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From September 1 to 4, police officers of the Sûreté du Québec carried out numerous operations to ensure the safety of off everyone on the roadways in all regions of Québec during the Labor Day holiday weekend. Despite awareness-raising campaigns, prior to this long weekend, police officers reported over 5,000 violations of the Highway Safety […]

The Carrefour Jeunesse Emploi du Pontiac officially launched its new program, La Défriche, yesterday morning. The program is designed for young people in Pontiac, between the ages of 14 and 29. The goal of the program is to give young people tools to accompany them in school, in their professional life or in personal life, […]

The Pontiac Community Development Corporation, known as the CDC Pontiac, has recently launched a new website, allowing members of the organization to be better informed, equipped and to network. From the CDC Pontiac Michel Vallières says that new site is in place to better reflect the Pontiac: Clip Michel Vallières The site is http://www.cdcpontiac.org/ The […]

CHIP 101.9 met yesterday with Pierre Fréchette, former Mayor of the Grand-Calumet Island, who spoke on among other things, on his resignation as mayor of the island municipality earlier this year. Pierre Fréchette said that after 2 people in positions of power in the municipality asked him to go against his integrity, bend the rules […]

As announced by CHIP 101.9, well-known business woman in the Pontiac Jane Toller will officially announce her entry into the race to become the first warden elected by universal suffrage in the Pontiac MRC. According to a Facebook post from Engage Pontiac, she will hold a meeting this Thursday at 6:30 pm at the Pontiac […]

The Sphinx mining company, which owns the rights to Calumet South and Grand Palladium projects in the Pontiac region, held its annual general meeting on Grand-Calumet Island yesterday. As a result of this meeting, the company visited the work that has been carried out over the past few months. Sphinx Resources President Normand Champigny says […]

You can expect a race on November 5th for the position of Mayor in the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Current Mayor Kathleen Bélec confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that she intends to run again. Terry Levesque, a native and local businessman from Mansfield, also announced his intention to submit his candidacy for the November 5 election. Terry […]

CHIP 101.9 launched a new Facebook page. By clicking like, you can now also get local news or articles that will allow you to follow regional news with ease. CHIP 101.9 made efforts during the summer to offer more interactive services via social media. From now, local news will be regularly posted via Facebook, which […]

Following the introduction of the federal bill on the legalization of cannabis in April, the Government of Quebec has decided to hold public consultations for a greater understanding of public opinion. These consultations are taking place in different cities across the province, one of which in Gatineau will be held soon. Lucie Charlebois, Minister Responsible […]

In an open letter published in the Pontiac Journal, one of the members of the Residents Committee for amalgamation, Benoit Paré, explained that the committee and its members, who support the proposed consolidation between Fort-Coulogne and Mansfield, hope to ramp up activities in the coming weeks. He said that the committee will invite potential candidates […]