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During the council meeting, owner of Wilderness Tours and head of the National park project, Joe Kowalski, expressed his excitement about the support of the municipality Joe Kowalski must now get the support of the mayors of the mrc Pontiac. The full interview with Joe Kowalski is available here.

The municipal meeting at the municipality of L’Ile du Grand Calumet was dominated, yesterday, by the public interest in the National Park Project at the Iles Lafontaine. Around 40 citizens were in attendances, where the vast majority approved the project. The municipality approved their support of the project under certain conditions like a road that […]

August 25, 2018, Denbigh-Griffith Lions Club – 11th Annual show n’ shine Classic car show. 10am to 2pm at the Griffith Community Centre on Hwy 41. Dash plaques for first 100 entrants, peoples choice awards. Food refreshments, markets, games, music and lots of fun. Rain date Aug 26. Contact person; Jan 613-333-1748. Hall# 613-333-1423

The 18 mayors of the MRC Pontiac will have their August meeting tonight at 6:30pm at MRC in Campbell’s Bay. The meeting is open to the public who will learn about the most recent developments of the MRC. The meeting will be held in the Elsie Gibbons room.

A new junior development hockey team will be establishing in the municipality of Shawville called the Shawville Express for the upcoming season. One of the managers of the league, Eric Gauthier, told CHIP’s own Eric O’Brien why the league decided to create a team in the Pontiac: Tryouts open to the public will begin on […]

During the municipal meeting of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet Monday evening, Councillor James Azola unveiled the cultural and artistic activities that will take place in the coming weeks. James Azola:

The municipality of l’Ile du Grand Calumet has had new director general for the past few weeks. The Mayor of the municipality Serge Gauthier told CHIP that Sabrina Larivière is the perfect fit for the position: The Municipality contacted the Federation of Quebec municipalities last spring to hire an interim Director General.

Quebec Solidaire has chosen Julia Wilkie to represent the Pontiac in the Quebec Provincial elections on October 01. Julia Wilkie, from Aylmer, spoke with CHIP 101,9 about the party’s platform that she will be promoting over the course of her campaign that should start next week: The full conversation with the candidate for Quebec Solidaire, […]

The First edition of the Festival international du Cinéma des Femmes de Fort-Coulonge wrapped up yesterday night. Key promoter and organiser of the festival, Suzanne Vallière-Nolet, gave CHIP a positive review of the weekend. What marked the event was the presence of international Film Producer Alanis Obomsawin. Prizes : – Audience Short film Award: Hier […]

The Campbell’s Bay Summer Festival 2018 kicks off this Friday August 17th at the ball field in Campbell’s bay. This is year 4 of the fundraising event and the key organiser and councilmen for the municipality of Campbell’s Bay, Tim Ferrigan, told CHIP 101,9 that he’s hopeful for another successful year: This year the Campbell’s […]