Politics

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting last night (February 15), Kim Lesage was officially named to the director general role on a permanent basis, after serving in an interim capacity since November. She took over the top bureaucratic position at the office from Bernard Roy, who resigned suddenly in early November. She explained […]

During the first meeting of the MRC Pontiac Youth Council on February 13, Warden Jane Toller noted that the group included students from municipalities all over the Pontiac, as well as one from the Municipality of Pontiac, which is situated in MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. She reiterated her support for adding the municipality to the MRC […]

Citizens of MRC Pontiac are invited to submit questions to elected officials in light of the council of mayors meeting taking place this Wednesday, February 15. Questions can be posed in-person at the meeting (starting at 6:30 p.m.) or online through a form on the MRC’s website. The deadline to submit is February 15 at […]

Today, the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge announced that they had lifted the boil water advisory that has been in effect since last week. The advisory affected both the town as well as the St-Camille sector in Mansfield.

Members of the National Assembly in Quebec are considering the question of the minimum age of eligibility for the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP). The current age of eligibility for a full Quebec pension is 65, though those as young as 60 can have access, though it comes with a penalty. The Parti Québécois is asking […]

The MRC Pontiac has announced that a public consultation regarding daycare services in the Pontiac will take place on Monday February 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay (602, Route 301 Nord). “Jane Toller, Warden of the MRC Pontiac, invites members of the public to attend a town hall meeting to […]

The citizens of the Municipality of Fort-Coulonge are called upon to exercise their voting rights in the upcoming by-election for the position of council seat 1. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Dave Hérault, one of the two candidates in view of this election. He mentioned that he has long been interested in several issues affecting municipal […]

As part of our coverage of municipal budgets throughout the Pontiac region, CHIP 101.9 spoke with Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Roger Larose to discuss their plans for the year ahead. Larose said that this year they dropped their mill rate from 64 to 53 cents per $100 of evaluation due to a 33% average increase […]

On February 1, the Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for Quebec released its report on the public consultations held last fall on the proposed changes to the federal electoral districts, including the riding of Pontiac. The analysis starts by pointing out that the Pontiac riding prior to these changes had a population nearly 20% larger than […]

The Fort-Coulonge municipal council made the decision last December to permanently close its library and is now inviting citizens to come and take books. Two books can be acquired per person during two evenings, February 7 and 9, at the municipal office. Mayor Christine Francoeur mentioned that these books have been paid for and that […]