Author: Marie Gionet
Terry Murdock is one of the two candidates running for mayor in the Municipality of Thorne. He previously served in that position between 2013 and 2017, before losing to current Mayor Karen Daly Kelly in the 2017 election, claiming roughly 34% of the vote. Four years later, he will face her once again. Earlier in […]
On Wednesday, a young man from Quyon managed to rack up an eye-watering cab fare on his way home. MRC des Collines Police were called after an argument broke out between the 23-year-old man and a cab driver who had driven him home from Quebec City, roughly 500 km. The bill for the lengthy trip […]
Mayor Karen Daly Kelly is hoping to return to her seat on November 7 to carry on with a second term. She is running against the same opponent as in 2017, Terry Murdock, whom she beat with roughly 66% of the vote. Prior to her election to mayor, Kelly was a councillor and served a […]
Thorne Mayor Karen Daly Kelly talks about her plans for re-election. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Karen Daly Kelly – re-election
Sandra Murray is no stranger to Shawville politics, having served as the mayor for the past two terms and a councillor for many more before that. She said that she got into politics because she felt she could do some good for the town. She had submitted her papers to seek another term as mayor, […]
Outgoing Shawville Mayor Sandra Murray talks about her time in politics and reveals that the reason she isn’t seeking re-election is due to health issues. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Sandra Murray – looking back
Kathleen Bélec said that she’s returning to politics to help relaunch the economy of Mansfield-et-Pontefract. Speaking to CHIP 101.9, she said that she said that the municipal council has done good work over the past four years. During her time as mayor between 2013 and 2017, Bélec was known for defending the relaunch of the […]
After outgoing Mansfield-et-Pontefract Mayor Gilles Dionne revealed that he wouldn’t be seeking re-election, councillor Sandra Armstrong decided that she would put her name forward to replace him. She will face off against former Mayor Kathleen Bélec, who held the seat from 2013 to 2017. Armstrong mentioned that she wanted to continue the work started since […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin spoke with CHIP 101.9 about Health Minister Christian Dubé’s last-minute delay to enforcing mandatory COVID vaccinations for all health care workers. While the deadline was initially set for October 15, the minister announced Wednesday that health care workers would have until November 15 to be fully vaccinated or face suspension without […]
Pontiac MNA André Fortin talks about the recent changes to the vaccination mandate for Quebec’s health care workers and the system’s staffing issues. CHIP101.9 · Interview – André Fortin – vaccination mandate