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The Outaouais Alzheimer Society(SAO) is looking fill a minimum of two Alzheimer patient companion positions here in the Pontiac. The family councillor at the SAO, Maude Villeneuve-Legros, told CHIP in an interview why these positions are important for Pontiac residents with Alzheimer and their families: The new employees will have a work schedule of around […]

The MRC Pontiac announced Wednesday that the tourism Marketing commissioner, Jérémi Vaillancourt, has officially been confirmed as the MRC’s new Strategic Communication Advisor. In the view in CHIP 101.9, it was the first day. Vaillancourt was replacing Chantal Lair as Tourism Marketing Commissioner as she was on maternity leave. If you remember, Danielle Bélec held […]

Several topics were discussed at this first meeting of the Mayors of the MRC in 2019, last night (Wednesday) in Campbell’s Bay. Here is a summary of the evening: The MRC Pontiac Youth Council was discussed, the first meeting will take place on Monday, January 21st. This initiative by warden Jane Toller is to bring […]

The Comets of Pontiac will have a busy weekend with two games in two days. Saturday, January 19th, they will be at the Leisure Center Draveurs to face the Montagnards Mont-Laurier from 8pm. Sunday, they will be in Vaudreuil to play against the Titans, from 5pm. The calendar of games played by the Pontiac Comets […]

A student from Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Malika Tellier-Massy, published a text on page 10 of the January edition of La Plume Étudiante de l’Outaouais (January 16th). The project, formerly known as L’Étudiant Outaouais, has been preparing a new generation of journalists in the region for the past 17 years. To read Malika Tellier-Massy article, click […]

Tonight, Wednesday, January 16th, the mayors of the MRC Pontiac will meet for the first time in 2019. The meeting starts at 6:30, in the room Elsie Gibbons at the MRC in Campbell’s Bay. It may be important to take note that the first “Youth” Council of the MRC Pontiac will be held on Monday, […]

The Jim’s Lake Carnival kicks off on January 18th at the Jim’s Lake outfitter in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The owner of the pourvoirie and organiser of the carnival, Martin Hérault, wanted to invite the public to come out on the weekend: The details of the Jim Lake Carnival can be found on the Facebook page of the […]

James Shea, who held a carrier as a teacher, principal, administrator and as a school politician in both Ottawa and the Outaouais region and who was elected as the chair of the Western Québec School Board in 2014, passed away on December 31st, 2018. The MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, had a few words to […]

CHIP 101.9 will participate for the third consecutive year in the Défi des chefs Leucan Outaouais, which will take place on March 21st at the Palais des congrès in Gatineau. This is a friendly challenge made up of eleven teams composed of media personnel from across the region, a chef, and a child in treatment […]

In the coming weeks, the MRC Pontiac will be purchasing an electric car to take part in the project of Système d’autopartage avec véhicule électrique en région (SAUVéR 2). Johanne Ouellet is the YHC Environment Business Development Manager, who coordinates the project: This is the second project of its kind organized by the company YHC […]