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This story has been updated from its original version.  Pontiac Warden Jane Toller announced earlier today (July 23) that she will not be seeking a third term in this fall’s municipal elections. Toller made the announcement at a press conference at her bed and breakfast the Spruceholm Inn, with several local media outlets. Toller was […]

The Municipality of Campbell’s Bay is inviting citizens and non-profit organizations to submit projects aimed at promoting active civic participation, sustainable development, and social cohesion. This initiative, known as a “participatory budget” was announced back in February, and Campbell’s Bay is just one of four local municipalities participating. The priority areas identified are tourism, culture, […]

On July 21, the members of the Pontiac Arena Fund gathered in the rink’s lobby for their inaugural annual general meeting. President Mike Rusenstrom led the meeting and said that he was proud of the work that’s taken place in such a short time-span. The group presented their finances from March 1 – July 1 […]

A Pontiac woman was arrested just east of Gatineau on Sunday night (July 20) for driving while impaired by alcohol with her two young children in the vehicle. Le Droit reported Tuesday morning (July 22) that officers from the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais police observed the woman’s erratic driving when they stopped the car in L’Ange-Gardien. […]

On Thursday evening (July 17), Armstrong Heritage Farm just outside Shawville was starting to swell with RVs and camper trailers as the Shawville Lions’ Country Jamboree got underway. President Ed Walsh explained that this is the organization’s biggest fundraiser every year, attracting hundreds of people over the course of the weekend. He said that as […]

MRC Pontiac’s economic development department has released the latest unredacted Fond régions et ruralité (FRR) component 2 report, along with one that was sought through an access to information request filed in May. The FRR is a provincial envelope that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MAMH) distributes for MRCs to divvy up within their region, […]

The Bryson Municipal Council has decided to reduce the number of elected officials at the council table, a decision that will take effect after the November 2 municipal elections. This change, resulting from the Quebec government’s Bill 57, which allows municipalities with fewer than 2,000 residents to reduce the size of their council, will result […]

Late last week, CHIP 101.9 spoke with MRC Pontiac’s Territory Director Jason Durand to get a broad overview the road work that his department has scheduled for this summer. Durand explained that this year they allocated an additional $200,000 to their budget for road work, for a total of around $700,000, which doesn’t take into […]

Campbell’s Bay councillor Jean-Pierre Landry will be seeking the position of MRC Pontiac’s warden in this fall’s municipal elections. Originally from Shawinigan, Landry’s family moved to the Pontiac in 1967, as his father worked to start up Consolidated-Bathurst’s mill in Portage-du-Fort. Now retired, he worked for many years for the provincial government at Services Québec. […]

Josey Bouchard announced last week that she intends to seek the position of MRC Pontiac warden in this fall’s municipal elections. Bouchard is currently an elementary school teacher in Campbell’s Bay, and said that she’s spent most of her professional career in the area. In addition to being elected to Campbell’s Bay council in 2021, Bouchard […]