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A study is being conducted in the municipalities of Bristol and Pontiac by researchers at the University of McGill, to assess the relationship between humans and nature entitled ”How people from Bristol and Pontiac feel nature makes their lives better”. The researcher conducting the study, Dalal Hanna, told CHIP in an interview her goal with […]

The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, which includes the branches in Fort-Coulonge and Chapeau, will have an upgrade this week, modernizing its ATMs. The Caisse’s general manager, Stéphane Labine, gives the details: Stephane clip The change were made today for the Fort-Coulonge branch, and will be made on Thursday for the Chapeau branch. Note […]

The Ski at School program is an initiative designed to encourage high school and elementary students to have fun and play during winter. The ambassador to the Pontiac, Guillaume Harvey explained that the trails may be under developed here in the Pontiac but for a first year, they are getting by very well: The full […]

The first Pontiac MRC Youth Council meeting was yesterday at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay before a majority of mayors of the MRC including the Warden and MMA for Pontiac André Fortin. The young representatives received a pin from each of their respectable Mayor to mark the event. From L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Chloé LaSalle, said this is […]

In the last days, a job offer from l’Abattoir Les viandes du Pontiac has raised a lot of questions/comments on social media. The slaughterhouse, in operation for a few weeks, is looking for Muslim employees to certify Halal meat procedures, which is necessary to sell this production on the market. In an interview with CHIP […]

According to David Gillespie, a Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer, the power outages in the upper Pontiac don’t seem to have improved over the last 10 years, as studied and kept statistics by Gillespie during power outages : The interview in French is available here.

The leaders of the Shawville Express Junior hockey team are continuing their efforts to integrate this new team in to next year’s season of the Canadian Premier Junior Hockey League (CPJHL). The General Manager of Shawville Express, Éric Gauthier, gave CHIP 101.9 more details: The new team in Shawville should be established next season. The […]

Bouffe Pontiac paid tribute to Mrs. Jacqueline Desjardins Amyotte who died last week. Mrs. Desjardins and Mr. Paul Amyotte owned Les Serres Paul Amyotte and were both important partners for the organization. The entire Bouffe Pontiac team wished to extend their condolences to the Desjardins and Amyotte families.

The Centre intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) held a press conference, last week, where they unveiled their new menu. In the Pontiac, the changes to the menu occurred a few months ago. From the CISSSO, Julie Whissel, gave more details: The CISSSO said the menu will be changed every three […]

Many centimetres of snow fell on the Pontiac and throughout Quebec over the last few hours. The snow removal crews throughout the Pontiac have been busy in the last 24 hours to keep the roads clear despite difficult road conditions in some areas, often due to gusting wind. Environment Canada has issued an extreme cold […]