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Last week, CHIP 101.9 met with the mini-journalists of l’École des Petits-Ponts, pavillion Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, to learn about the subjects they were covering in school. Each of the 5 students were given a school program to write about, which they presented during the interview with France Lavoie, the mini-journalists program coordinator. During the interview, […]

The Pontiac International Sled Dog Racing event took place over the weekend which saw around 50 racers compete. That number compares to 100 competitors in 2019, though one of the organizers Denis Rozon, said he was happy that they were able to host the event after being forced to reschedule due to the weather, on […]

POLITICS – CHIP 101.9 was visited by the leadership candidate of the Liberal Party of Quebec (PLQ), Dominique Anglade, who is also the MNA for Saint-Henri-Sainte-Anne (Montreal region) and former Deputy-Prime Minister of Quebec. Her visit in the Pontiac was due to an initiative by the MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, whose goal is to […]

REAL ESTATE – The Century 21 Elite team Je m’en occupe, which serves, among others, the Pontiac region, was ranked #1 in Canada among the “top 21 Century 21 teams” for 2019. The local real estate broker and founder of the Je m’en occupe team, Sébastien Bonnerot said he associates this recognition with the performance […]

Three people (two men and one woman) were arrested on January 22nd in connection with four breaking and entering that took place on the night of January 14th in the municipality of Pontiac. A search of a Hull (Gatineau) residence was carried out following an investigation, which allowed police to find several of the stolen […]

The Regional Association of West Quebecers announced Thursday that the French as a second language courses would resume on February 4th at the cost of 70$ per person. This continuation stems from multiple requests made by the students of the free French classes which were cancelled at the beginning of 2020 due to ”budgetary constraints.” […]

A public viewing of the documentary made during the Ski in Parliament 2019 will be presented tonight (January 31st) at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Sieur-de-Coulonge high school. The evening will summarize the adventure lived by a dozen of ESSC students during a cross-country skiing trip between Fort-Coulonge and Parliament Hill in February […]

The Salon de la Femme, which brings together around 200 Pontiac women for a feminist themed evening, will not take place in the spring of 2020 and will only be held in 2021. More details will follow regarding the cancellation in the coming days. Remember that this event is also intended as a fundraiser for […]

The Village of Fort-Coulonge announced on its Facebook page that Village en Fête will be held on Saturday, June 13th, 2020. This year, several activities will be back, such as kiosks and games for children. The project manager of the event, Claudee Galipeau will talk to CHIP 101.9 shortly to give more details on the […]

HEALTH – Although no cases of the new Coronavirus have been identified in Quebec thus far, the fact remains that the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais is preparing for the possibilities of it appearing in the region. Marie-Ève Cloutier, the director of nursing at the CISSS de l’Outaouais gave […]