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Several Ukrainian students have begun their school year at the Pavillion Sainte-Marie in Otter Lake. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Stephane Bouchard, the Director of l’École des Petits-Ponts, which oversees Sainte-Marie about how the newcomers were doing. “Well, super good news, you know,” he said (translated). “We are always happy to welcome new people to the […]

On Friday morning (October 7), MRC Pontiac held a press conference unveiling their new regional art gallery, at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The newly painted Elsie Gibbbons room, which hosts council of mayors meetings among other things, has been redesigned by Caitlin Brubacher of Elephant in the Attic, an art curation and framing […]

Residents of the Breckenridge sector of the Municipality of Pontiac have received a letter inviting them, on Monday, October 10, to a meeting at the fire station at 1491 Hwy. 148 at 7 p.m. The letter, signed by Mayor Roger Larose, indicates that the work to be carried out on Kawartha Road will be discussed.

The Sûreté du Québec confirmed that they have recovered a body following a house fire that destroyed a home on Rte. 303 in Ladysmith early Wednesday morning. The coroner will be the one to release the identity of the victim once their assessment is complete. Immediately following the blaze, police told the public that an […]

Police from the MRC Pontiac detachment of the Sûreté du Québec have released a report on some of their activities over the past week. Two arrested for weapons, probation violations At around 2 p.m. last Thursday (September 29), police intercepted a vehicle travelling on Hwy. 148 in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. The driver didn’t have a valid license […]

On Wednesday evening (October 5) a handful of citizens and media gathered at the Shawville Community Lodge for an initial meeting to plan the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the municipality’s incorporation, which is next year. Lasting about an hour, the meeting was led by councillor Katie Sharpe and attendees brainstormed ideas, funding options […]

For more than two years, the Mansfield-et-Pontefract Fire Department has been trying to celebrate its 40th anniversary. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the celebrations. The event will finally take place in front of the hall (300 rue Principale, on Hwy. 148), outside on Sunday, October 30, at 2 p.m. Fire Chief Patrick Bertrand wanted […]

A host at CHIP 101.9, Marie Gionet, has been nominated for a second consecutive time to the “Rencontres de l’ADISQ”, an event celebrating the work of radio stations within the industry. She was nominated in the category of Host or cultural columnist of the year – Radio station, regional market. This fall, Gionet is hosting […]

The Quebec Community Newspaper Association (QCNA), which represents English-language community papers in Quebec, recently released the winners of its Better Newspapers Competition, and two local papers picked up some Ws. In Pontiac, the Shawville weekly The Equity picked up three prizes, for Best Editorial Page (Dave Moore, Chris Judd, Shelley Heaphy, Charles Dickson), the Jim […]

SADC Pontiac has launched its calendar of workshops for local business owners in MRC Pontiac and the Municipality of Pontiac. Business advisor Amy Taylor stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studio to discuss what’s coming up in the next few weeks and months. She said that they host a variety of training events for everything from bookkeeping […]