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Thanks to the magnet: J’aime le Bingo Radio, people who get their membership card have a chance to win $50 through a draw that will take place every month during the CHIP 101.9 Mega Bingos. CHIP 101.9’s Bingo host and Bingo Development Manager, Nathalie Denault: To get the magnet, you must buy your membership card […]

CHIP 101.9 will officially launch its 2019 radio programming this Thursday, September 19th at noon. Among the new additions of this year, is the Pontiac real estate agent, Sébastien Bonnerot, who will discuss the reality of the real estate market in the region and various practical tips to consider for future buyers. Note that CHIP […]

The MRC Pontiac has officially launched as of Friday, Sept 13th, the Territorial Development Fund (TDF) Growth Generating Projects program call for projects to non-profit organizations, cooperatives, band councils of aboriginal communities and municipalities that have a growth-generating project. The funds for this program are the result of an agreement between the MRC Pontiac and […]

This year’s edition of the duck race organized by L’EntourElle raised $2,791.76. This organization, that offers help to women in need across the region, thanked their volunteers, sponsors and participants of this year’s race. The organization has already confirmed that there will be an edition of the duck races in 2020.

During the interview on the “Building Bridges” tour of the Province, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier for relations with English Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, talked about the issue of the abolishment of English School Boards. According to Skeete, the issue of School boards is one that has not been raised so far during the […]

Shortly before 1 am last Saturday, September 14th, the Sûreté du Québec police officers from the MRC Pontiac were traveling on highway 148 in the Bryson area when they had to brake suddenly and make a move to avoid a collision with a vehicle turning on Highway 148, at Wilson Road, without doing the mandatory […]

The Coalition Avenir Quebec Government (CAQ) recently set in motion a tour of the English speaking communities as a way to “build bridges” with English speaking Quebecers. CHIP 101.9 recently spoke to the MNA for Saint Rose and Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier for relations with English Speaking Quebecers, Christopher Skeete, who talked about the […]

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) recently sent a children’s short magazine, in English only, to certain Francophone families in the Pontiac, entitled Summer 2019 Contact Kids, while some Anglophone families received French versions of the activity booklet. The guide itself consists of games and other entertainment, all while promoting a career in this federal institution. Through […]

CHIP 101.9 as begun to make an assessment of the 2019 hunting season. As the moose hunt begins next week, September 21st, CHIP learned more about one of the local outfitters in the Pontiac. CHIP 101.9 recently spoke to the Co-owner of the Bryson lake Lodge, an outfitters on Bryson Lake, at around km 90 […]

Repair work on the Eardley-Masham Road between Bradley Road in the Municipality of Pontiac and Sincennes Road in La Pêche began this week. The road in question was closed last April due to flood damage. According to the Quebec Ministry of Transportation, several major works are needed before the reopening of the road, including the […]