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Grand opening of the Brauwerk Hoffman brewery: this Friday

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

The grand opening of the Brauwerk Hoffman, a new brewery in Campbell’s Bay, will be this Friday, December 7th, from 3pm to 8pm. The owner, Todd Hoffman, extended the invitation to the Pontiac residents and told CHIP about his hopes for the future of the brewery. More information about the grand opening is available on […]


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Regional Association of West Quebers: Free French Classes

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Registration for Free French Classes in Aylmer, Shawville and Wakefield offered by the Regional Associations of West Quebecers (RAWQ) has begun as of December 3rd. In an interview with the French as a second language coordinator of the RAWQ, Vanessa Gatner, she told CHIP why they have decide to provide French courses in the region: […]


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Festival of Lights at Parc des Chutes Coulonge

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Updated on 13 September 2022 à 10:49 am

The Parc des Chutes Coulonge invites families to visit its site every Saturday in December as part of the 2018 Festival of Lights. Executive Director, Cyndy Phillips, told CHIP about some of the activities being offered this year. On December 8th, starting at 6 pm, the Festival of Lights will feature stories of wildlife encounters […]


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The Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge: ideas for its reopening

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Signs that construction on the Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge is progressing, the Mayor of Mansfield, Gilles Dionne, launched the idea of an inauguration as a way of reopening of the “Red Bridge”: The Félix-Gabriel Marchand Bridge in undergoing a complete repair of the bridge, namely: strengthening and straightening of the structure, replacing of the roof and […]


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Bayer and 4H Canada renew National Partnership

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

On November 28th, 4H Canada and the crop science division of Bayer Inc. renewed a national partnership that focuses and encourages youth to engage in science, technology, engineering and math(STEM). The communications business partner of the Crop Science division of Bayer, Komie Hossini told CHIP what impact the partnership could have moving forward for the […]


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Regional Association of West Quebecers: Free French Classes

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Registration for free French classes in Aylmer, Shawville and Wakefield offered by the Regional Association of West Quebecers(RAWQ) has begun as of December 3th. In an interview with the “French as a second language” coordinator of the RAWQ, Vanessa Gatner, she told CHIP why they have decided to provide French courses in the region: An […]


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Former Montreal Canadians in the Pontiac

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Hockey fans in the Pontiac will be able to see former Montreal Canadiens players in action at the Fort-Coulonge / Mansfield Carnival on March 30th, at the Fort-Coulonge arena. One of the organizers, Paul Boisvert, told CHIP all about it: Tickets are on sale in Mansfield’s Pétro T and the Elegance Hair Salon in Fort-Coulonge. […]


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$ 10,000 donated to the Mansfield volunteer fire department

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Celebrate Canada organizer Sylvain Bégin announced a $ 10,000 donation to the Mansfield-et-Pontefract volunteer firefighters as part of the Canada Day celebrations, last July. This amount will be used to buy breathing apparatus that will be used by volunteer firefighters.


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Visit of the hemodialysis unit in Shawville

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

Le Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) will hold an open house to allow people to visit the new hemodialysis unit at the Shawville Hospital. The director of nursing at the Shawville Hospital, Gail Ryan, told CHIP that this highly anticipated hemodialysis unit will have a huge impact on the […]


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Future Livewell Research Center in Litchfield subject to legal mortgage

5 December 2018 à 12:00 am

According to information obtained by CHIP 101.9, LiveWell Canada, who plans to build a Cannabis Research Center at 211 Route 301 in Litchfield, is the subject of a legal mortgage, from Montreal-based company: Deslan – A.I.M Environmental . The amount of the legal mortgage claimed by Deslan is $ 1,679,119. It was signed in Montreal […]


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