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As part of its coverage of budget season throughout the Pontiac region CHIP 101.9 spoke with Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière about what was on the agenda for her municipality. Revenue The mill rate for the municipality increased slightly, from 61 cents per $100 evaluation to 63. The municipality appropriated $236,004 of surplus to balance the […]

The community gym created through a partnership between l’École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) and the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract will be extending their hours to weekends. Municipal leisure coordinator Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained how the change came about. “Yes, well, precisely, we made the announcement on our member page just last week. We were very happy to be […]

The municipality of Bryson is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year with series of activities for the whole family. Under the Bryson Winter Festival, the municipality is hosting a Carnival, a ball hockey tournament, an ice fishing derby, community breakfasts, and dances, among many other activities held throughout the month of February. In an interview […]

The Western Quebec Literacy Council (WQLC) is currently seeking volunteer tutors to help with their goal of improving literacy, numeracy and computer skills among English speakers in the Outaouais. Executive Director Greg Graham explained that the pandemic was hard on their volunteer base and they are currently in the process of building it back up. […]

Pontiac organization Sortir du Bois held an open house today (January 24) at their location along Hwy. 148 in Campbell’s Bay. Councillor Émilie Demers explained that they’re an organization that helps people re-integrate into the labour market. She said that they were hoping to increase the number of participants. She said that their target is […]

A Pontiac dancer and her partener, who recently won the reality TV dance competition Révolution, were celebrated at a party on Saturday night (January 21) at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge. Marie-Josée Corriveau, originally from Litchfield, and her partner Jason Morel were welcomed by more than 150 people at the celebration. Corriveau said […]

On Thursday (January 19), AutonHomme Pontiac unveiled its new premises located at 128 Front Street in Campbell’s Bay. Several partners and politicians were present, such as Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel, MNA André Fortin, deputy warden Sandra Armstrong, as well as several councillors from the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay. For AutonHomme Pontiac, this is a large-scale […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract resident was charged with impaired driving and had his driver’s license suspended for 90 days following an incident that occurred on January 7 in Ontario. Police responded to the collision around 7 a.m. in Laurentian Valley Township. The vehicle involved did not stop at an intersection, left the roadway and came to rest in […]

The Municipality of Otter Lake has kept their mill rate steady at 62 cents per $100 evaluation, something Mayor Terry Lafleur said has been the case for the past five or six years. Revenue ($3,844,378) One of the biggest increases on the revenue side of Otter Lake’s 2023 budget was transfers, which increased from $823,837 […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel visited CHIP 101.9’s studio on January 19 to discuss what’s on her agenda for the year ahead. In addition to representing the riding of Pontiac, Chatel also sits on the House of Commons’ standing committee on finance. She spoke about the discussions that are taking place on that committee on the […]