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The citizen of MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais (which includes the Municipality of Pontiac) will have the chance to elect their warden through universal suffrage for the first time. Eric Antoine and outgoing Warden Caryl Green announced their candidacy early on, but it wasn’t until the last day that Marc Carrière also joined the race. Carrière was […]

While there are plenty of folks looking to get elected to local councils, one long-serving mayor decided it was time to step back from municipal politics. Jim Gibson, the outgoing mayor of the isolated municipality of Rapides des Joachims, was first elected to council 16 years ago and served as councillor and pro-mayor for his […]

After the deadline to register as a candidate for the municipal elections passed on Friday afternoon, Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière was elected by acclamation to her third mandate. She said that facing no opposition was a sign from the population that they were content with her previous mandates. “I’m very grateful that I’ve got another […]

A two-vehicle collision occurred at around 4 p.m. yesterday (Monday October 4) near the intersection of Hwy. 148 and the 6th Concession in Clarendon that closed the route for several hours. According to SQ spokesperson Sgt. Marc Tessier, the westbound vehicle crossed into the opposite lane and collided with a vehicle travelling the opposite direction. […]

Campbell’s Bay Mayor Maurice Beauregard, along with the rest of his council, were elected by acclamation. The only change on council from the previous term was that Lois Smith, who served the municipality for 33 years, stepped down and was replaced in seat 5 by Josey Bouchard. The newly elected mayor said that he was […]

More than 55% of the municipal posts were elected by acclamation in the MRC Pontiac. Seven mayoral positions were elected by acclamation. Two candidates will be vying for the position of Warden for MRC Pontiac: the outgoing Warden Jane Toller will face former Warden Mike McCrank. In 2017, the first year the position was elected […]

Here is the list of the candidates for the municipal elections on November 7th in the Pontiac region updated on October 1st, 2021 at 9 p.m. Name in black – Incumbent Name in [rouge] red [/ rouge] – New candidate Name in [bleu] blue [/ bleu] – Candidate back in a different role Alleyn-et-Cawood Mayor […]

Clarendon Mayor John Armstrong was one of several MRC Pontiac mayors who decided not to seek re-election this year. He spoke with CHIP 101.9 about his 16 years in municipal politics, and gave some advice to those who will be following in his footsteps. Armstrong entered politics as a councillor and served for ten years, […]

The Pontiac Native Community hosted a ceremony to mark the first National Truth and Reconciliation Day at their recently constructed healing garden in Mansfield. A group of around 20 gathered around a fire and began with a smudging ceremony. Attendees were given a chance to speak about the day and the importance of remembering the […]

The candidates in the Pontiac region as of 4 p.m. on September 30 (note that CHIP 101.9 will be updating this list regularly): Names in black – incumbent Names in [rouge]red[/rouge] – new candidate Names in [bleu]blue[/bleu] – returning candidate from a different role Alleyn-et-Cawood Mayor: [rouge]Joseph Squitti[/rouge] (former mayor), Carl Mayer Councillor(1): Susan Tanner […]