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In response to recent power outages in the Upper Pontiac: the municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Waltham, Sheenboro and Chichester, the Regional Council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac has requested a meeting with Hydro-Quebec to ask for explanations. In an interview, Warden Jane Toller explained: Last week, the spokesperson for Hydro-Québec, Julie Léonard, explained, in an […]

Following last week’s meeting of the mayors of the MRC Pontiac, CHIP 101.9 met with Warden Jane Toller who addressed, among other things, the issue of the bike path (Cycloparc PPJ), an issue that was once again raised during Wednesday’s meeting. Following a presentation by a resident living near the PPJ and raised the issue, […]

The special planning zone (SPZ), established by the Quebec government to limit construction and renovation in flood zones, continues to raise concerns across the municipalities affected by these measures. The Councillor in urban planning at the Quebec ministry of municipal affairs and housing, David Alfaro-Clark, reviewed the document issued by the Quebec Government regarding the […]

On Wednesday at the MRC Pontiac meeting, the MRC Pontiac was eager to respond and make its point regarding Bell Canada, which has recently threatened to withdraw from the development of the rural Internet accessibility program as a result of a change made at the CRTC. More details will be available in the full interview […]

According to the date aquired by the “Société de l’assurance Automobile du Québec” (SAAQ), the number of electric cars being driven on Quebec roads has risen to more than 42,000 in March. This number seems to be constantly on the rise as more and more people take the necessary steps to transition to an electric […]

Join the Bonnechere Museum on Saturday August 31 at 11:00am for a performance by Karl and Linda! The Bonnechere Museum is pleased to welcome back Karl and Linda for a performance on Saturday August 31st at 11:00 am. They are a musical duet from Arnprior that can be described by one word: eclectic. Karl and […]

Despite the procedures of the owner, Groupe Capitales Médias, the newspaper ‘Le Droit’ is still heading towards bankruptcy. Many options are being studied at this time to ensure the survival of the newspaper which deals with the news of the Outaouais and French Ontario. The options that have been proposed thus far are the ideas […]

The George Bryson Cultural House has created a new activity for the coming months, an escape room that will be offered to their customers. Geneviève Gagnon from the George Bryson Cultural House explained, in an interview with CHIP 101,9, the objectives of the project. The goal of the game; escape from a room in order […]

Hello Shawville, an online directory of businesses, services and events in Shawville, available on many platforms (web, Facebook and application), recently released their content in a new format called the Hello Shawville Magazine. In an interview at CHIP 101.9, the creator of this project, Carolann Barton, described her first impressions of this new platform for […]

Yesterday at the monthly meeting of the Regional council of Mayors of the MRC Pontiac, the council added a new item on the agenda, which will be permanently added to each beginning of the meetings in the future, stating the use of language of preference. This declaration will ensure that citizens asking questions or expressing […]