Author: Marie Gionet
Mansfield et Pontefract Mayor Gilles Dionne has decided that he will not be seeking another term. First elected as a councillor in 2009, he said that he’d enjoyed the past 12 years, but wanted to spend more time with his family. Elected mayor in 2017, Dionne has been heavily involved in the attempted relaunch of […]
Quebec’s forest fire fighting agency, SOPFEU, tried to reassure the public and elected officials on the future of their base in Maniwaki during a press conference on September 24. After announcing that the general director would be deployed to Val d’Or, several elected officials in MRC de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau expressed their displeasure. MRC Pontiac Warden […]
The candidates in the Pontiac region as of 4 p.m. on September 28 (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(2): Jason Emery […]
The CAQ government announced yesterday that they would be offering bonuses of up to $18,000 to nursing staff in the province who work full-time. A payment of $12,000 will be given to nursing staff who retired or moved to the private sector to return to the public system on a full schedule. Full-time nurses as […]
The candidates in the Pontiac region as of 4 p.m. on September 27 (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(2): Jason Emery […]
Work to replace a culvert on chemin du lac Wright, in between Bertrand and Wright lakes in the TNO will take place from September 27 to October 1.
The candidates in the Pontiac region as of 1 p.m. on September 24 (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], Carl Mayer Councillor(2): Jason Emery Councillor(3): Sidney […]
There will be plenty to do this weekend as Journées de la Culture au Québec come to several locations throughout the territory. Hydro-Québec has joined forces with Culture pour Tous in order to financially support the production of cultural and artistic activities in certain municipalities with fewer than 3,000 residents. Once again this year, the […]
The amount of rain received in the last two days in the Coulonge River basin is very significant, according to Environment Canada data. Evolugen (Brookfield Renewable Canada) has cautioned residents living near the Coulonge River. “We expect its level and flow to increase significantly within a few days and it is even possible that it […]
The organizers of the movie night on Saturday, September 25 at the Center de loisirs des Draveurs have indicated that the presentation of the film Dr Dolittle will take place, but that the presentation could take place inside the arena given weather. As Sandra Armstrong explains, the number of spectators will be 250 maximum and […]
