Author: Marie Gionet
Newly elected Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel talks about her swearing in and what she has planned for the first months of her first term. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Sophie Chatel – swearing in
Portage du Fort Mayor Lynne Cameron talks about her re-election campaign. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Lynne Cameron – election
The two mayoral candidates for L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet, Jean-Louis Corriveau and Pierre Fréchette, sat down in CHIP 101.9’s studio for an hour long discussion of the issues facing the municipality and their vision for the island’s future. The past two terms have been marred by quarrels among council and complaints to Quebec’s Municipal Commission, in addition to […]
Thorne mayoral candidate Terry Murdock talks about his goals for the municipality if elected. CHIP101.9 · Interview – Terry Murdock – election
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