Politics

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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) […]

On October 6, Kim Cartier-Villeneuve was elected by acclamation as Mayor of the Municipality of Otter Lake. She said that she wanted to complete certain projects initiated in her first term especially economic and tourism development: Clip – Kim Cartier-Villeneuve She also stressed that she will continue to rely on transparency and good communication within […]

Yesterday ,there was a forum organized by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce were nearly 200 people gathered to listen to the 5 warden candidates, wishing to become the first warden elected by universal suffrage. The Chamber of Commerce was in 2008 in favour of a warden elected by universal suffrage making them one of the […]

This evening is the first debate between the Warden candidates of the MRC Pontiac. Linda Davis, Pierre Fréchette, Raymond Durocher, Jane Toller and Charlotte L’Écuyer will be at the Campbell’s Bay Recreation Center starting at 6:30 pm to share their ideas with residents. This debate organized by the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce is presented free […]

The race to run the municipality of Pontiac located in the MRC des Collines de l’Outaouais, will be a two way race. Outgoing mayor Roger Larose will face business woman Joanne Labadie who had announced this summer her intention to try her luck for the position of mayor. Only one position was elected by acclamation, […]

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 […]