Politics

The Western Quebec School Board announced yesterday (March 15) in a press release that Director General Mike Dubeau will be retiring. Dubeau has held the position since the start of 2017, and previously served in a variety of senior positions with the board, from Director of human resources to Director of technology. Prior to his […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting last night (March 15), a resolution was passed calling on Hydro-Quebec to build an electrical substation in Waltham. The request was another response by the council to an outage that occurred in the Upper Pontiac during a cold snap in the beginning of February, leaving many without […]

Although it had been planned for weeks, last Thursday (March 9), during the news conference in Bryson announcing new funds for revitalization projects in the MRC Pontiac, it was the CAQ MNA for Gatineau, Robert Bussière, who represented the CAQ government instead of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, Andrée Laforest. MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller […]

The chair of Centraide Outaouais’ board of directors, Élaine Dupras, announced that Cédric Tessier would be appointed as the organization’s new executive director. Tessier had at the helme of the organization as Acting Director since November. In making the announcement, Dupras emphasized the confidence the Board has in Tessier ability to run the organization effectively: […]

Several organizations and politicians met yesterday at the Lions Club in Bryson to unveil the various projects in the new $2.5 million agreement slated for vitalization and development in the MRC Pontiac. A sum of $2,623,469.64 to be exact was granted  to support 29 vitalization projects in the MRC Pontiac. The MNA for Pontiac, André […]

In a letter addressing Litchfield residents, Municipal officials made a point to remind citizens that the Government of Quebec officially delegated the responsibility of ensuring swimming pool safety to individual municipalities. According to Litchfield public officials, letters have already been sent out to residents who own a swimming pool. And, some homeowners have even received […]

If you are a Pontiac resident, and have a question that you would like the MRC Pontiac’s Council of Mayors to answer during its next MRC and TNO meeting, you’re asked to submit your question by Wednesday March 15, 2023, at 12:00 PM. “Each resident can submit a maximum of one written question per session […]

As is the case elsewhere in Quebec, the Société Assurance Automobile du Québec (SAAQ) in Campbell’s Bay is currently experiencing a lot of growing pains, causing sometimes significant delays in its service. According to the MRC Pontiac’s Strategic communications advisor and media contact, Colleen Jones, the delays are due to the major system update that […]

March 8, 2023 – For International Women’s Day, CHIP 101.9 spoke to Julie Bourdon, the President of the Women’s Commission and Governance of the Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ), and Mayor of Granby. In the interview Bourdon talked about the challenges and issues related to women participating in local government and their representation on […]

The MNA for Îles-de-la-Madeleine and health and social services critic for the Parti Québécois, Joël Arseneau, denounced what he describes as the negative effects of the Optilab project, which centralizes laboratory tests and diminishes hospital autonomy. “The fears we’ve expressed for years are being materialize today and the impacts on patients in regional hospitals are […]