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The Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais School Board (CSHBO) is asking the Quebec government to “rethink” its bill project concerning the plan to abolish the governance of school board system in Quebec. The president of CSHBO, Diane Nault, deplores in particular the abolishment of school elections, which could restrict the representation of citizens in school boards. Last April, Quebec […]

Tonight begins the 4th edition of the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield Country Festival, already 160 campers had arrived on site as of this morning which the organizers say that it is going to be another great year for the Festival. For the opening night, the first show starts at 7h30 pm and is free for the residents of […]

Art Pontiac is organizing its 30th annual Pontiac Artistic Tour starting next week. France Lamarche, from Art Pontiac, gave more details about the changes made to this year’s tour. It should be noted that the Art Pontiac Artist’s Tour in the region will be presented during the weekend of June 8th and 9th and also […]

An investment of $ 275,000 was made by the federal government to the organization Ottawa Riverkeeper, formerly known as the Sentinelle de la rivière des Outaouais, on Wednesday to fund the research and community monitoring of the Ottawa River watershed. This investment is intended primarily for community monitoring and citizen research on the well-being of […]

The municipality of Fort-Coulonge issued a notice to the evacuated residents on Wednesday. According to the Facebook post, there are two steps remaining before residents may return home: 1) The restoration of the sewer system in that area; 2) A visit by the fire department to ensure the safety of your home The restoration of […]

On May 22, students at école Ste-Marie and L’Envolée joined the students at école Ste-Anne in Ile-du-Grand-Calumet for their annual sports day. New this year, was that all the students took part in a race where volunteers threw colorful powder all along the course. The youngest children walked 1 km, students in grades 3, 4 […]

The Pontiac Kidney Walk which was held this Sunday, May 26 in Shawville, raised a total of $ 15,945.50 in support of research in kidney health/disease across the country. CHIP 101.9 talked to Randall Russell, the organizer, to get his take on this first walk Kidney Walk is an event held in several cities across […]

The municipality of Pontiac posted on their Facebook page yesterday more details in regards to the 2019 floods in the municipality. Specifically in regards to the taxation for victims and the inspections of residences to potentially allow reintegration. Taxation The municipal council recently held a special meeting, on Friday, May 24, 2019, to postpone the […]

The Fort Coulonge / Mansfield Country Festival will kick off this Thursday, but there are already many revellers that have arrived on site at Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge. As of yesterday, it is more than fifty RVs have arrived for the festival. Raymond and Jeanne D’Arc Maurice have come from Sturgeon Falls, […]

The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Commission stated that water in the northern part of the watershed is expected to continue to recede. As a result, the affected municipalities in the Pontiac are expected to see river water levels decrease. According to the planning board, the decline is expected to accelerate given the weather forecast in […]