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The MRC Pontiac’s 2018-2019 cultural programming will be launched this week with the show by the young singer-songwriter Roxane Bruneau, which will take place this Thursday, September 27 at Sieur-de-Coulonge High School. Tickets for the Roxane Bruneau show are $ 25 and available at CHIP 101.9, located at 138 Main Street in Fort-Coulonge or at […]

The Pontiac Senior Comets held their first exhibition game Sunday, September 23 2018, at the Fort-Coulonge arena where approximately 350 people attended. According to the owner of the team and organiser of the league, Danick Boivert, even know they lost, they still played the best they could: The Comets will have their second exhibition game […]

With the tornado that passed through the municipality of Pontiac and the Mont-Bleu neighborhood in Gatineau, the Minister of Transport and MNA for Pontiac, André Fortin, toured the damaged and described the devastation as heart breaking. Expect more details to come regarding Friday’s catastrophe. The full interview with André Fortin is available here.

Last Friday’s strong winds and tornado in the Outaouais and eastern Ontario have had significant impacts in the region, including in the municipality of Pontiac, which mobilized its emergency measures committee after being hit by the tornado in the eastern part of the municipality. Mayor Joanne Labadie spoke in an interview with CHIP 101.9, about […]

Stone Fence Theatre presents A musical telling the true story of two of Shawville’s legends Saturday, September 29, 7:00 p.m. Dr. S.E. McDowoll Elementary School, Shawville Tickets: $27 + tax, ALL YOUTH FREE For tickets and info: www.stonefence.ca Phone 613-628-6600 or toll-free 1-866-310-1004

The Pontiac Comets played their first match of their franchise’s history yesterday at home. The first pre-season game was a 10 to 5 loss for the Comets against the Montagnards of Mont-Laurier. According to the Comets, 350 spectators were present to encourage the new local team. Some players will be evaluated during the exhibition games, […]

Last week the Conservative Party of Canada, appointed Dave Blackburn as a candidate for the upcoming federal election next year in the riding of Pontiac. He gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 where he explains why he’s decided to run. Dave Blackburn: Dave Blackburn is a professor at the Université du Québec en Outaouais. A […]

Last Thursday night was the last debate in the riding of Pontiac between the candidates for the election of October 1 provincial elections. This debate was organized by Association of professionals, manufacturers and traders of Aylmer (APICA). Not all candidates were at the debate, but François Sylvestre of APICA was pleased to have had the […]

Following the interview given by Jean-Pierre Landry, a resident of Campbell’s Bay and municipal councillor, the former mayor of the municipality of Mansfield, Richard Romain, reacted to comments criticizing the proposed swimming pool. According to Richard Romain, this project has been abandoned in the past and elected officials should work to realize the project as […]

A storm system with strong winds swept through Ontario and Quebec last Friday evening, September 21, causing several power outages in our region. According to Hydro-Québec, the outages were mainly caused by trees and branches that broke due to stress for the strong winds. At one point, all the Pontiac that was in the dark, […]