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Maryse Vallières, this university student from the region who is currently doing an internship in Africa, spoke to CHIP 101.9 about her adventures in the last few days. The agricultural project she plans to do as part of her internship should officially begin towards the end of the week, or at the beginning of next […]

RPGL Avocats was awarded the Construire prize in the “Business of the Year in the Outaouais / Abitibi / North-West Quebec Region” category last week at the 2019 Quebec Construction Association’s Congress (ACQ), for their involvement in the debates surrounding the law of construction, in particular thanks to one of their employees, Mr. Richard Leblanc. […]

In a Press release issued by the MRC Pontiac following the regional council of mayors meeting Wednesday (March 20) in Campbell’s bay, it highlights of the meeting itself and of the decisions taken by the mayors of the council. In regards to the Financial department, it was mentioned that the council adopted the audited financial […]

The Conservative Candidate for the Pontiac in the upcoming Federal elections in October, Dave Blackburn, responded to the recent tabling of the liberal governments federal budget. Yesterday, he described it as an election budget: After broadcasting the interview with the Federal member of Parliament for the Pontiac, Will Amos, Dave Blackburn sent an email to […]

Tonight, Wednesday, March 20th, the mayors of the MRC Pontiac will meet for the month of March, at 6:30pm, in the room Elsie Gibbons, at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay. Pontiac residents are welcome to learn about the latest developments at the MRC.

This Thursday, March 21st, CHIP 101.9’s Marie Gionet will participate for a third consecutive year in the Défi des Chefs Leucan Outaouais, which is a fund raiser for the organization Leucan Outaouais. A friendly competition where eleven teams, each composed of media personnel from the region, a chef and a child or teenager in treatment […]

The poetic book entitled “La rivière, initiations Outaouaises”, published on February 18th, tells the story of author Joel Pourbaix, who created stone statues along the Ottawa River in the late 1990s. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, the artist mentioned that, during his journey, the Pontiac became for him a place in Quebec that he […]

Finance Minister Bill Morneau tabled the federal government’s budget yesterday. The Pontiac MP, William Amos, said this is a budget that will be well received in the Pontiac, thanks to certain measures: Note that the deficit in this budget is close to $20 billion. The full interview with William Amos is available here.

According to a press release, the Pontiac Member of Parliament, Will Amos spent two days in Washington, D.C., to represent the Pontiac views on the ongoing Canada-US softwood lumber dispute and trade issues. “It was important for me to get an update on this crucial forestry trade file, and to bring the perspective of our […]