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The Pontiac Comets won a third consecutive victory by dominating the Maniwaki Forestiers last Saturday by the score of 8 to 3. The Comets coach, Jean-François Lavergne, highlighted what he described as an excellent performance by the team. The next game of the Comets will take place next Saturday, still at home and again against […]

Next week, Pontiac residents are invited to answer a 5 minutes telephone survey for the Pontiac Pool Committee to establish this infrastructure in the area. Pontiac MP André Fortin invited residents to answer questions. “The participation of residents in the consultation process is important to ensure that the project meets the expectations of the citizens. […]

Last Friday, in Campbell’s Bay, a meeting was held with businesses in the region to discuss the various issues and present programs for enterprises. One of the issues highlighted was the scarcity of labor. As the Councilor at Campbell’s Bay Jean-Pierre Landry explains, the shortage of manpower can have important aspects on the results of […]

The revival of the Mill in Davidson still seems to be part of the owners’ plans. This is what Bruno St-Cyr, one of the owners of the place who was present at Friday’s meeting in Campbell’s Bay, said about the scarcity of manpower. Bruno St-Cyr explains his presence at this meeting. According to Bruno St-Cyr, […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac will be celebrate its 75th anniversary on Thursday, November 28th. For the occasion, an evening will be organized at the Knights of Columbus Community Hall, on Baume Street, in Fort-Coulonge. The director of the Caisse, Stéphane Labine. The full interview with Stéphane Labine is available here.

The CBC original series Still Standing follows the Canadian comedian and Newfoundland native Jonny Harris (known for his role in Murdoch Mysteries) across the country each week to discover the hidden comedy in small towns across Canada. A few months ago, the Still Standing team were in the MRC Pontiac, visiting the municipality of Bristol. […]

The municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenboro has reached 87 power outages to date for 2019. From talking to residents to local businesses, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom has followed this situation closely since the month of July. Yesterday, CHIP spoke to the mayor of the municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, who talked about how the […]

The Regional Pontiac Pool Committee decided to revisit its concept for the envisioned project. Now, it would be not only a pool but a fitness and spa Center. In yesterday press release, it was mentioned that after consulting residents on their needs and reviewing the most efficient and cost-effective facilities in the country, the committee […]

Tonight, the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual general meeting between 6 and 8pm at the Little Red Wagon Winery, C165 Calumet Road West, in Clarendon. At 6pm is a networking session will begin along with a light meal that will be served. With special guest Simon Clarke, to allow the attendees to […]

CHIP 101.9 went to the Knights of Columbus Community Hall in Fort-Coulonge, where CFP Pontiac cooking class students, Anne Morissette, Alexandre Romain and Colette Morissette served a lunch to the public. When asked by CHIP, this is what the students said have in mind after graduation. The students will receive the public again next week. […]