Politics
Jacques Masseau candidate for Mayor of Fort-Coulonge
With the elections coming up quickly, outgoing Fort-Coulonge Councillor Jacques Masseau explained the various reasons that led him to submit his candidacy for mayor: Clip 1 – Jacques Masseau He also insisted on setting up structures to promote the economy within the village of Fort-Coulonge: Clip 2 – Jacques Masseau CHIP 101.9 will present next […]
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Mona Donnelly elected by acclamation to Grand-Calumet Island
Another councillor is on the list of people who have been elected by acclamation, this time Mona Donnelly will be the councillor for seat number 3 on Grand-Calumet Island. Candidate Marc Masseau withdrew his candidacy in the days following the end of nominations on October 6th. For Grand-Calumet Island, only two positions were elected by […]
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Gilles Beaulieu will try to be re-elected in Fort-Coulonge
In Fort-Coulonge, Councillor Gilles Beaulieu is trying to be re-elected. Last winter Mr. Beaulieu celebrated his 31st year as councillor. In an interview with CHIP 101.9, Mr. Beaulieu explained why he reapply for councillor 1 in Fort-Coulonge and said that with a new mayor, he will have another opportunity to share his ideas: Clip – […]
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Allumettes Island candidates receive threats
According to information gathered by CHIP 101.9, candidates of the November 5th municipal elections on Allumettes Island have been the targets of threats recently. The threats made by telephone were received shortly before the end of the submission of applications to be candidates from 2 to 6 of October. Potential candidates received telephone messages advising […]
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Broadcast of the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce Forum
Following the Forum hosted by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce, CHIP 101.9 will now have on demand access to the audio and video content of the five candidates for Warden. Pontiac residents will be able to see and hear from Charlotte L’Écuyer, Jane Toller, Linda Davis, Raymond Durocher and Pierre Fréchette on the health, local […]
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Residents of the MRC are invited to check their registration on the electoral list
Residents wishing to add, remove or modify information on the list of electorates must go to their local municipal office during the electoral lists review which will be held on Thursday, October 19 from 7 pm to 10 pm and Monday, October 23 from 10 am to 5:30 pm . For residences of Allumettes island […]
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127 people attend English language debate
Last night, 127 people were present for the Equity’s English language warden candidates’ debate. A wide array of topics were discussed. When addressing municipal amalgamation Linda Davis spoke of the mergers as inevitable: Clip – Linda Davis On communication infrastructure Pierre Fréchette spoke of the communication blackouts in the region: Clip – Pierre Fréchette During […]
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Alain Gagnon elected as mayor by acclamation in Bryson
The municipality of Bryson saw its mayor Alain Gagnon elected by acclamation last week. Mr. Gagnon will have to face the challenges in the coming years of balancing the budget and improving infrastructure: Clip – Alain Gagnon In 2013 Alain Gagnon had been elected over two other candidates. The complete interview with Alain Gagnon is […]
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André Fortin appointed Minister of Transport
News important yesterday on the provincial politics front for the Pontiac, MNA André Fortin made his entry into the cabinet as a Ministers. The Pontiac MNA André Fortin was named Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Vehicular Electrification during a cabinet reshuffle unveiled yesterday morning by Primer Philippe Couillard. For a few days now, his […]
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List of candidates in Pontiac MRC
Position of Warden Mme Linda Davis M. Raymond Durocher M. Pierre Fréchette Mme Charlotte L’Écuyer Mme Jane Toller By Municipality Alleyn-et-Cawood (Dandfort Lake) Mayor – M. Carl Mayer (Outgoing mayor) – Mme Karn (Kim) Montague Milford (Outgoing councillor) – M. Joseph Squitti Councillor (1) – Mme Susan Tanner (Outgoing councillor) Elected by acclamation Councillor (2) […]
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