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Raymond Pilon discusses election to Campbell’s Bay mayor
Earlier this month, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay announced that Raymond Pilon had been elected mayor of the municipality by acclamation. The change follows the death of Mayor Maurice Beauregard back in October. Pilon formerly occupied council seat one and had been representing the municipality at MRC council meetings in the previous months. Leen Matthyssen […]
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Mike Dubeau looks back on career with WQSB
Earlier this month, Western Quebec School Board Director General Mike Dubeau announced that he would be retiring. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Dubeau, who is originally from Otter-Lake, about his career in education and what he had planned for his retirement. He started out teaching in the Pontiac region at St. John’s Elementary in Campbell’s Bay, […]
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Raymond Pilon discusses election to Campbell’s Bay mayor
Earlier this month, the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay announced that Raymond Pilon had been elected mayor of the municipality by acclamation. The change follows the death of Mayor Maurice Beauregard back in October. Pilon formerly occupied council seat one and had been representing the municipality at MRC council meetings in the previous months. Leen Matthyssen […]
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Mike Dubeau looks back on career with WQSB
Earlier this month, Western Quebec School Board Director General Mike Dubeau announced that he would be retiring. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Dubeau, who is originally from Otter-Lake, about his career in education and what he had planned for his retirement. He started out teaching in the Pontiac region at St. John’s Elementary in Campbell’s Bay, […]
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“Pedophile hunters” arrested by Gatineau Police Thursday
Thursday (March 30), Gatineau Police (SPVG) arrested five men, including one from Luskville, who in recent months took part in a “hunt” for suspected pedophiles in the Gatineau area. The men are facing a total of 38 charges, including criminal harassment, forcible confinement and distribution of child pornography. A Gatineau woman in her 20s was […]
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Special Feature - Budgets 2023
Sophie Chatel discusses federal budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the 2023 federal budget yesterday (March 28), with funds allocated for green energy production, dental care and mental health care. CHIP 101.9 spoke with Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel about this year’s budget and some of the aspects that would have an impact on residents of the Pontiac region. One of […]
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André Fortin discusses Quebec’s budget for 2023
CHIP 101.9 caught up with Pontiac MNA André Fortin to get his take on the new provincial budget which was unveiled last week. He said that his initial reaction was that the CAQ government has based their document on economic growth projections that are much more rosy than the experts. He said that while Finance […]
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Quebec Budget 2023: FQM believes citizens could see municipal tax increases
Following the release of the Quebec budget earlier this week, the Fédération québécoise des municipalités (FQM), which represents MRC Pontiac and its 18 municipalities, noted the government’s plan to reduce taxes, but stated that that this budget only partially responds to the concerns of Quebec municipalities. “Our fellow citizens will welcome the announced tax relief. […]
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Calumet Mayor Jean-Louis Corriveau discusses municipal budget
CHIP 101.9 rounded up its tour of municipal budgets in the Pontiac region by going to the Municipality of L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet to meet with Mayor Jean-Louis Corriveau. Like other municipalities, Mayor Corriveau highlighted the significant increase that his municipality must pay in its share to the MRC Pontiac. This is an increase of $68,000 that has […]
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