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Rosalee Gravelle is taking a run at the mayor’s seat in the municipality of Bryson, saying that she hopes to bring a new perspective to the role. She is competing with two-term incumbent Alain Gagnon, who was elected by acclamation in 2017. Gravelle has worked in several different fields, from maintenance to security, and currently […]

Eddie McCann is seeking another term as the mayor of the Municipality of Pontiac, running against current mayor Joanne Labadie and another former mayor, Roger Larose. McCann said that he’s running this year because of his extensive history with municipal politics makes him a good candidate for the job. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Eddie McCann […]

A fire tore through a home on the Fourth Line in Clarendon Friday night (October 29), also damaging a nearby outbuilding. Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that his crews received the call at around 9 p.m. to a property on the Fourth Concession and responded with four trucks. When they arrived, the house […]

Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Doug Rousselle is one of the […]

Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Doris Larochelle served for a term […]

Despite being one of the smallest and most remote municipalities in MRC Pontiac, Rapides des Joachims has a vibrant political scene, as there are four candidates running for mayor. Outgoing Mayor Jim Gibson decided to step back from public life after 12 years at the helm of the council. Dale Levesque is more than familiar […]

In a first for the village of Fort-Coulonge, two drag shows will be held on November 27 and December 3 at Café Downton on rue Baume. The organizer of the shows, Matthew Armour, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about how they came about. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Matthew Armor – organizing He said that due to […]

Mayor Carl Mayer is seeking his third mandate at the head of Alleyn-et-Cawood’s council. Mayer has resided in the small municipality for all his 58 years, and served as a councillor for more than 20 years before becoming mayor for the past eight. Like 2017, he will face off in this election against former mayor […]

With L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Mayor Winston Sunstrum not seeking re-election, there are three candidates all vying for his vacant seat: Louis Lair, Jeremiah Nephin and Corey Spence. Spence said that his interest in local politics originated with his father’s time as the mayor of the municipality. He said that following the floods in 2017 and 2019, he […]

The Bristol Dryland dog races will be returning this weekend, after the 2020 races were scrapped due to the pandemic. Race organizer Denis Rozon said that the decision to host an event this year was done at the last minute, because they were uncertain what the public health restrictions would be. He said that despite […]