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One-term Clarendon councillor Ed Walsh is looking to take the top seat in the municipality after outgoing Mayor John Armstrong announced that he wouldn’t seek re-election. He will face off against Gerald Dagg, the former Mayor of Rapides des Joachims who ran against Armstrong in 2017, finishing with roughly 40% of the vote. Walsh has […]

The discussion between the candidates for mayor of Mansfield-et-Pontefract gave rise to more agreements than differences between the two candidates, Sandra Armstrong and Kathleen Bélec. This was the case, among other things, regarding the municipal collaboration between Mansfield and Fort-Coulonge. The two believe that it is not necessary to merge the two municipalities, as had […]

CHIP 101.9 spoke with the promoters of the relaunch at the Davidson industrial site to have them explain the state of the project and the actions they have taken in recent months. The principal man behind the project, Bruno St-Cyr was joined by fellow promoter Pascal Dupuis, the president of JR Mécanique Group, the owners […]

The Sûreté du Québec have arrested one man and seized narcotics following a raid on a home in Fort Coulonge on October 13. During the search of a home on rue Graveline in Fort Coulonge, police seized more than 430 methamphetamine tablets and more than 95 grams of cannabis. A 43 year-old man was arrested […]

Investigators from the Sûreté du Québec specializing in the sexual exploitation of children on the Internet, with the collaboration of investigators from the MRC Pontiac station, arrested a man from Otter Lake for child pornography offences that are alleged to have occurred between 2011 and 2021. Archille Belland, 56, appeared at the Gatineau courthouse yesterday […]

Artists and organizations in the Pontiac region have until December 16 to submit projects the the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ). Grants will be available for a wide variety of artistic disciplines from architecture to dance and music. According to a statement on the MRC Pontiac’s website, the objectives of the […]

There will be a benefit night for the Knights of Columbus Council 7221 that will take place this Saturday. One of the organizers of the event, Gaétan Forgues, painted a portrait of the evening’s activities: “It’s an event that is close to my heart because, to start the evening, there are a few of my […]

Pontiac Liberal MP Sophie Chatel was sworn in on Friday (October 15), becoming the first woman to represent the riding in the House of Commons. “Surrounded by my family and two members of my constituency team, I had the great privilege of being sworn in as the new MP for Pontiac Friday afternoon,” she wrote […]

Portage du Fort mayoral candidate Nicole Thompson is hoping to make some changes if she’s elected to council. The race in 2021 is the same as it was in 2017, with Thompson running against three-term incumbent Lynne Cameron. Cameron won a slim victory four years ago by a margin of just six votes. That year […]

The Rendez-vous des saveurs (RVS), taking place in Gatineau this weekend, will feature Bryson-born chef Yannick LaSalle. Already making a name for himself at the renowned Chelsea eatery Les Fougères, LaSalle won the national gold medal at the Canadian Culinary Championships in 2019. The RVS brings together some of the best chefs in the region […]