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As part of CHIP 101.9’s annual tour of MRC Pontiac’s municipal budgets, we spoke with Thorne Mayor Karen Kelly to discuss this year’s plans for her territory. Revenues Tax revenues were up in 2024 compared to the previous year ($1,073,895 vs $904,696), though overall revenue was down due to a decline in transfers. This year […]

CHIP 101.9 spoke with Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary about the municipality’s recently passed budget for 2024. Revenue  In discussing the budget, McCleary mentioned that the municipality of Shawville is facing a situation they’re calling the COVID effect. In 2020-21, many homes in Shawville sold for above market value and this year the MRC Pontiac reassessed […]

An early morning collision on Hwy. 148 near Quyon sent a Pontiac woman to hospital with major injuries. At around 4:30 a.m. on February 1, two occupants were trying to push a stalled vehicle off the eastbound lane of the highway just outside Quyon when they were struck by another vehicle. MRC des Collines police […]

MRC Pontiac has announced two online surveys on the subjects of housing as well as their AgriSaveur initiative. The one on housing asks participants about their needs and challenges when it comes to housing, as well as their aspirations. The survey is available from January 30 to February 29. “The lack of housing in the […]

As part of CHIP 101.9’s annual tour of Pontiac’s municipal budgets, we spoke with Alleyn-et-Cawood Director General Isabelle Cardinal about the goings on in the region’s eastern corner. Revenues Cardinal explained that much like the previous several years, the municipality is keeping their mill rate at $1.13 per $100 assessed. She said that while they […]

As part of CHIP 101.9’s tour of municipal budgets throughout the Pontiac, we spoke with L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Mayor Corey Spence about this year’s plans on the island. Revenues Spence explained that they increased their mill rate slightly, from 56 cents per $100 assessment in 2023 to 58 cents this year, which he said was to keep […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council approved a contract for the services d’évaluation foncière of the Federation of Quebec Municipalities (FQM) in order to reduce some of the backlog of files in the MRC’s property assessment department. Director General Kim Lesage explained that they currently have roughly 2,000 files […]

With a new executive at the helm of local non-profit Art Pontiac, the group has big plans for the upcoming year. David Perrett, the newly elected vice-president of the organization, is a sculptor with more than 20 years experience who moved to the Pontiac a little over a year ago. With experience sitting on the […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council passed a resolution to issue a second call for tenders to hire a project manager for their AgriSaveur initiative. The goal is to create a shared facility for local producers to process and brand agricultural products from the region. The project was the […]

At around 4 a.m. this morning (January 26), officers with the Pontiac Sûreté du Québec detachment intercepted a vehicle on Hwy. 148 in Mansfield-et-Pontefract for traffic infractions. Following an inspection of the vehicle, police arrested the two occupants and seized the following: more than 28 grams of cocaine more than 140 grams of cannabis drug […]