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The Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) recently made an inquiry of the different species of birds in the Great Bristol March, a protected area in the municipality of Bristol. Among the thirty or so species they were able to observe during the inquiry, the NCC said that the Eastern Whip-Poor-Will was among the most important […]

The Comptoir St-Pierre is inviting the Pontiac to their open house and BBQ on Tuesday, August 6th. People are invited to discover the new storage center and furniture. The coordinator of the Comptoir St-Pierre, Maria Mederios. The activity takes place at the Centre Pontiac between 9 am and 2 pm and will also allow people […]

The people from Pontiac are invited to attend a classical music style quartet from Finland called the KallaKvartetti Quartet. The concert will be held at the St-Pierre Parish in Fort-Coulonge This Saturday, July 27th at 3pm, it’s $ 5 per person. One of the members of the quartet, originally from Quebec, Élisabeth St-Cyr, in an […]

A recent study was conducted in the municipalities of Pontiac and Bristol on how nature makes people lives better. This study is call Pathways to improve relationships between people and nature in the municipalities of Bristol and Pontiac, and was conducted by four university students from the University of McGill. Dalal Hanna, the head of […]

A new survey question is now available at chipfm.com. There, CHIP 101.9 listeners are invited to answer whether or not they are in favor of a scientific commission on floods. In the previous question, CHIP 101.9 asked a question regarding the road conditions in the Pontiac. Out of the 102 people who answered the question […]

The Sphinx Resources Corporation has recently announced the appointment of two new members to its board of directors, that of former politician Lawrence Cannon as President, and Michel Lemieux, known for his implications with the company Eureka 93 (formerly known as LiveWell Canada), as a director. The CEO for Sphinx Resources, Jeremie Ryan, gave more […]

Juno Award-winning JP Cormier, a virtuoso guitarist, fiddler, banjo and mandolin player, singer-songwriter with deep East Coast roots is coming to Stone Fence Theatre at the Rankin Culture and Community Centre on Wednesday, August 14 at 7:30 p.m. Opening the show for JP will be a taste of Ottawa Valley fiddling old and new, featuring […]

The Outaouais Senior A hockey league, the league in which Pontiac Senior Comets play, recently announced in a Facebook post that of the 6 teams involved in the league, now only 3 remain. With the departure of the Cumberland last winter, now, adding to the list is Vaudreuil-Soulanges and Cornwall. This means that there are […]

Culvert replacement work will be done this week on highway 301 in Litchfield, between Stickler Road and Stewart Road. During the operations, the road will be closed to traffic at all times until July 25th at 4 pm. An optional route along highway 303 South and 148 has been set up.

Parks Canada recently announced that a new 8,200 square meter storage facility will be built in Gatineau to house 25 million archaeological and historical artefacts currently in six different facilities across the country. “By bringing them together in one place under the supervision of scholars and curators, it will be easier for researchers, institutions and […]