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The Candidate for the Coalition Avenir Quebec Olive Kamanyana, officially launched her campaign Monday, where she took the opportunity to post on Facebook her thanks to l’Équité Outaouais for organising the debate held last Thursday in Aylmer and criticize André Fortin. CHIP had a chance to ask Mme. Kamanyana about the timing of the post: […]

A report by Élizabeth Séguin The CHIP 101.9 news room has obtained the identity of the business person targeted in the letter of the Nouveau partidémocratique du Québec (NPDQ), which was published in the Pontiac Journal on August 15, 2018, entitled “Des obstacles réels à la participation politique”. After multiple verifications and testimonials, CHIP 101.9 […]

The Minister of Transport and MNA for Pontiac André Fortin held a press conference this Sunday at the Arena in Fort-Coulonge to present his commitments to the MRC and the Pontiac if re-elected in October. André Fortin told CHIP that the most important projects are ones brought forward by the community itself: André Fortin was […]

The Candidate for Quebec Solidaire Julia Wilkie met with the unionized employees of the SAQ in Aylmer during another surprise strike. where she, in her words, congratulated them for efforts to improve their work situation and encouraged them to continue the fight and to not let the Liberal government make their situation worse.

Pontiac MP William Amos issued a press release, welcoming the new Government of Canada pilot project to provide up to five additional weeks of regular E.I. benefits to eligible seasonal workers in four months targeting regions of Quebec, including the MRC Pontiac. He says that with this new pilot project, the government estimates that 24,500 […]

This week, a forum will take place organized by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce, in collaboration with CHIP 101.9. The evening will bring together the various candidates for the October 1 provincial election, to answer questions about the issues that affect the Pontiac community. The event will take place at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Center […]

Road work will take place this week from September 11 to the September 14 on Chemin du Bois-Franc in the municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, between the 11 and 12 kilometers mark. During the work, one lane will be closed, from 7 am to 5 pm, with a flagperson directing traffic.

Candidates from the Pontiac will be visiting L’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge to meet students to answer their questions. L’école secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge teacher Madeleine Vallières explains that this activity is designed to help students become interested in politics: Today students meet Olive Kamanyana of the Coalition Avenir Québec.

Several black bears have been seen in recent days in various parts of the Outaouais, including the Pontiac in municipalities, such as Alleyn-and-Cawood, Shawville, Otter Lake and Mansfield. CHIP’s own Élizabeth Séguin spoke to the biologist in charge of the region under the Quebec Ministry of Forests, Wildlife and Parks, André Dumont, about the growing […]

The Mayor of the municipality of Alleyn-&-Cawood, Carl Mayer told chip 101,9 that there are an abundance of bears this time of the year in his municipality and the citizens are asked to stay vigilant. Up until now it would seem that around 20+ bears have been spotted in the residences yards. Residents are asked […]