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Delay anticipated in repair of Fort-Coulonge water treatment plant
Residents of Fort-Coulonge will have to wait a few more days for the missing piece at the filtration plant which is the cause of the current boil-water advisory, as delivery is expected no later than Thursday (September 1). The Municipality of Fort-Coulonge said that the missing part had to be ordered from Germany after American […]
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Ball tournament marks season finale in Mansfield this past weekend
This weekend, Amyotte Park in Mansfield hosted the season-ending softball league tournament. In the women’s category, the Greenhill team won in the final by a score of 9-7 against the Pavlina Zhivkov Pharmacy team. On the men’s side, the Pizza plus team won the grand final.
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St. Jacques Street in Chapeau to close for culvert replacement
The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes is advising residents that St. Jacques Street near River Road (1 St. Jacques) will be closed starting on Monday (August 29), due to a culvert replacement. The municipality’s press release states that the work should be completed no later than Friday, September 2. A detour is available via Plains Creek, 4th […]
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Pontiac buses will be in operation for the start of the school year
Students of the Centre de service scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l’Outaouais (CSSHBO) and the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) recently received official statements announcing that school transport would be functioning for the start of the school year next week. Parents of children at l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) received a letter confirming that school transport would be offered […]
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Overnight closures on interprovincial bridge next week
Ontario Power Generation has warned motorists that the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort will be closed overnight for upgrades on several upcoming dates, starting next week. The bridge will be closed between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. on: – Aug. 29, 30 & 31 – Sept. 6, 7 & 8 – […]
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MRC engineer discusses summer work on PPJ trail
With the summer coming to a close, CHIP 101.9 spoke with MRC Pontiac engineer Kim Lesage about the work that’s been done on the Cycloparc PPJ, the cycling trail that spans the length of the region. She explained that this year they put out a tender for roughly 7 km of stone dust resurfacing and […]
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Meet Pontiac’s CAQ candidate, Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur
Note: Due to technical difficulties, the audio of this interview is distorted. CHIP 101.9 apologizes for the inconvenience. Premier Legault was recently in Gatineau to announce his party’s candidate for the Pontiac riding in light of the upcoming provincial elections, which get underway officially this Sunday and conclude on October 3. Corinne Canuel-Jolicoeur, a Human […]
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MRC Pontiac refuses to divulge information on staff leave and sick days
A little over two weeks after receiving a request for information from CHIP 101.9, staff at the MRC Pontiac have refused to divulge any information regarding the amount of leave or sick days that their staff have taken over the past five years. The request, which was sent on August 4 and confirmed on August […]
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Quebec Liberals promise to hire more doctors, nurse practitioners
In a recent visit to the Outaouais, Quebec Liberal leader Dominique Anglade said that she was committed to adding 1,000 doctors to the health network in five years and to tripling the number of specialized nurse practitioners by 2030. She made the announcement yesterday (August 23) in Chapleau, where she introduced candidate Assumpta Ndengeyingoma, a […]
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Second annual trail race at Brauwerk Hoffman this Saturday
This weekend, runners in the Pontiac region will have the chance to compete locally while raising money for a good cause. The second iteration of the Brauwerk Hoffman trail race will take place on Saturday morning in Campbell’s Bay. Paul Shea, one of the organizers, explained that the event would be a fundraiser for local […]
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