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MRC economic development director fired after only weeks on the job
At the most recent MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 17, the final resolution of the evening was to terminate an employee with cause, which was newly hired economic development director, Pierre Cadieux, CHIP 101.9 has learned. Cadieux’s hiring was approved at a special meeting of MRC council on March 13 of this […]
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Shawville plans to go ahead with unauthorized crosswalk signage near PHS
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 17, the public heard from a local youth, Sid Sharpe, about a long-standing safety issue at a busy pedestrian crossing. In Shawville, what’s known as rue Centre is also a provincial highway, Rte. 303 N, a high-traffic route transecting the entire town. Its intersection with […]
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Woman, 50, missing from Bristol
The Sûreté du Québec is asking the public’s help in searching for Torri Ride, 50, of Bristol. She was last seen on April 19 in Bristol and her loved ones have reason to fear for her health and safety. Description of Torri Ride: Height: 1.78m (5’10”) Weight: 73 kg (160 lb) Hair: Blond Eyes: Brown […]
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Council of mayors approve audited financial statements for 2023
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on April 17, the mayors received a detailed breakdown of the 2023 audited financial statements for both the TNO and the MRC, presented by auditor Simon Thibault, whose analysis was translated by MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt. TNO Vaillancourt explained that for the period covered by this statement, […]
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Pontiac farmers join UPA protest in Gatineau
A group of about a dozen tractors and other vehicles took off from chemin Alary in Luskville on Wednesday morning (April 17) to join fellow farmers in Gatineau for a protest organized by the Union des producteurs agricoles. Stéphane Alary, UPA President for the Outaouais-Laurentides region, explained that the reason for the protest was to […]
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Ottawa River levels forecasted to rise this week
The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board is advising residents that the river’s levels will rise this week, with the possibility of flooding in low-lying areas. In a press release issued on April 14, the board notes that heavy rain in the upper portions of the watershed between April 11 and 13 have caused an increase […]
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Deloitte, Ramboll incinerator reports removed from MRC Pontiac website
This story has been updated from its original version to include a response from MRC Pontiac. Less than 24 hours after being uploaded to the MRC Pontiac website, links to two reports on a proposed waste incinerator project in the region have been removed. The documents were produced by consulting company Deloitte and subcontractor Ramboll, […]
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BEI submits report on fatal 2023 police intervention in Clarendon
Quebec’s police watchdog the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) announced this week that they had submitted their report on a fatal police intervention in Clarendon on June 5, 2023 that left 39-year-old Christopher Watson dead. According to their statement on April 10, BEI investigators submitted their report on the case to the Director of Criminal […]
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MRC releases waste incineration business report from Deloitte
This afternoon (April 11), MRC Pontiac released the full text of the initial business case for a proposed waste incineration project in the region (available here). The document was produced by the consulting firm Deloitte at a cost of just over $100,000, with the MRC appropriating the majority of the funds from the surplus last […]
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Boil water advisory in effect for Shawville
As of noon today (April 11) the Municipality of Shawville is asking residents to boil their drinking water for one minute before consuming it. Mayor Bill McCleary said that the measure was precautionary, as there had been some maintenance done on equipment regulating the level of the water tower. By law, two consecutive water samples […]
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