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CHIP 101.9’s Élizabeth Séguin accompanied a Quebec delegation to the International Journalism Festival from July 12th to 14th in Couthures-sur-Garonne in the South West France. This region, located on the edge of the French River ‘Garonne’, has experienced historic floods through the year and especially in the 80s. Floods which were devastating for this village […]

Yesterday, Denise Giroux was officially nominated NDP candidate for the Pontiac in the upcoming 2019 federal election in October. The nomination was made official at the NDP’s inaugural meeting that was held in Wakefield on Tuesday, July 23rd. The NDP Member of Parliament Christine Moore (Abitibi-Témiscamingue) was present for the occasion. Along with being Involved […]

The Minister of the Families and responsible for the Outaouais region, Mathieu Lacombe, announced on behalf of his colleague the Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity Jean Boulet, that an additional financial support of $270,421 will be awarded, starting in 2019-20, to community organizations in Outaouais. According to the statement to this effect, this […]

A motorcyclist from Gatineau died last Saturday after an accident occurred at approximately 2:30 pm in Thorne on highway 303. According to the Sûreté du Québec, the 45-year-old woman was riding “normally” along with other motorcyclists on highway 303 north when she struck by a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The Sûreté du Québec […]

The fifth edition of Campbell’s Bay summer festival will be held on August 16-17-18 following the same mould as previous years at the heart of a ball tournament. The Festival itself has been, since its inception, a fundraiser as part of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay’s revitalization of the downtown core initiative. Already the festival […]

CHIP 101.9’s, Eric O’Brien, visited the Patro Mansfield Fort-Coulonge last week, which suffered significant damage due to the floods last spring. This following the organization’s annual general meeting a few weeks ago. Eric O’Brien’s full report at Patro de Fort-Coulonge Mansfield is available here.

The MNA for Pontiac André Fortin denounced, in an interview with CHIP 101.9, the provincial government’s approach on the management of the floods. While discussing the Special Intervention Zone, Fortin said that the government is focusing largely on the ZIS instead of on the victims and people who are still waiting for answers from the […]

L’EntourElle is inviting the Pontiac community to its annual fundraising event; the Duck Races on September 8th. For the occasion, CHIP’s Elizabeth Séguin recently spoke with L’EntourElle’s community worker, Vanessa Chabot, who gave a few details about the event. Last year, the first edition of the Duck Races had about 750 entries and raised funds […]

The Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract recently notified its residents that the municipal office will be closed this week and next week due to holidays. In the event of an emergency, the municipal General Manager, Eric Rochon will still be available at 613-717-1791.

L’EntourElle, the organization that helps women who are victims of domestic violence in the Pontiac, believes that the housing shortage in the Outaouais region has an impact in the quality of services offered by the shelter. The Executive Director of L’EntourElle, Gisèle Mousseau, explains: In a press release issued on July 8th by the seven […]