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The unionized employees of the Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) branches held a strike day today across the province. The SAQ Pontiac will be closed for the day. SAQ employees have not had a collective agreement since March 31, 2017. Last June, after 16 months of bargaining, union members voted 91% in favor of […]

Zacharie Leblanc age 16 made the front page of Le Droit this week as the youngest airline pilot in the country. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, he speaks on his background and what motivated him to become a pilot. The Full interview is available via chipfm.com

The students of the Sieur-de-Coulonge High School yesterday afternoon were visited by a Parti Québécois Candidate. The Pontiac candidate, Marie-Claire Nivolon, who had confirmed that she would attend, was absent. The Chapleau nominee, Blake Ippersiel, from the Pontiac, was on hand to answer students’ questions. CHIP 101.9 was also able to speak with him. Among […]

The Board of Directors (CA) Centre intégré de santé et de service sociaux (CISSS) Outaouais invites Pontiac residents to participate in an information and exchange forum on Tuesday, October 9, in the Dale Thompson Hall at Shawville C-H-S-L-D (395 Allan Black Street) at 7pm. This meeting is organized so that the CA can exchange with […]

The 33rd annual Oktoberfest in Ladysmith will be held this weekend starting Friday September 28, in Ladysmith or 777 routes 366 in Ladysmith / Thorne. The President of the Ladysmith Oktoberfest, Lorrain Bretzlaff, told CHIP 101,9 that Oktoberfest is not only a great way to revel in German heritage but in a way is also […]

What do insurance companies cover when a home is affected by a tornado or other weather phenomenon? CHIP 101.9 asked the Insurance Bureau of Canada spokesperson, Anne Morin, who explained that wind damage is mostly covered by most insurance policies Home-Automobile. However, it specifies that there is an exception concerning the trees and other vegetation […]

In the latest edition of the Pontiac Journal, the warden of MRC, Jane Toller responded to an open letter, in an earlier edition of the Journal, from Jean-Pierre Landry, a councilman and resident of the municipality of Campbell’s Bay. The letter was a critic of the pool project saying there was a lack of ethics […]

The Warden of the MRC told CHIP 101,9 that the Mayors of the MRC have begun to take measures to avoid any conflict of interest when dealing with certain files. The Mayors of the MRC Pontiac will be trained on ethic and transparency in the coming weeks.

Council 1531 of the Knights of Columbus in Pembroke will host a CPR/Defibrillator certification seminar at the K of C Hall on Oct. 23, starting at 7 p.m. This program is open to the community and all are welcome to attend.

In preparation for the October 1st elections, CHIP 101.9 met with the candidate for the Conservative Party of Quebec Kenny Roy. He explains that he wants to build on this campaign for the next election: The Conservative Party of Quebec candidates are running in one hundred ridings of 125 constituencies in Quebec on October 1.