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The organizers of the new senior hockey league in the Outaouais, Dannick Boisvert and Nicolas St-Laurent, were at CHIP 101.9 last weekend. They spoke about the details on setting up of this new league and the two Pontiac teams to be located in Fort-Coulonge and Shawville. This new league should begin in October.

Last week the drivers of Autobus Campeau voted 91% in favor of the latest employer contract offers. Negotiations between the parties earlier this week helped break the stalemate. Seventy-four workers exercised their right to vote. The Teamsters Union Local 106 members receive wage increases of 2% for each of the five years of the employment […]

LiveWell Foods Canada has confirmed the acquisition of more than 450 acres of land at the Litchfield industrial site. CHIP 101.9 spoke with the LiveWell Foods CEO Michel Lemieux; As part of their commitment to establish a world-class research and innovation center and greenhouse production facilities for cannabis, CHIP 101.9 asked Michel Lemieux about the […]

In a press release on Thursday, Pontiac MNA Will Amos confirmed that one hundred and ninety-seven small businesses, not-for-profit organizations and municipalities in the federal riding of Pontiac have received funding under the 2018 Canada Summer Jobs program to hire 281 local students this summer. The investment represents a total of $ 738,881 in Pontiac. […]

Public transit in the Pontiac could experience an expansion of services. The director of economic development at the MRC Pontiac Émilie Chazelas, said that the establishment of inter-municipal transportation is envisioned: A partnership with the Outaouais Transportation Corporation (STO) is also planned for transportation between the Pontiac and Gatineau. Émilie Chazelas’ full interview is available […]

The Regional Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development of the Outaouais (CREDDO) is working with the MRC Pontiac to create projects related to the environment in order to increase CREDDO’s influence in the territory. In an interview during the special broadcast from the MRC offices last Wednesday, the recycling management project coordinator, Nicolas Greugny, […]

The Caisse Desjardins de Fort-Coulonge held its annual general meeting this week. The volume of business has increased since the Laurentian Bank closed in Fort coulonge, having a positive growth impact at its local competiton, the Caisse Desjardins. Director of the Caisse Desjardins de Fort-Coulonge Stéphane Labine explains: CHIP 101.9 has learned, that the increase […]

LiveWell Foods Canada announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of the land in Litchfield, with the goal of establishing a world-class research and innovation center for cannabis production. Mayor of the Municipality of Litchfield, Colleen Larivière: The acquisition of more than 450 acres of land is expected to continue the LiveWell project, whose […]

Renfrew County Fiddlers monthly dance and Pot Luck will be held at Mateway Activity Centre on Saturday May 12, 2018 from 6pm to 12pm featuring fiddle and country dance music. General admission $6.00 and Members $4.00. Thank you for your support.

As part of the annual customer service awards competition at the Outaouais SAQ, the Mansfield SAQ stood out by finishing 2nd overall for the Outaouais. In fact, the Mansfield SAQ obtained this second place thanks to the various comments and surveys carried out by the customers who highlighted the excellent service by the staff.