Politics

At the May meeting of the MRC Pontiac council of mayors, council approved the final report for the Fond régions et ruralité (FRR) component 2 for 2024. The FRR is a provincial envelope that the Ministry of Municipal Affairs (MAMH) distributes for MRCs to divvy up within their region, with different components dedicated to different […]

The family behind The Equity newspaper in Shawville was recognized at the MRC Pontiac’s council of mayors meeting on Wednesday evening (June 18) for their contributions to the region over the decades. Outgoing publisher Charles Dickson, along with his daughter and the paper’s current editor Sophie Kuijper Dickson, were presented with the Pontiac Paddle of […]

With the National Assembly in summer recess, Pontiac MNA André Fortin stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studios to discuss the recently concluded Quebec Liberal leadership race, as well as other provincial issues affecting the region. Former federal cabinet minister Pablo Rodriguez was selected over the weekend as the PLQ’s new leader following a contest that officially […]

Wednesday evening (June 18), MRC Pontiac’s council of mayors will gather for their monthly public meeting at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The agendas for the meeting are available here. The meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Elsie Gibbons room. The public is invited to attend in person, but the meeting will […]

Update: This story has been updated to include a link to Centre FilloGreen’s response.  A local waste management company was recently ordered to pay $125,000 by the Quebec Ministry of Environment for infractions dating back to 2018. In a press release issued Wednesday (June 4), the Ministry announced that on April 14 of this year, […]

On Tuesday (May 27), representatives of Hydro-Québec held an open house at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge regarding some big upgrades that they have planned for Pontiac’s electrical grid. The crown corporation plans to construct a new substation in the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield region, as well as a set of high voltage transmission wires for […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on May 22, a resolution was passed approving just over $10,000 in renovations to the MRC office to comply with the fire code. According to the resolution, on March 25 of this year, the building was inspected and several “anomalies” were found. Speaking after the meeting, MRC […]

MRC Pontiac will soon be seeking proposals of interest for the collection and disposal of organic waste in the region. The MRC council of mayors approved a resolution at their public meeting last week approving a call for interest to be published on the provincial contracting website, SEAO. The third orientation of the MRC’s waste […]

An association representing Quebec’s independent truckers (including some from the Pontiac region) took part in a province-wide protest last Wednesday (May 14), calling on the government to change the way they regulate public infrastructure projects. In a statement, the Association nationale des camionneurs artisans inc. (ANCAI), an association representing independent bulk hauling truckers, request that […]

Hydro-Québec recently announced plans to improve the Pontiac’s electrical infrastructure by building a new substation in the Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield region, along with a 30 km transmission line to the Cadieux substation near Bryson. The project will also include the rebuilding of the Cadieux substation. A PDF of the area being studied is available here. HQ will […]