Politics
Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel discusses year ahead
Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel visited CHIP 101.9’s studio on January 19 to discuss what’s on her agenda for the year ahead. In addition to representing the riding of Pontiac, Chatel also sits on the House of Commons’ standing committee on finance. She spoke about the discussions that are taking place on that committee on the […]
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Budget 2023: Waltham
In the last few weeks, municipal councils accross the MRC Pontiac have been developing and adopting their budgets for 2023. chipfm.com readers will soon be able to see the budget overviews of each MRC municipality and read up on the realities they face this year. The Municipality of Waltham In 2023, the Municipality of Waltham […]
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Interview – Fernand Roy – Waltham Budget 2023
In the last few weeks, municipal councils accross the MRC Pontiac have developed and adopted their budgets for 2023. In 2023, the Municipality of Waltham is projecting a budget of $2,092,877 in revenue. Which is a significant increase from previous years. The CHIP 101.9 Newsroom reached out to Fernand Roy, the municipality of Waltham’s long-time […]
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Budget 2023: Rapides-des-Joachims
The CHIP 101.9 Newsroom is currently in the process of gathering and analysing each municipal budgets in the MRC Pontiac. Over the last few weeks, the news team has been talking to municipal officials and reporting on their budgets. Here is a look at: The Municipality of Rapides-des-Joachims: As the farthest-reaching municipality in the MRC Pontiac, […]
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By-election for Campbell’s Bay mayor set for April
Campbell’s Bay has officially set a date for a by-election for the position of mayor, following the death of Mayor Maurice Beauregard in October. The contest will take place on Sunday, April 23. Those interested in running will be able to submit their nomination paperwork between March 10 and March 24. In order to run, […]
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CISSSO head Josée Filion replaced: Yves St-Onge begins this morning
In a press release issued late yesterday afternoon, the government announced that Josée Filion, who has served as CISSSO Director since 2019, will move to new post at the Ministry of Health and social services, working on “strategic files”. Health Minister Christian Dubé announced that the government had nominated Yves St-Onge as the interim Director, […]
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Budget 2023: Shawville raises mill rate, service charges due to rising expenses
CHIP 101.9 spoke with Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary about the municipality’s recently passed budget for 2023. He said that this year’s budget wasn’t easy, as expenses were up due to pressures from inflation and the increased cost of gas. Revenue ($2,871,945) McCleary said that they raised the mill rate for 2023 to 83 cents per […]
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Budget 2023: Municipality of Sheenboro
Recently, municipal councils across the MRC Pontiac have been developing and adopting their budgets for 2023. CHIP 101.9 is in the process of gathering the budgetary information from each municipality in the region and discussing with municipal officials on realities they face this year. Here is a look at: The Municipality of Sheenboro For 2023, […]
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Budget 2023: Municipality of Chichester
Over the past few weeks, municipal councils across the MRC Pontiac have been developing and adopting their budgets for 2023. CHIP 101.9 will be discussing with municipal officials about their budgets and the realities of their municipalities. Here is a look at: The Municipality of Chichester As one of the MRC Pontiac’s smallest municipalities with 350 […]
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First MRC Pontiac council meeting of 2023 on Wednesday
Citizens are invited to the first public sitting of the MRC Pontiac council of mayors of 2023, which will take place this Wednesday, January 18. Questions can be asked of council during the meeting, or submitted electronically here. The deadline to submit questions is January 18 at noon. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. […]
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