Politics

Following Quebec’s Finance Minister Eric Girard presenting his fall economic update on Thursday (November 21), Pontiac MNA André Fortin, who sits in the opposition, weighed in on the state of the province’s finances. Speaking to media in Quebec City yesterday, Girard announced an $11 billion deficit for 2024/25, though he said they planned to balance […]

With the next federal election taking place no later than next fall, the local branch of the New Democratic Party (NDP) have announced that their candidate in the upcoming race will be Gilbert Whiteduck. An official nomination meeting will take place on November 30 at the Wakefield Community Centre. A former Chief of the Kitigan […]

The nominations to represent the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi closed last week, and there are six people who have put forth their candidacy to potentially run for the party in the next federal election. Brian Nolan is one of six candidates vying for the Conservative party nomination, alongside Michel […]

The Municipality of L’Ile-du-Grand-Calumet held a by-election on Sunday (November 3) for council seat three, which has been vacant since the death of Pierre Jolicoeur back in July. There were two candidates for the position, and Chantal Corriveau was the winner with 168 votes, ahead of Francine Tremblay’s 62 votes. Corriveau told CHIP 101.9 that […]

Last Wednesday (October 23), during a highly publicized meeting of the federal Liberal Party’s national caucus, MPs discussed the future of the party’s leadership with an election around the corner. During the meeting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was presented with a letter from 24 MPs requesting that he step down from the party’s leadership. The […]

The Elsie Gibbons room at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay was overflowing on Wednesday night (October 16) as around 50 citizens attended the monthly meeting, mainly to voice their support for changes to the way the MRC calculates its municipal shares.  This is the second meeting in a row with a large attendance related […]

MRC Pontiac is holding their monthly public council of mayors meeting this evening (October 16). It will take place at  6:30 p.m. in the Elsie Gibbons Room at their office in Campbell’s Bay. While the public is invited to attend, the meeting will also be streamed live to the MRC’s Facebook page. Links to the […]

The by-election for mayor of Otter Lake is scheduled to take place in January, after former Mayor Terry Lafleur accepted the position of assistant Director General of MRC Pontiac back in September. Municipal Director General Andrea Lafleur told CHIP 101.9 that the by-election will be held on Sunday January 19, 2025, with the advance poll […]

Following the passing of Ile-du-Grand-Calumet councillor Pierre Jolicoeur in July, the municipality has announced the by-election for his vacant seat. Those wishing to submit their candidacy paperwork can do so at the municipal office until Friday October 4 at 4:30 p.m. The office will be open Monday to Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon and […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 18, council approved nearly a dozen grants for local projects through the Regions and Rurality Fund (FRR) component 2. The fund is distributed by the provincial Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) and administered locally by the MRC. Component 2 is for projects to […]