Politics

St-Joseph Hall in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes was near capacity on Monday night (March 25) for the first of several town hall meetings hosted by MRC Pontiac on their proposed waste incineration project. The meetings were first announced just five days before at the MRC council’s monthly public meeting on March 20, where a contingent of around 40 […]

Cantley municipal councillor Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille is throwing his hat into the ring for the federal Conservative Party nomination for the riding of Pontiac. He joins previous candidate Michel Gauthier and Chelsea resident Brian Goodman in the contest. A life-long Outaouais resident, de Bellefeuille said that one of the main reasons he decided to run […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on March 20, council voted down a resolution that would have opened up parts of their plenary sessions to the public. The resolution was proposed at the previous council meeting in February by Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary. Plenary meetings are typically day-long working sessions held by the […]

It was standing room only as more than 40 people crowded into the Elsie Gibbons Room and spilled out into the hallway at the MRC Pontiac public council meeting on March 20. The group of citizens were present to voice their opposition to the MRC’s proposed waste incineration project, mainly due to concerns about its potential […]

Another candidate is vying for the federal Conservative Party nomination for the Pontiac riding, Chelsea resident Brian Goodman. Goodman has worked in federal politics for more than a decade, for a member of parliament, in the civil service and as a lobbyist. He said that one of the reasons that he decided to seek the […]

At a special meeting of MRC Pontiac council on March 13, the mayors passed a resolution approving the appointment of Pierre Cadieux as the new Economic Development Director. The position has been vacant since Guillaume Boudreau resigned in December 2023. Cadieux declined to be interviewed following the meeting, but briefly addressed the mayors. He said […]

A special meeting of MRC Pontiac council was held on March 13, in order to pass a resolution authorizing MRC funds in support of keeping the Abattoir des Viandes du Pontiac in operation. The business recently filed for bankruptcy protection, and their assets are set to be auctioned off, with the deadline of this Friday. […]

MRC Pontiac has issued a notice for a special meeting of the council of mayors to take place on Wednesday, March 13 at 1 p.m., with two items on the agenda: the appointment of a new Economic Development Director, and the Abattoir – Les Viandes du Pontiac. The Economic Development Director position has been vacant […]

Back in 2009, exasperated by the number of power outages in his area, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes farmer David Gillespie started keeping track of the electrical grid servicing the Upper Pontiac, documenting the length and frequency of its failures. After 15 years, numerous discussions with elected officials and Hydro-Quebec representatives, it appears that the numbers are trending in […]

Around 100 people gathered at the Campbell’s Bay RA Hall on Saturday (March 2) for an information session opposing the waste incineration project that is being explored by MRC Pontiac. The idea to build a facility in the area to incinerate the Ottawa region’s waste has been spearheaded by Warden Jane Toller, and council voted […]