Author: Marie Gionet
Canada’s Conservative leader Andrew Scheer will participate in the announcement of Dave Blackburn’s official nomination for the Conservative Party of Canada in the riding of Pontiac. The meeting will be held at the Boston Pizza Le Plateau located at 247, boul. des Grives located in Hull from 5pm. The next federal election will be held […]
The economy and healthcare were at the centre of discussion during the Pontiac Candidate Forum. The candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), Olive Kamanyana, spoke about her party’s platform for healthcare in the Outaouais: The outgoing MNA, Liberal André Fortin, focused more on the economy, including the establishment of the Tactical Intervention Group. The […]
Grand-Calumet Island proceeded last Thursday (September 13th) at the inauguration of a new municipal Library. Eric O’Brien was there and took the opportunity to talk about it with Sabrina Larivière.
The Inauguration of the new public library in the municipality of l’Ile du Grand-Calumet was held on Thursday September 13. The general director of the municipality Sabrina Larivière, told CHIP that the new location of the library will be much more beneficial for the students of St-Anne Elementary: The old library location will be used […]
On October 5-8, CPAWS will hold an art exhibition at Coronation Hall Cider Mills in Bristol in conjunction with their 10th anniversary. The exhibition will feature works created during our 2018 DRAW- Dumoine River Art for Wilderness- retreat held in August. Works by well known local artists Becky Mason and Reid Mclachlin as well as […]
Pontiac’s candidate for the Parti Québécois, Marie-Claire Nivolon, was with the leader of the party this weekend when Jean-François Lisée was in the Outaouais, for a press briefing. Sings for the PQ candidate have also appeared in recent days. Mme. Nivolon refused all of CHIP’s past requests for an interview.
Following the closing of nominations for the October 1 provincial election, 8 candidates are running in the riding of Pontiac. Here is the official list available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer (DGEQ). liste officielle – candidats dans la circonscription de Pontiac Candidat(e) Appartenance politique Agent(e) officiel(le) Roger Fleury Parti vert du Québec/Green […]
The Marxist-Leninist Party candidate in the Pontiac riding, Louis Lang, gave an interview to CHIP 101.9 where he explained his vision of democracy: Louis Lang was employed by Canada Post until he retired. He was a candidate in the 1989, 1994 and 2003 elections, always in the riding of Pontiac and under the Marxist-Leninist party. […]
An open letter by a Campbell’s Bay resident, Jean-Pierre Landry, was published in the Pontiac Journal and in The Equity newspaper, criticizing the MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller on the pool project. The warden responded to this open letter last week: Jane Toller has published open letters and conducted interviews on the importance of setting […]
Five of the eight candidates for the October 1 election in the riding of Pontiac answered questions from the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce and CHIP 101.9 last Thursday night. After the event, CHIP 101.9 met with the various candidates to get their impressions on the Forum. The candidate of the Coalition Avenir Québec, Olive Kamanyana, […]