Politics

At an information meeting held yesterday at the Pontiac MRC, fewer than 20 people attended said meeting by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy (MAMOT) concerning those interested in asking their questions about becoming a candidate for the upcoming municipal elections on 5 November. Outaouais Regional Director Catherine Bellemare: Clip – Catherine Bellemare […]

Following the Parti Québécois National Congress held last week, the Outaouais Chapter issued a communiqué mentioning that some forty Outaouais delegates, some of whom from to the Pontiac Party chapter, been very active and particularly effective in workshops and plenary sessions. “Several proposals have been adopted reflecting major issues in our region,” according to Robert […]

An announcement was made by the MNA for Pontiac André Fortin, this morning, stating that $ 505,893 will be invested by the Government of Quebec to rebuild the north-south axis on chemin du Bois-Franc. Member of National Assembly for Pontiac André Fortin explains where the funding comes from: Clip – André Fortin The Mayor of […]

Last night (Tuesday) at the Conference center in Fort Coulonge, Pontiac MP Will Amos held a forum on the legalization of marijuana in the country. Dozens of people, including on resident from the Fort-Coulonge Mansfield area, Pierre Fréchette, not to be confused with the candidate running for Warden with the same name, had some concerns […]

A fifth candidate for warden of the Pontiac MRC has come forward. Linda Davis, a resident of Clarendon, who is also a member of the Ottawa Regional Council of the City of Ottawa. CHIP contacted her yesterday by phone. Mrs. Davis believes that her experience makes her a very good candidate to be the first […]

At a meeting held last Monday, the municipal council of Fort-Coulonge touched on the infrastructure works carried out on private property belonging in part to local businessman Roy Hérault. The work site would have benefited from work done by the Fort-Coulonge municipality employees, concerning a new entrance to this property. During the discussion the whole […]

The municipality of Pontiac has published via its Facebook page that it is still looking for staff to support the election president with the November 5th elections. Interested parties should contact Kuhn.benedikt@municipalitepontiac.ca.

There should be at least three candidates for the top post at the Municipal Hall in the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontrefact. Councillor Gilles Dionne confirmed to CHIP 101.9 that he would be running as Mayor of the Municipality of Mansfield. The current mayor Kathleen Bélec and businessman Terry Lévesque have already confirmed their intention to run. […]

It’s now official, Jane Toller launched her campaign last Thursday night at the Conference Center in Fort-Coulonge. She believes she is the best person designated to fill the position and says she would like to devote herself full time to the position of warden. During this conference, Jane Toller spoke about how Hector Soucy Jr […]

CHIP 101.9 met yesterday with Pierre Fréchette, former Mayor of the Grand-Calumet Island, who spoke on among other things, on his resignation as mayor of the island municipality earlier this year. Pierre Fréchette said that after 2 people in positions of power in the municipality asked him to go against his integrity, bend the rules […]