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The candidate for the Conservative Party in the most recent election, Michel Gauthier, spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the future of the party. Conservative MPs voted to remove Erin O’Toole as head of the party on February 2, roughly 18 months after he won the leadership. Manitoba MP Candice Bergen has assumed the position of […]

The Quebec Ministry of Transport would like to inform residents that Bridge P-08574 in Waltham has reopened. The bridge lies on the Black River Road and has been closed since January 28, due to ice build-up on the river. The closure of the bridge provoked plenty of reactions from residents of the area.

Quebec’s biggest French-language daily newspaper, the Journal de Montréal, published an article in its February 5 edition titled “Welcome to the Pontiac, the hard heads of vaccination in Quebec” (tr.). The article was also published through affiliated media at the Journal de Québec and TVA. Journalist Nora T. Lamontagne met with elected officials like Pontiac […]

In 2022, Thorne residents will see their mill rate drop by 4 cents per $100 valuation, from 64 cents to 60. Mayor Karen Kelly said that they made the decision to lower the rate in order to give taxpayers a bit of a break. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Karen Kelly – mill rate This year […]

Litchfield Mayor Colleen Larivière spoke with CHIP 101.9 about the municipality’s budget. She started off by pointing out that they had reduced the mill rate by 9 cents in response to increases in assessment values. CHIP101.9 · Clip – Colleen Lariviere – mill rate She said that one of the big projects that they are […]

Outaouais residents have until February 15, 2022, to participate in a public consultation outlining potential new intervention sectors, as well as new roads and infrastructures across the Outaouais that would be suitable for development under the plans d’aménagement forestier intégré opérationnels (PAFIO) de l’Outaouais. Commercial forestry work could be carried out as early at April […]

The following is an incident report issued by the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) for the period between January 24 and January 30 in the MRC Pontiac. Monday, January 24 • Material damage collision, Tancredia, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes • Material damage collision, ch. des Marquis, Fort-Coulonge Tuesday, January 25 • Material damage collision, route 303, Clarendon Wednesday, January […]

**This story has been updated from its original version to include the response from the MRC** 02.08 Owners of commercial buildings in the Pontiac, but particularly in Fort-Coulonge, were surprised by the new assessment roll, which saw some properties jump in valuation by several hundred thousand dollars and even more than double their assessment in […]

The Goverment of Québec as announced $640,767 in new funding for four Quad cluds and five snowmobile clubs in the Outaouais region to support them and to allow them to improve safety practices. In the Pontiac, Club Quad du Pontiac will receive $46,154, l’Association des motoneigistes de Pontiac inc. is be getting $132, 313 and the […]

Given the winter conditions of late, Outaouais Public Health decided to remind residents about the dangers of carbon monoxide. The CISSS de l’Outaouais explained the carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless toxic gas, which does not irritate the the eyes or lungs. ”Breathing carbon monoxide can be very dangerous for your health and is potentially […]