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The Quyon ferry announced on its Facebook page that their last day of operation for the season will be no earlier than December 15th. This date is subject to change, depending on weather. More details will be available in the coming days. Following the closure, the ferry will resume operations in the spring of 2020.

In his interview with CHIP 101.9, the mayor of the village of Fort-Coulonge, Gaston Allard, said that he still intends to reiterate the municipality’s request for more information regarding the cause of the floods last spring. Gaston Allard also mentioned that the municipality of Fort-Coulonge has worked closely with flood victims on their files with […]

In a press release published recently, Eureka 93, previously known as LiveWell Foods Quebec, undertook administrative and legal steps regarding their capability to continue to invest in the development of the Innovation Centre Project in Litchfield. According to the information made available on the Eureka 93 website, it is noted that the secured debt and […]

The Pontiac Comets won their seventh consecutive game with 6-3 in Maniwaki this weekend. The Comets are currently rank first overall in the standings. The goaltender Danick Boisvert made 43 saves to earn the first star of the week and of the game. Their next game will take place in Mont-Tremblant. They will be back […]

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) in the Outaouais-Laurentides region is encouraging road users to be cautious, especially in the coming weeks. The return of cold weather coincides with an upsurge of collisions with white-tailed deer. The SQ mentioned that the Outaouais-Laurentides territory sees a very high number of collisions of the kind, and it is […]

On February 1st 2020, the Brauwerk Hoffman brewery will be hosting the Snow Shoe Walk and Race, a 5km and 10km walk and race in benefit of the Special Olympics. The owner of the brewery, Todd Hoffman, gave more details about the event. The first part of the day, between 1pm and 4pm, will be […]

The mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Gaston Allard, explained to CHIP 101.9 how the municipality has been involved in the capital project of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, who could potentially move their branch to Mansfield-et-Pontefract. On October 30th, 2019, the members of the Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac voted to allow the Caisses’ […]

The interruption of service which occurred over the weekend in the obstetrics wing of the Pontiac Community Hospital, the notable second weekend in a row, has been extended until Wednesday, December 11th 2019, at 8am. The Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSS) de l’Outaouais issued a notice of extension today, December 9th […]

This Sunday, December 08, the Brauwerk Hoffman Brewery will celebrate its one year anniversary from 11am to 3pm and 4pm to 7pm with the presentation of a new beer, samples and food. For the occasion, CHIP 101.9 spoke to the owner Todd Hoffman, to reflect on the first year of business for the brewery. According […]

During the presentation of the MRC Pontiac’s 2020 budget, the Regional Council of Mayors resolved to allocate a budget of $10,000 for joint promotional activities related to the Ottawa River and to mandate a human resource to work with partners on this issue, under the condition that the County of Renfrew and City of Pembroke […]