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MRC Pontiac signs confidentiality agreement with renewable energy company

28 August 2024 à 2:51 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on August 21, council approved the signing of a confidentiality agreement with the renewable energy company Innergex. The Quebec-based company operates internationally, building and managing facilities hydroelectric dams, wind farms, as well as one solar farm in eastern Ontario. The resolution notes that in February of this […]


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MRC Pontiac seeking another fire prevention tech, will pay for schooling

26 August 2024 à 2:35 pm

After having some difficulty hiring another fire prevention technician, MRC Pontiac is offering to pay for the one-year CEGEP course of a potential candidate. The resolution approving the move was made at the public council meeting on August 21 and a posting will be published shortly on the MRC’s website. MRC Public Safety Coordinator Julien […]


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Terry Lafleur named MRC Pontiac’s new assistant DG, by-election to be announced in Otter Lake

23 August 2024 à 12:25 pm

Updated on 23 August 2024 à 2:31 pm

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on August 21, it was announced that Otter Lake Mayor Terry Lafleur had been selected for the MRC’s newly created position of assistant Director General. Lafleur is no stranger to the workings of municipalities, having worked in various roles in L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, Chichester and Otter Lake. His private […]


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Municipality of Mansfield ordered to pay $108,360 to waste collection company

21 August 2024 à 4:11 pm

On August 13, the Quebec Court of Appeal upheld a previous judgement and ruled against the Municipality of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, ordering it to pay $108,360 to Location Martin-Lalonde Inc., a local contractor that bid on the town’s waste collection contract back in 2015. The amount reflects damages for unrealized profits after another company was awarded the […]


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CMQ report alleges former Waltham DG committed numerous ethical and professional violations

21 August 2024 à 1:35 pm

Updated on 21 August 2024 à 3:50 pm

A report published by the Commission municipale du Quebec (CMQ) last week following a lengthy investigation alleges a litany of ethical and professional violations committed by the former director general of the Municipality of Waltham, Fernand Roy. The investigation began after Mayor Odette Godin raised several concerns following an external auditor’s report in 2023, and […]


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Changes coming to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying legislation, CISSSO expert explains

15 August 2024 à 12:20 pm

Updated on 15 August 2024 à 3:35 pm

With changes to Quebec’s medical assistance in dying (MAID) law expected to come into force this fall, CHIP 101.9 spoke with an expert from regional health authority CISSSO to find out more about what this means for Outaouais residents. The changes would allow someone with a degenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s to make an advance […]


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MRC Pontiac holds special council sitting on recycling changes

14 August 2024 à 4:05 pm

On August 14, MRC Pontiac council met for a special sitting regarding changes coming to the municipal recycling system. The sole item on the agenda was a resolution giving the MRC competency over recycling collection for the region. Council had passed a resolution declaring their intention to take over collection at their meeting in February. […]


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MRC Pontiac holding special meeting Wednesday on recycling collection

12 August 2024 à 2:13 pm

MRC Pontiac announced this morning that there will be a special sitting of council on Wednesday, August 14 at 1 p.m. The sole item on the agenda is a resolution entitled: “By-Law concerning the declaration of jurisdiction by the MRC of Pontiac with respect to part of the management of residual materials for all municipalities […]


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MRC Pontiac signs new garbage contract with Centre FilloGreen

22 July 2024 à 1:51 pm

On July 18, officials from MRC Pontiac met with representatives of the company Centre FilloGreen to sign a new contract for household waste collection and transport, beginning August 19 (Full text of the: contract, call for tenders and addenda). The company, based in Litchfield, was awarded the contract at the MRC Pontiac council meeting on […]


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Farm Lake public boat launch closed due to spread of Eurasian Milfoil

15 July 2024 à 2:29 pm

The Municipality of Otter Lake announced on Thursday last week (July 11) that they would be closing the public boat launch on Farm Lake due to the growth of a patch of an invasive plant species, Eurasian Milfoil. The municipality held a public meeting in May to educate residents on how to curb the spread […]


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