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On February 21 and 22, the Marina d’Aylmer will play host to a colorful event: Les feux sur glace, a festival featuring pyro-musical shows, meaning musical performances combined with pyrotechnics. Similar events had already taken place before the pandemic, but this new version will feature larger-scale shows. What’s more, this edition will feature two days […]

Earlier this week, it was announced that the parent company of The Equity newspaper in Shawville would be merging with digital services company Calumet Media, owned by Jon Stewart of Otter Lake. The move will be finalized in the coming weeks. The English-language weekly paper was established in the Pontiac in 1883. In 1953 it […]

A new years party at the Fort-Coulonge arena attracted more than 150 attendees and raised $4,313 for upgrades to the community facility. Committee member Heidi Newberry explained that they would be using the funds to pay for new tables and chairs they had purchased for hosting events. She said that she hopes the event can […]

On October 16th, the Ministère de la Santé et des Services Sociaux (MSSS) announced a temporary measure to offer the Cervarix bivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV types 16 and 18) free of charge to healthy adults aged 21 to 45 who have never received the vaccine. CISSSO Planning and Vaccination Logistics Coordinator Frédérique Morin provided […]

As of December 20, 2024, Jennifer Quaile is the new mayor of Otter Lake. The former councillor and pro-mayor was the only resident to submit their candidacy and was acclaimed to the post. Former Mayor Terry Lafleur left in September to take on the position of assistant director general at MRC Pontiac and Quaile has […]

This story has been updated from its original version to include statements from Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel. Earlier today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that he would resign from his role once a new leader has been chosen for the federal Liberal Party, and asked the Governor General to prorogue parliament until March 24. Proroguing […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on December 18, council passed a resolution to change the way that it calculates its shares, which are the fees that the MRC charges its municipalities for various services. The issue has attracted quite a bit of attention in previous months, led by a group from the […]

When CHIP 101.9 scheduled an interview with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel for a review of 2024, we couldn’t anticipate that it would take place the same week as one of the most shocking days in the history of the current federal government, as Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned Monday just before she was supposed to […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Xavier Lusignan hoisted his way to a Canadian clean and jerk record last week while competing in Bahrain at his first World Weightlifting Championships as a senior athlete. Lusignan, competing in the 102 kg weight class, lifted 161 kg (355 lbs) in the snatch and 202 kg (445 lbs) in the clean and […]

On December 11, Pontiac’s Community Radio, CHIP 101.9, held their annual general meeting, presenting reports on their activities and finances for the 2023/24 financial year. The year was a tumultuous one for the station, with Director François Carrier departing in March after 13 years at the helm and the launch of a new Chase the […]