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Premier François Legault was in Gatineau this afternoon (August 12) to announce two candidates for his party who will be running in the Outaouais ridings currently held by the Liberals, Hull and Pontiac. Real estate agent Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur will run against two-term incumbent André Fortin in the Pontiac riding. She has also worked for several […]

At around 12:15 a.m. this morning (August 11), Sûreté du Québec officers from the MRC Pontiac detachment pulled over a vehicle on Hwy. 148 near the intersection with Sand Bay Road for a traffic infraction. Police discovered drugs in the vehicle and arrested the driver, a 27-year-old man from Campbell’s Bay. They seized more than 40 grams […]

Local fiddler Justin Bertrand has been invited to the “Olympics” of Canadian fiddling and is fundraising to help with his travel expenses. Earlier this year, Bertrand was selected to compete at the Canadian Grand Masters Fiddling Competition, which is taking place in Winnipeg at the end of this month. He explained that he had competed […]

Today the Parti Québécois announced a slate of 22 candidates for the upcoming provincial elections, which included the candidate for the riding of Pontiac. Jolaine Paradis-Châteauneuf will represent the sovereignist party in this region. According to her social media, she works as a social worker for the CISSSO in Gatineau. CHIP 101.9 has reached out […]

Tyler McCann, a Bristol farmer and managing director of the Canada Agri-food Policy Institute, recently penned an opinion piece that was published in the Globe and Mail, regarding Canada’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer usage. He spoke with CHIP 101.9 about some of the issues that he raised in the piece and […]

Roughly 100 people attended the annual barbeque hosted by the Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac yesterday (August 9). CHIP 101.9 spoke with the garden’s director Martin Riopel about what they had been up to over the summer. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Martin Riopel – jardin's purpose Riopel pointed to some of the changes that they had […]

Four months after an attempt by regional health authority CISSSO to hire a resource person to set up users’ and residents’ committees for the Pontiac territory, a candidate still hasn’t been found. As CISSSO board member Rémi Bertrand told CHIP 101.9 earlier this year, a users’ committee for the Pontiac would allow Pontiac residents to […]

A single-vehicle accident took place on Rte. 301 in the Thorne area last night around 11 p.m. The driver swerved to avoid a deer and ended up in a swamp near the road. Fortunately, the driver escaped unscathed but the vehicle is a total loss.

Environment Canada has issued a rainfall warning for the Pontiac region, as close to 50 mm of precipitation is expected by tomorrow (August 9). “Heavy downpours can cause flash floods and water pooling on roads,” the statement reads. “Localized flooding in low-lying areas is possible. Rainfall warnings are issued when significant rainfall is expected.” The […]

Jean-Guy Brousseau has been declared the winner of the by-election on L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, claiming seat 4 this past Sunday (August 7), ahead of Rollande Normandeau and Francine Tremblay. “I want to thank all those who voted for me, but at the council table I will be a councillor for all the citizens of the island,” he […]