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On June 8th, 2018, the fifth annual unveiling of the Forces AVENIR 2018 regional laureates was held at the Hilton Lac-Leamy. A student from the Sieur-de-Coulonge High School, Marc Robert, was selected as regional winner for AVENIR Student perseverant. In the press release, Marc is described as a committed student who has achieved his goals. […]

The CHSLD at Manoir du Sacré-Cœur, now known as CHSLD Mansfield, located at 230 chemin de la chute in Mansfield-et-Pontefract celebrated its 50th anniversary this Friday with a barbecue. The Director of the Support for Elderly Autonomy Program for CISSSO, Judith Daoust, summarizes the highlights for the institution. The full interview with Judith Daoust, The […]

Jérémi Vaillancourt, marketing commissioner at the MRC Pontiac, has prepared a list of activities to be done in the Pontiac this weekend. More information is available on the Tourisme Pontiac Facebook page.

Fort-Coulonge Village en Fête is tomorrow. To get more information on the details CHIP 101.9 met with project manager Claudee Galipeau, who spoke of the details of the celebration. Several activities are planned such as children games and inflatable games and a volleyball tournament. You can expect many kiosks. A link to the Fort-Coulonge Village […]

The municipality of Ile-du-grand-Calumet has decided to invest in revitalizing the St-Jean Baptiste Day celebrations in the municipality. Municipal Councillors James Azola explained to CHIP 101.9 the reasons that prompted council to re-imagine the festivities as part of the Quebec Holiday. The event is free and the festivities will begin around 11:55. The full interview […]

The MRC Pontiac will receive $ 40,000 from Desjardins Group to carry out a business identification and prospecting project aimed at diversifying the economy of the MRC Pontiac. This project has three priority groups: Priority 1 – Agri-food processing – Forestry manufacturing production – Greenhouse Farm products Priority 2 – Cement and concrete products – […]

This week, Picanoc Fiber Connection issued a press release saying that they want to connect all Pontiac households within 5 years. The director of the Pontiac MRC Bernard Roy explains that if we want to get there, it will take major investments, not only in terms of money, but also in terms of effort and […]

Following MRC Warden Jane Toller’s listening tour of the MRC Pontiac, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Otter Lake Mayor and Deputy Warden Kim Cartier-Villeneuve last Wednesday evening who spoke on the priority of her municipality. Mme Villeneuve also believes that the major economic projects of the MRC Pontiac will have a positive effect on the growth […]

The Pontiac Vocational Training Center CFP Pontiac, has confirmed that the cooking DEP culinary course, that was scheduled to begin in June at the parish hall of Fort-Coulonge, will be postponed until the fall due to a lack of registration. CFP Pontiac Director Serge Lacourcière has confirmed by e-mail that he will ask the Ministère […]

As part of Lac-des-Loups’ Festiloups 2018, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, CHIP 101.9 met with one of the founders of the event, Michel Gervais, spoke of the activities at this year’s edition, held during the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day weekend. The full interview with Michel Gervais is available here. For more information on Festiloups […]