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Several reactions arose following the publication of an article and report by Radio-Canada journalist Laurie Trudel, who told the story of Anik Lavigne, a Mansfield resident whose baby passed away after complications at Pontiac Hospital in Shawville last September. Anik Lavigne’s account of the circumstances surrounding the birth and her experiences at the hospital was […]

Several reactions came as Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer announced his resignation yesterday. The most recent Conservative candidate in the riding of Pontiac in last fall’s election Dave Blackburn reacted to the announcement yesterday, saying at first he was surprised Dave Blackburn believes that the next leader of the party must have a good knowledge […]

Pontiac MP William Amos has been named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry Navdeep Singh Bains. He gave an interview on the subject to CHIP 101.9 where he shared his impressions of his new duties. Eric O’Brien’s complete interview with William Amos is available here.

A new service interruption in obstetrics will affect the Pontiac hospital, this time over a 21-day period: from 8 am this Friday, December 13 until January 3, 2020, 8am. This is the 12th break in this unit since the beginning of 2019, still caused by a lack of nursing resources. Marie-Ève Cloutier, Director of Nursing […]

In a press conference held on Friday, December 13, the Pontiac Sorting Center announced that the company will proceed with laying-off 32 of their employees. According to the Sorting Center’s director of operations, Gerry Philippe, the reason for the job losses is due to a denial by the Ministry of the Environment, which would have […]

The CLSC in municipality of Mansfield will hold flu vaccinations on December 16th, 2019. According to the flyer issued by the CISSS de l’Outaouais and posted on the municipality of Pontiac’s Facebook page, the flu vaccinations are free for the targeted demographic: Children 6 month and older with a certain chronic illness, women in their […]

The laiterie de l’Outaouais was in Mansfield this week for taste testing as part of its « Notre lait au travail » contest. The president and CEO of the company, Georges Émond explained this initiative. The laiterie de l’Outaouais, whose milk comes, in part, from Pontiac farmer, including Pontiac Dairy, will celebrate their 10th anniversary […]

The community of Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg is hosting since several weeks the crew of the film “Bootlegger”, which is directed by Algonquin native Caroline Monnet, who spoke to CHIP 101.9 earlier this week. She spoke about her project. The full interview with Caroline Monnet is available here.

This Friday evening, a dozen or so teams of volunteers will be heading door-to-door in the municipalities of Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield to collect non-perishable food and monetary donations as part of the annual Knights of Columbus Food Drive. The event coordinator Ken Hobbs, was in the CHIP 101.9 studio to give more details. The money […]

The Adult Education Center (Centre Pontiac) in Fort-Coulonge launched its new “enhanced” training program Formation en intégration sociale (FIS), on Wednesday, which aims to help students who have difficulties in everyday life. The coordinator of the Adult Education and Vocational Training Department at the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO), Normand Beaupré, gave a description of the […]