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During CHIP 101.9’s interview about the 2018 lineup of the Shawville Fair with the fair’s Director of Communications Josey Bouchard, the importance of this event in showcasing the region came up. Mme Bouchard greatly emphasized the importance of promoting Pontiac agriculture. Josey Bouchard spoke of the origin of the Shawville Fair, which was intended to […]

The municipality of Shawville announced municipal by-election with a yet to be determined date. Two candidates are now running for the vacated councilor seat, both William McCleary former mayoral candidate in Shawville during last November election and Sherwin Greer. The deadline to apply for the Shawville Municipal Council is Friday, May 11 at 4:30 pm. […]

In a press release issued this week, the Coalition avenir Québec criticizes the government for the delays surrounding the new call for tender for access to high-speed Internet. The economic development spokesperson for the Coalition avenir Québec, and Arthabaska MNA Éric Lefebvre believes that future calls for tender will have to be more considerate towards […]

The tree party is back at the MRC Pontiac. For the occasion, the MRC Pontiac will have 1,000 trees to be distributed for free this year as part of the annual tree and forest festival. The activity will take place on June 1, 2018 from 9 am to 3 pm in the parking lot of […]

Several annual general meetings are expected in the coming weeks for organizations based in the Pontiac. The Pontiac Snowmobile Association will hold their assembly in two weeks, on May 28 at 7:30 pm at the Gavan Hotel in Quyon. Mont d’Or will hold its AGM on Wednesday, May 30 at their office at 533 Baume […]

Motorists traveling on Highway 148 will need a few extra minutes between Chemin Terry Fox and Chemin Maple. The Ministry of Transport said that road work begins today, and will continue until August 10 between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday. The speed limit will be 50km / h and the road will be reduced […]

As part of Earth Day at École Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, several teachers put together several special assignments for their students. Grade 1 teacher Jennifer Gravel asked the students to do some DIY on the subject of the Earth. The students had to indicate through a special gesture they are ready to help protect the earth. Students in […]

on May 8, sixteen students from elementary and secondary schools of the CSHBO received scholarships awarded by the Association des directions d’établissement de l’ouest du Québec (ADÉOQ). At l’École des Petits-Ponts, four students received this distinction; Catherine Lasalle from École Ste-Anne, Ashton Dubeau from École Ste-Marie, Gabrielle Pilon from École L’Envolée and Evan Rebertz-Larche from […]

Search operations resumed yesterday morning in the area of Ladysmith to find Denis Cadieux, last seen on December 19, before his residence burned on the morning of December 20. Several searches have been conducted to date to locate the Thorne resident. In January, operations ceased and resumed this week. Denis Cadieux is 5 feet 9 […]

After putting in place emergency measures last week to limit the damage caused by spring floods in the Coulonge and Ottawa rivers, the municipality of Mansfield confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that the council retracted the emergency measures, since the water level has decreased significantly in recent days. Last week, 67 cottages and 19 residences were […]