date and front cover. The book will be available Saturday September 30. Murphy spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the new book back in August and said that he decided on […]

Dozens of volunteers and staff of local public transit non-profit TransporAction Pontiac gathered a the Forest Inn in Bryson on Thursday evening for a dinner in their honour. This year, Guylaine Marcil, Lise Pleau, Linda Smart, Lois Smith and Gisèle Peck Beaudin were all recognized for 10 years of service. The group’s Director General Sylvie […]