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The Liberal William Amos was re-elected to the riding of Pontiac in the 2019 federal election, winning about 48.9% of the votes. The results were very close for second place in the Pontiac. The race was between the Conservative candidate, Dave Blackburn, and the Bloc Québécois candidate, (...)

47-year-old Campbell's Bay man arrested for drug trafficking

22 October 2019

On October 18th, the Sûreté du Québec in the MRC Pontiac arrested a 47-year-old man from Campbell's Bay, and searched his home for drugs. The man was arrested and later released on the promise to appear in court. He is expected to return to the Campbell's Bay Court House at a later date where he (...)

Will we have more explanations from M. Newberry at the meeting of the council of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet on Tuesday night?

21 October 2019

Despite what the council of mayors have described as a perceived conflict of interest by Mayor Serge Newberry, he is still the representative of the municipality of L'Île-du-Grand-Calumet at the MRC Pontiac. Last week, the CHIP 101.9 newsroom looked at the way the information is shared between (...)

Pontiac voters are invited to make their choice

21 October 2019

It's election day across the country and residents in the riding of Pontiac are invited to vote. After 40 days of campaign, the residents in the age of majority are being called to the polls to elect a member of federal Parliament, therefore choosing Canada's next government. Registered voters (...)

Jean-François Lavergne is confident that his team will rebound for the next match

21 October 2019

Last Saturday, the Comets lost 6-3 against the Mont-Tremblant Diables. When questioned by CHIP 101.9 after the game, the Comets' coach Jean-François Lavergne said his team had a good first half of the match, but struggled in the second. It was also, notably, the first victory for the (...)

The Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l'Ouest du Québec reacts

21 October 2019

The lack of personnel in health services has also begun to worry the Association des médecins omnipraticiens de l'Ouest du Québec. CHIP 101.9 spoke to the president of the association, Marcel Guibault, on this subject: The full interview in French with the president of the Association des (...)