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With just over 38% of the vote, former Thorne mayor Terry Murdock (120 votes) won the election, securing 25 more votes than his two opponents, including outgoing Mayor Karen Kelly (95 votes). Outgoing councillor Deborah Stratford also received 95 votes, matching Kelly’s total. This marks a return to office for Murdock, who previously served as […]

Incumbent mayor Carl Mayer was decisively voted out by the residents of Alleyn-et-Cawood. More than 85% of voters chose Sidney Squitty, reflecting widespread dissatisfaction over the past year with the municipality’s taxation system and other concerns regarding Mayer’s leadership. Carl Mayer had served as mayor since 2013. The full results of the Alleyn-et-Cawood election are […]

  The 2025 municipal elections in the MRC Pontiac reflected a clear appetite for change among voters in several municipalities. In Bristol, Waltham, Alleyn-et-Cawood, and Thorne, residents chose new mayors over the incumbents. The same was true in Portage-du-Fort, where Kevin Murphy was elected mayor, winning by just 10 votes over outgoing Mayor Lyne Cameron. […]

Facing notable opposition within the municipality of Waltham, Mayor Odette Godin (65 votes) was defeated, receiving less than 28% of the vote. Jordan Evans (173 votes) won the majority support of local voters and will now assume the role of mayor. With a voter turnout of more than 65% — one of the highest in […]

Joanne Ralston will succeed Alain Gagnon, who chose not to seek re-election, as the new mayor of Bryson. The municipality’s three-way race made the outcome far from certain. Outgoing councillor Ralston (136 votes) faced Eric Harrington and fellow outgoing councillor Jian Zhang (32 votes). In the end, Bryson’s new mayor secured 12 more votes than […]

Both Shawville Mayor Bill McCleary and Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh felt strong support from their constituents throughout election night yesterday. The two received results similar to those of the previous election and have each been granted a new four-year mandate. In Clarendon, Ed Walsh secured 60% of the vote against his opponent, Michael Hodgins, marking […]

Shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday evening, officers from the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) station serving the MRC Pontiac stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on Highway 148 in Bristol. During the stop, police discovered illegal drugs and arrested the driver along with two passengers for drug possession. While the driver and front-seat passenger […]

Moisson Outaouais Reports a Worrying Rise in Food Assistance Requests Moisson Outaouais is expressing concern over a new surge in demand, as the 2025 Hunger Count reveals that food insecurity continues to grow rather than decline. The organization and its network of partners now respond to 94,036 food assistance requests each month — a 48% […]

The MRC Pontiac informs the public that, starting today (October 30, 2025), culvert installation work will take place on Chemin du Dix-Milles, near kilometre 61. The work is expected to last approximately two days. Please expect traffic delays while the contractor carries out the culvert installation.

Presentation of the 2025 MacLachlan Scholarships to Pontiac Nursing Students The Integrated Health and Social Services Centre (CISSS) of the Outaouais and the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation have announced the presentation of the 2025 MacLachlan Scholarships to three Pontiac students enrolled in nursing: Brandon Ladouceur, Léa LaSalle, and Sarah Bouchard. These scholarships, worth up to […]