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Pontiac Warden Jane Toller held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to launch a petition asking that the provincial government make changes or clarifications to Bill 96, the proposed changes to Quebec’s language laws. Toller had previously stated that she would be drafting a petition on the issue when she spoke at a meeting hosted […]

Pontiac Conservative candidate Michel Gauthier held a press conference yesterday (September 7) to go over his priorities for the rural portions of the riding. One way that he sees economic vitality returning to the rural MRCs in the riding, namely Vallee de la Gatineau and Pontiac, is by ensuring that public servants and other white […]

At the federal candidates debate hosted by CHIP 101.9 on August 25, the four participants were questioned on their views on the issue of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) project at Chalk River. The facility would permanently store 1,000,000 cubic metres of low level radioactive waste in mound on the Chalk River grounds, […]

The MRC Pontiac published a public notice regarding the opening of candidatures for the post of elected warden. Applications will be accepted until October 1st. In addition to the various directives for voters, the MRC Pontiac has registered health safety rules in the context of COVID-19. During the 2017 election, which was the first election […]

At the federal candidates debate hosted by CHIP 101.9 on August 25, Pontiac NDP candidate Denise Giroux was asked about Quebec’s proposed changes to their language laws, Bill 96. Giroux, who was born and raised a Franco-Ontarian, said that the rights of minority language speakers must be respected, but pointed out that the histories of […]

The Pontiac candidate for the People’s Party of Canada, David Bruce Gottfred, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his candidacy. An engineer by trade, he describes himself as a “semi-retired” stay-at-home father and currently resides with his wife and two children in Chelsea. He has previous political experience working on the 2006 and 2008 campaigns for […]

C’est maintenant officiel, les pompiers de la brigade d’incendie de Mansfield pourront maintenant se servir de la lumière verte pour intervenir sur les lieux d’incendie ou encore se rendre à la caserne. Des panneaux ont d’ailleurs été installés depuis quelques jours dans la municipalité de Mansfield-et-Pontefract, afin d’avertir les automobilistes de ce nouveau procédé qui […]

Pontiac Green Party candidate Shaughn McArthur finished his canoe trip 150 km down the Gatineau river on Monday (September 6). Accompanied by Hull-Aylmer candidate Simon Gnocchini-Messier, he spoke about his various platform commitments. He said that the trip was a good opportunity to visit with constituents and get away from the “noise of the campaign […]

This Labour Day weekend, Pontiac Liberal candidate Sophie Chatel took in the Shawville Fair and met several farmers from the area. She was accompanied by MNA André Fortin, who introduced her to some of the locals. “It was wonderful, absolutely wonderful to see the energy of this beautiful community,” she said. CHIP101.9 · Clip – […]

Hydro-Québec has launched a telephone survey of elected municipal officials and municipal management in MRC Pontiac in order to find out the degree of satisfaction in the various communities. Their community relations agent, Alain Paquette, explained that the survey will help guide the state-owned company in its operations in the region and strengthen ties with […]