Politics

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on February 19, council introduced a draft bylaw regarding management of public meetings (the full text of which is available here: EN/FR). The majority of the bylaw concerns the rules for public meetings, such as the structure of the public question period and rules for elected officials […]

A proposal to rezone a chunk of land on the outskirts of Shawville to allow a block of apartments got a largely critical reception at a consultation at town hall on February 3, but council is planning a follow up  in the coming weeks. Around a dozen people attended to hear about the proposed project, […]

Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel recently published an opinion column in the Gatineau news outlet Le Droit concerning the threat of American tariffs on Canadian goods and the need to ease interprovincial barriers to trade. In a French-language interview with Le Droit’s François Carrier for his show “Clin d’œil sur l’Outaouais” on CHIP 101.9, she pointed […]

The Federation of Quebec Municipalities reacted strongly to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs, addressing Treasury Board President Sonia Lebel and Municipal Affairs Minister Andrée Laforest on February 3. In a letter, the FQM calls on the government to amend the law to allow municipalities to mark up the prices of calls for tenders for […]

The saga of the Municipality of Alleyn-et-Cawood’s 2024 shares continued at the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 22, as council voted to mandate a law firm to recover the nearly $300,000 they are owed, plus interest and costs. Shares are the fees that municipalities are charged by the MRC for various services, […]

On Wednesday (January 15), Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel endorsed Mark Carney for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party. Carney is the former Governor of the Bank of Canada as well as the Bank of England, and launched his leadership campaign on January 16. In her statement, Chatel noted that the decision had come after […]

As part of his tour of the Pontiac region with local MNA André Fortin, Quebec Liberal Party leadership candidate Charles Milliard stopped by CHIP 101.9’s studios on January 15 for an interview. The leadership race kicked off on Monday. Originally from Lévis, Milliard is trained as a pharmacist and more recently served as the President […]

In an interview on January 10, Pontiac’s MP Sophie Chatel discussed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation announcement which took place at the beginning of the week on January 6. Chatel, who was one of the members of the Liberal caucus to call for Trudeau to step aside as leader of the party last year, thanked […]

Earlier this week, it was announced that the parent company of The Equity newspaper in Shawville would be merging with digital services company Calumet Media, owned by Jon Stewart of Otter Lake. The move will be finalized in the coming weeks. The English-language weekly paper was established in the Pontiac in 1883. In 1953 it […]

As of December 20, 2024, Jennifer Quaile is the new mayor of Otter Lake. The former councillor and pro-mayor was the only resident to submit their candidacy and was acclaimed to the post. Former Mayor Terry Lafleur left in September to take on the position of assistant director general at MRC Pontiac and Quaile has […]