Politics

The Member of the National Assembly for Pontiac André Fortin took part in the celebrations of the Quebec National Holiday on Saturday, participating in the Grand Parade de Aylmer. He also posted a photo on his Facebook page, accompanied by his family, to celebrate “our pride in being a Quebecer, the pride of our culture […]

This will be a year of changes for the MRC Pontiac since the Council of Mayors has also announced the appointment of Bernard Roy as Director General. He had been a deputy director since his hiring in May 2016. At that time, the MRC had publicly mentioned that Bernard Roy was the candidate to assume […]

It is official, the Pontiac will have to prepare to elect a warden on November 5th. During the mayors’ meeting yesterday, Raymond Durocher announced that he is submitting his candidacy to become the first Warden elected by the public: clip 1 – Raymond Durocher He became the second official candidate after the announcement of Charlotte […]

In a statement, MP Will Amos argues that he has always defended the regional forest industry against unfair American protectionism. He points to the announcement this spring regarding the government’s support, where communities and workers affected by US actions will receive$867 Million in support. These measures will defend Canadian interests and promote the long-term viability […]

Charlotte L’Écuyer held a press conference officially announcing her candidacy. Our own Éric O’Brien was at the conference and summarize the candidates comments. Clip – Eric O’Brien A link to the full conversation with Éric O’Brien is available here.

Grand-Calumet Island officially has a new mayor, Jean-Louis Corriveau is succeeding Pierre Fréchette after his resignation. Jean Louis Corriveau has assumed the interim role on a few occasions already. His mandate could be a short one, the general municipal elections will be held on November 5th.

The first candidate to officially announced her candidacy yesterday to the position of warden elected by universal suffrage is the former member of the National Assembly for the Pontiac Charlotte L’Écuyer. During past conversations with CHIP she stated that she not interested in the job. Charlotte L’Écuyer: Clip 1 – Charlotte L’Écuyer During the past […]

Yesterday, on his Facebook account, Pontiac MNA André Fortin issued a message congratulating the organizers of the Résidence Meilleur located in the Chapeau neighbourhood on Allumettes Island for confirmation of the commitment of the Société de l’habitation du Québec. Over the past several months, several stakeholders linked to this project have multiplied their efforts and […]

Pontiac MNA André Fortin posted on his Facebook account, the Quebec government’s announcement of an additional $ 69 million per year to improve home care services. He says that the vast majority ($ 60 million) of this money will be used to hire additional staff to provide better services to more patients. He concluded the […]

The NDP of the Pontiac section has launched its website. On this page, the NDP in the riding of Pontiac is sharing several meetings that will take place in the coming weeks. He also criticized current MP Will Amos and published a newsletter to that effect. http://www.ndppontiacnpd.ca/