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As part of its’ 2019 Radiothon, on Saturday, April 27th, CHIP 101.9 unveiled its’ special guest who will accompany the listeners during the afternoon during Country en Folie. The host Nathalie Vasiloff gave more details. Remeber that tickets for CHIP 101.9 Mega 50-50 draw are still available at Dépanneur Beau-Soir in Mansfield.

The Big WOW Poker Run, organized by the Pontiac Quad Club and held on March 23rd, raised $ 2,877 for Bouffe Pontiac. The event, which gathered a total of 173 entries, was a “great success” according to the organizers and the Warden of the MRC Pontiac, Jane Toller. In 2018, the Big WOW Poker Run […]

Although CHIP 101.9 mainly focuses on local news, the newsroom has taken advantage of election in Ukraine next Sunday to speak with Eugène Lakinsky, an Outaouais resident who is originally from Ukraine. Mr. Lakinsky spoke about the main candidates and the issues he considers to be similar to Quebec’s current situation: Mr. Lakinsky has also […]

Tonight, March 27th, the Pontiac Tourism Association’s is holding its Annual General Meeting at Pine Lodge in Bristol at 6pm. The Tourism Marketing Officer at the MRC Pontiac, Chantal Lair, in an interview with CHIP 101.9, gave more details about the AGM: During tonight’s AGM, there will be a special presentation by David Bird, the […]

The Association de la Presse Francophone (APF) and Quebec Community Newspapers Association (QCNA), two associations who represent official language newspapers in minority communities in Canada including English minority newspapers in Quebec, namely The Equity and the Pontiac Journal, responded on March 21st to the tabling of the 2019 federal budget. While welcoming some of the […]

Renfrew County Fiddlers Dance and POT LUCK SUPPER on April 13, 2019 at Mateway Centre 6 – 11pm Admission $6.00 Members $4.00

Les Pièces d’auto Bois-fort inc.(Napa Autopro) in Mansfield recently signed an agreement with the St-Jérôme based company, ProLite, who known for trailer manufacturing. The agreement states that Boisfort will be the only company authorized to sell this product in a defined territory. Sylvain Fortin explains: Sylvain Fortin from Boisfort is now the authorized distributor of […]

The retired Montreal Canadiens game will take place in Fort-Coulonge this Saturday, March 30th. Only one minor change was announced for the game, Gilbert Delorme, who also played for the Nordiques, will be replaced by Gilles Thibodeau who, in addition to playing with the Montreal Canadiens in the 1980s, also played a few games with […]

As of yesterday, CHIP 101.9 unveiled a new online survey asking Pontiac citizens: ”Are you satisfied with the highway road conditions in the MRC Pontiac (148, 301, 303, 366, Chemin des Outaouais)?” Yes, no or don’t know are the possible answers and the survey can be found on our website, chipfm.com. The results of the […]

The municipalities of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and Campbell’s Bay have recently reported, via social media, problems concerning their sewage waste systems that have been blocked by household waste, which cause additional costs for the municipalities and the tax payers, according to the Mayor of the Municipality of Campbell’s bay, Maurice Beauregard. A full interview with Maurice Beauregard […]