Politics

There will be changes in the MRC Pontiac and TNO public meetings. Mayors will meet at 6:30 pm every third Wednesday. The goal behind this change is to make it easier for citizens to attend meetings. In the same vein, three committees have been added: Finance and Administration, Communication/Transport all well as Economic Development and […]

On November 14th, Pontiac MP William Amos visited students at Sieur de Coulonge High School and attended the meeting of the School Parliament. Exceptionally, he presided over the session and agreed to answer many of the students’ questions, particularly regarding the legalisation of cannabis. It was also an opportunity for the MP to connect with […]

The MRC Pontiac has a new Deputy Warden. At this morning’s committee meeting, the first official gesture of the newly elected Warden, Jane Toller, was to select Mme. Kim Cartier-Villeneuve as vice Warden. Mme. Cartier-Villeneuve was re-elected by acclamation as Mayor of Otter Lake during the most recent municipal elections.

MP for Pontiac Will Amos was visiting the studios of CHIP 101.9 where he spoke of the latest statistics related to changes his government made regarding family support and changes in the Canadian tax system: The most recent municipal elections were also discussed: An interview in English with Will Amos is also available here.

CHIP 101.9 spoke with members of the brigade Jeunesse du Carrefour Jeunesse-Emploi du Pontiac, the Pontiac Youth Employment Brigade, who were at the Warden Candidate Forum to ask a question during the election. The coordinator of the project, Suzanne Vallières-Nollet said that the exercise was not only for the elections but also for a lesson […]

Of the heels of the last Sunday’s Municipal Election, Thorne’s Newly elected mayor Karen Daly Kelly, is not wasting any time. Tomorrow an information session scheduled to get clarification on issues that are on the rate payer’s minds: Extrait – La nouvelle mairesse de Thorne, Karen Daly Kelly Although Mme. Kelly could not give any […]

Jane Toller, elected as warden was sworn on November 13 at the MRC Pontiac offices in Campbell’s Bay. The electoral victory of the businesswoman at the Warden level in the MRC was announced Monday November 6 by the election president, Bernard Roy, with a lead of 2170 votes over her closest rival and outgoing Warden, […]

CHIP 101.9 had the chance to speak with the new Pontiac MRC Warden, Jane Toller, who gave us her first reaction to the news of here election to the position: Clip 1 – Jane Toller She also explained what her first steps would be. Extrait 2 – Jane Toller Jane Toller was elected with 3597 […]

Joanne Labadie was victorious in the municipality of Pontiac with nearly 60% of the votes against 40% for the outgoing mayor Roger Larose who was seeking a second term. There are four newcomers to the municipal Council: Susan McKay, Scott McDonald, Isabelle Patry and Leslie-Anne Barber. Nancy Draper-Maxsom and Thomas Howard were re-elected. Pontiac – […]

Also, in Fort-Coulonge, Christine Francoeur starts her term as a councillor with almost 80% of the votes. Here is her reaction when approached by CHIP : Extrait – Christine Francoeur It should be noted that the municipal council of Fort-Coulonge is now consists of Gaston Allard as mayor, as well as councillors Debbie Laporte, Lise […]