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According to the information gathered by the CHIP 101.9 newsroom, the Mayor of the municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Serge Newberry, intervened a few times during certain committees, which he sat on, in order to promote the idea of a national park in the Iles Lafontaine. Last March 13th, according to the minutes of the multi-resource advisory […]

The Pontiac Comets suffered two defeats over the weekend, first was against the Maniwaki Forestiers on Saturday and the second; against the Mont-Laurier Montagnards on Sunday. It would seem that the factor related to both games was discipline, the Comets coach Jean-François Lavergne said it had an impact on the results of the games. This […]

Every week, Sébastien Bonnerot, a real estate agent from Century 21 Elite, gives an update on the real estate industry in the Pontiac. This week, Bonnerot gave advice when visiting a residence. The real estate update (Chronique Immobilière) with Sébastien Bonnerot is available here.

CHIP 101.9 visited the new premises of the Fablab du Jardin, which moved to Front Street in Campbell’s Bay at the beginning of October. During the summer season, the workshop was set up at the Collège Héritage to allow Pontiac residents to try out “modern creative machines”. Fablab du Jardin’s Project Coordinator Gregory Beard talked […]

The Bristol Dryland dog racing event, which was held over the weekend, attracted a record number of spectators, especially on Saturday. The event manager, Denis Rozon, explains the role the temperature played for this 2019 edition. Denis Rozon has now begun preparing for the winter edition of the Timberland which will be held on January […]

Isle-aux-Allumettes – Le nombre de pannes d’électricité d’Hydro-Québec dans le Haut Pontiac, touchant notamment L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, a égalé le sommet atteint en 2016, avec 75 pannes répertoriées. The number of power outages in the Upper Pontiac, which include L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Sheenboro, has reached the same peak as 2016 with 75 recorded outages. Since 2009, residents […]

The Pontiac Comets lost their two games over the weekend. Their first; 7-2 to the Maniwaki Forestiers on Saturday in Fort-Coulonge and their second was 7-4 on Sunday evening in Mont-Laurier. So far, the Comets have a record of 1 and 4 for this 2019-2020 season. As of Saturday October 26th, the Mayor of Fort-Coulonge, […]

On Friday, October 25th, around 150 people gathered for a culinary evening with Chef Yannick La Salle, native from the region, organized by the Bryson Recreation Association. The event was described as an “incredible success” by the mayor of the municipality, Alain Gagnon. With the goal of raising funds for the Bryson RA Association’s youth […]

According to the Québec high School rankings, issued by the Fraser Institute on Saturday, Pontiac High School, in Shawville, is ranked 372nd out of 463 secondary schools across the province and holds an overall score of 4.5/10. As for, Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, in Fort-Coulonge, scores in at 3.8/10, and is ranked 420. Note that the […]

The Municipality of Waltham has issued a request to the ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) to reduce the speed limit on highway 148, between Davidson and Waltham, to allow all-terrain vehicles (ATV) to circulate legally on the highway, as a way for the PPJ, between Davidson and Waltham, to remain solely for cyclists. The […]