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The Association des radios communautaires du Québec (ARCQ) is present today at the National Assembly for the parliamentary Commission on the future of the news medias. CHIP 101.9 is also on site as a delegate for the ARCQ. An advertisement produced by CHIP’s Maxime Galand is currently being broadcasted among 34 community radio stations in […]

Power outages in the Upper Pontiac continue to have an impact and CHIP 101,9 recently spoke to the Mayor of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Winston Sunstrum, who said he had been in touch with Hydro Québec. This came from the information he gathered in certain articles published by the media in recent weeks. Mr. Sunstrum said he received […]

It’s back to school week for the students and staff of the Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board. Students will officially start their first day on Friday. This year’s school calendar ; ESSC Petits-Ponts

The winner of the TV show La Voix season 4, Stéphanie St-Jean, has already been confirmed for next year’s edition of the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival. The fifth edition of the Festival will take place from June 4th to 7th, 2020, in Fort-Coulonge.

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 […]