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Budgets 2024: Bristol drops mill rate 15 cents, assessing repairs on Norway Bay pier

7 February 2024 à 3:13 pm

CHIP 101.9 spoke with Bristol Mayor Brent Orr about the municipality’s budget for 2024. Revenues Bristol, like several other municipalities, saw a sizable increase in property assessments, which Orr attributed to the pandemic’s impact on home sales. The overall property valuation nearly doubled from $259,077,100 in 2023 to $405,152,800 this year.  Orr said that they […]


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Budget 2024: Thorne increases mill rate, invests in road network

6 February 2024 à 10:59 am

As part of CHIP 101.9’s annual tour of MRC Pontiac’s municipal budgets, we spoke with Thorne Mayor Karen Kelly to discuss this year’s plans for her territory. Revenues Tax revenues were up in 2024 compared to the previous year ($1,073,895 vs $904,696), though overall revenue was down due to a decline in transfers. This year […]


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Budget 2024: Shawville lowers mill rate, sees big increase in valuations

6 February 2024 à 10:22 am

Updated on 7 February 2024 à 7:29 am

CHIP 101.9 spoke with Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary about the municipality’s recently passed budget for 2024. Revenue  In discussing the budget, McCleary mentioned that the municipality of Shawville is facing a situation they’re calling the COVID effect. In 2020-21, many homes in Shawville sold for above market value and this year the MRC Pontiac reassessed […]


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MRC announces online surveys for housing, AgriSaveur project

31 January 2024 à 2:43 pm

MRC Pontiac has announced two online surveys on the subjects of housing as well as their AgriSaveur initiative. The one on housing asks participants about their needs and challenges when it comes to housing, as well as their aspirations. The survey is available from January 30 to February 29. “The lack of housing in the […]


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Budget 2024: Alleyn-et-Cawood using regional funds for local recreational infrastructure

30 January 2024 à 2:10 pm

Updated on 30 January 2024 à 3:28 pm

As part of CHIP 101.9’s annual tour of Pontiac’s municipal budgets, we spoke with Alleyn-et-Cawood Director General Isabelle Cardinal about the goings on in the region’s eastern corner. Revenues Cardinal explained that much like the previous several years, the municipality is keeping their mill rate at $1.13 per $100 assessed. She said that while they […]


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Budget 2024: L’aux-Allumettes raises mill rate slightly, invests in road network

30 January 2024 à 1:30 pm

As part of CHIP 101.9’s tour of municipal budgets throughout the Pontiac, we spoke with L’Isle-aux-Allumettes Mayor Corey Spence about this year’s plans on the island. Revenues Spence explained that they increased their mill rate slightly, from 56 cents per $100 assessment in 2023 to 58 cents this year, which he said was to keep […]


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MRC hires FQM to tackle property assessment backlog

29 January 2024 à 1:29 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council approved a contract for the services d’évaluation foncière of the Federation of Quebec Municipalities (FQM) in order to reduce some of the backlog of files in the MRC’s property assessment department. Director General Kim Lesage explained that they currently have roughly 2,000 files […]


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Tender for AgriSaveur project manager goes out for second time

26 January 2024 à 3:03 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council passed a resolution to issue a second call for tenders to hire a project manager for their AgriSaveur initiative. The goal is to create a shared facility for local producers to process and brand agricultural products from the region. The project was the […]


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Budget 2024: Campbell’s Bay increases mill rate 6 cents, plans for new fire hall

25 January 2024 à 2:26 pm

Updated on 25 January 2024 à 3:27 pm

As part of CHIP 101.9’s tour of the municipal budgets of MRC Pontiac, we spoke with Campbell’s Bay Mayor Raymond Pilon about how this year is shaping up. Revenues Pilon explained that this year council decided to increase the mill rate by 6 cents, from 72 cents to 78 cents per $100 evaluation, to keep […]


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MRC allocates funding for winter tourism shows on TVA Sports

25 January 2024 à 1:32 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on January 24, council voted in favour of two resolutions allocating up to $10,500 from the tourism budget to pay for episodes of two different tourism shows produced by TVA Sports. MRC accountant Annie Vaillancourt explained that they were approached by TVA Sports to produce two episodes […]


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