Politics

Five mayors were elected by acclamation and will be back at the Pontiac MRC council table. Kim Cartier-Villeneuve in Otter Lake, Alain Gagnon of Bryson, Brent Orr of Bristol, Donald Gagnon in Chichester and Doris Ranger in Sheenborro.

Since the closing of nomination application process last Friday for the November 5th municipal elections, a panoramic picture of the upcoming municipal elections in the 18 municipalities of the Pontiac MRC can now be seen. In total, 53 elected representatives were elected by acclamation through the Pontiac MRC, a little more than 40% of the […]

ESSC students will have a first had experience in democratic. Offered by the General Directorate of Quebec Elections (DGEQ), the activity ” Voters en Herb ” is an electoral simulation during which the students of secondary school will be able to vote at school for the real candidates who appear in their municipality. The structure […]

At the most recent meeting of the Pontiac MRC, the various mayors voted unanimously for a resolution supporting CHIP 101.9 so that a radio advertising campaign informing the population of the municipal elections would be broadcast on the radio. The general director of CHIP 101.9 François Carrier put out a release to raise awareness among […]

Today is the last day to submit your candidacy for the November 5 election. To date, residents of at least 9 out of 18 municipalities in the Pontiac MRC will go to the polls to choose a Mayor. In Rapides-des Joachims, Marc Deschenes and the outgoing mayor James Gibson are running. On Allumettes Island, Outgoing […]

The Citizens Open to Amalgamation (ccof) is appealing to everyone to fill the Councillor positions in the Municipality of Mansfield. In a Facebook publication yesterday, one of the organizers of the group, André Boisvert, stated that he hopes to see candidates for the position number 1 to position 5. Currently for the position number 1, […]

On Grand-Calumet Island, there will be elections for mayor. Both former Mayor Paul-Émile Maleau and Lina Lacroix-Ricard have signed up to be mayor. These two are also running against Serge Newberry who applied last week. Also, Martin Bertrand presented his candidacy as councillor 1.

There will be elections in the municipality of Fort-Coulonge, Councillor Jacques Masseau has officially submitted his candidacy to become the next mayor of Fort-Coulonge. Voters will therefore have the choice between Gaston Allard, who last week submitted his candidacy and Jacques Masseau who held the position of councillor number 5. In 2013, Raymond Durocher was […]

Several candidates for the 5 November elections were present at the Tactical Intervention Group meeting in Bristol yesterday. In addition to TIG participant Jane Toller, presence of Linda Davis and Pierre Fréchette, both Warden candidates have been noted. During the meeting, Pierre Frechette highlighted the lack of certain organizations in the TIG, such as the […]

At the Assembly of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, a portion was devoted to the Tactical Intervention Group. The mandate of the Group was discussed as well as their approach. To date, 16 projects have been selected by the group for sustained support. The value of the investments will be $ 45 million. It seems […]