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A new artistic association to develop the multidisciplinary talents of the artists in the region, 100 mile Arts Network, will officially launch their activities by organizing a show from Tractor, a band from Wakefield. One of the representatives of this association; Kerstin Petersson. The performance by Tractor will take place this Saturday at St. Paul’s […]

In a press release issued yesterday, September 17th, Équité Outaouais denounced the lack of investment by the Quebec government to the Université du Québec en Outaouais compared to the other universities of Quebec in Rimouski and Abitibi. From Équité Outaouais, Suzanne Tremblay: Équité Outaouais is calling on the government for an inter-regional fairness law to […]

A 30-year-old man from Fort-Coulonge was pulled over by the MRC des Collines police, after traveling 132 km/h on highway 148 (90km/h zone limit) in Quyon (Pontiac) at around 5:40 this morning (Wednesday). Officers intercepted the individual in question who allegedly gave the police false identification. Once the identity of the driver was known, the […]

Yesterday, CHIP 101.9 learned that there will be no junior hockey team in the municipality of Shawville, in the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL). According to the president of the Maniwaki Mustang, Éric Gauthier, who was also in charge of creating a team in Shawville, this is due to lack of support from the […]

The Regional Swimming Pool Project Committee will hold its Annual General Meeting on Monday, September 23rd at 7pm at the Club de l’âge d’or, located at 566 Baume Street in Fort-Coulonge. The project itself and the different options regarding the future of the project will be discussed.

The 2019 edition of the Oktoberfest Ladysmith will be held on October 4-5-6 in the municipality of Thorne. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, the President of the organization committee, Lorraine Bretzlaff, talked about the mold for this year’s festival, emphasizing the balance between Pontiac based attractions and German heritage: During the interview, Lorraine Bretzlaff […]

The Pontiac Senor Comets will play an inter-team game this weekend at the Centre de loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge (Arena). This will be an opportunity for fans to have a look at what the team could look like for the upcoming season. The owner of the team, Danick Boisvert, gave more details about the […]

Drivers traveling on Highway 148 in Campbell’s Bay will have to be vigilant as of October 15th due to the scheduled reduction in the speed limit, from 80 to 70 km/h, for the section of highway crossing the municipality. For some years now, certain residents and elected municipal officials have asked that the speed limit […]

Over the last week or so, the different federal parties who have representatives in the Pontiac Federal Electoral district have, for the most part, launched their candidates’ campaigns for the upcoming elections. For the Bloc Québécois, the candidate in the Pontiac, Jonathan Carreiro-Benoit, attended the launch event of his party. During an interview with CHIP […]