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Artistes de la Riviere special event weekend; Historic Walking Tour around picturesque Portage du Fort, Que. Aug 11 starts 11:00 am at the Lady Head Monument by the boat launch. ” Lunch on the Lawn” 16 Mill St. by donation towards Historic Plaques, 11-3 pm, live music by Charlie Brinkworth & Dave Pollard. Meet the […]

Another departure at the Chutes Coulonge park, the directer General of the parc, who was hired on this spring, has resigned from the position. Recently, it was Jean-Fracois Dubois who had left back in the fall of 2017, after more than 5 years of service as Director of the park. He was then replaced by […]

A heat warning is in effect for the Pontiac today. Daytime highs are set to reach near 30 degrees with the humidex near 40. Environment Canada reminds you to drink plenty of water even before you feel thirsty and stay in a cool place. To reduce your heat risk, schedule outdoor activities during the coolest […]

With the Provincial Elections on October 01, CHIP 101,9 is presenting the different candidates in the Pontiac. Recently, the Station interviewed the leader of the Quebec conservative party, Adrien Pouliot. Who talked about his Party’s philosophy: The Quebec Conservative party still does not have a candidate established here in the Pontiac but the leader of […]

According to l’Office de la Langue Francaise, a complaint was made against the MRC Pontiac for displaying a commemorative monument in English only of the first MRC meeting held 170 years ago. After revealing the interpretation panel back in December of 2017, the MRC promised to have the plaque changed to display a description in […]

Le Festival international du Cinéma des femmes de Fort-Coulonge kicks off this Thursday in Fort-Coulonge. This week, it made the list of favourites according to the Métro Journal in Montreal who said: women are often miss or underrepresented in the Quebec film and their films are too rarely diffused in region. We conclude that these […]

Until the provincial elections on October 1, CHIP 101,9 continues to speak to every official party according to the Director General of the Quebec Provincial elections. Today, CHIP’s Francois Carrier spoke with the leader of Parti 51, Hans Mercier. Their party’s main goal is to separate Quebec from Canada to then join and become the […]

Quebec Green Party leader, Alex Tyrrell, will be in the Pontiac next week on August 13, in the municipality of Fort-Coulonge to discuss the Party’s objective with CHIP 101,9. For those wishing to have their questions asked can simply sending them via Email to dg@chipfm.com. Note that Roger Fleury has been chosen by the Quebec […]

A open door fundraiser was held at the Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac, yesterday, to raise money for the garden and to inform the public of the progression and development of the organisation in 2018. CHIP’s Élizabeth Séguin made her way to the garden to get the director general, Martin Riopel, is take on the outcome […]

Following a complaint made at l’Office Quebecois de la Langue Francaise, the MRC Pontiac took the decision to remove the plaque describing the commemorative monument of the first MRC meeting displayed in English only. The MRC still promises to have the plaque changed to display a description in French as well.