Politics

After having some difficulty hiring another fire prevention technician, MRC Pontiac is offering to pay for the one-year CEGEP course of a potential candidate. The resolution approving the move was made at the public council meeting on August 21 and a posting will be published shortly on the MRC’s website. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on August 21, it was announced that Otter Lake Mayor Terry Lafleur had been selected for the MRC’s newly created position of assistant Director General. Lafleur is no stranger to the workings of municipalities, having worked in various roles in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Otter Lake. His private […]

On August 13, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a previous judgement and ruled against the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, ordering it to pay $108,360 to Location Martin-Lalonde Inc., a local contractor that bid on the town’s waste collection contract back in 2015. The amount reflects damages for unrealized profits after another company was awarded the […]

A report published by the Commission municipale du Quebec (CMQ) last week following a lengthy investigation alleges a litany of ethical and professional violations committed by the former director general of the Municipality of Waltham, Fernand Roy. The investigation began after Mayor Odette Godin raised several concerns following an external auditor’s report in 2023, and […]

With changes to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law expected to come into force this fall, CHIP 101.9 spoke with an expert from regional health authority CISSSO to find out more about what this means for Outaouais residents. The changes would allow someone with a degenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s to make an advance […]

On August 14, MRC Pontiac council met for a special sitting regarding changes coming to the municipal recycling system. The sole item on the agenda was a resolution giving the MRC competency over recycling collection for the region. Council had passed a resolution declaring their intention to take over collection at their meeting in February. […]

MRC Pontiac announced this morning that there will be a special sitting of council on Wednesday, August 14 at 1 p.m. The sole item on the agenda is a resolution entitled: “By-Law concerning the declaration of jurisdiction by the MRC of Pontiac with respect to part of the management of residual materials for all municipalities […]

On July 18, officials from MRC Pontiac met with representatives of the company Centre FilloGreen to sign a new contract for household waste collection and transport, beginning August 19 (Full text of the: contract, call for tenders and addenda). The company, based in Litchfield, was awarded the contract at the MRC Pontiac council meeting on […]

The Municipality of Otter Lake announced on Thursday last week (July 11) that they would be closing the public boat launch on Farm Lake due to the growth of a patch of an invasive plant species, Eurasian Milfoil. The municipality held a public meeting in May to educate residents on how to curb the spread […]

Late last week, the Quebec government announced that it had come to an agreement with the APTS, the union representing imagery technicians in the region, to extend bonuses of $18,000 to technicians working in the Pontiac region. The bonuses are equivalent to the ones offered to staff at the Maniwaki Hospital, however, are $4,000 less […]