Municipality of Pontiac / Municipalité de Pontiac 819-455-2401  

Municipal website: www.municipalitepontiac.com

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Updated: 17 February 2024

Archived reports, written by Mo Laidlaw unless otherwise noted,

of Pontiac council meetings and related matters, mostly originally published in Pontiac Journal and/or West Quebec Post, and official texts of interest.

For reports before 2014 see also http://www.heritagepontiac.ca/council.pdf

13 February 2024: removing dangerous buildings

23 January 2024: tax rate bylaw passed

12 December 2023: ice rink contracts awarded

14 November 2023: new equipment for public works

10 October 2023: home composting will be compulsory

12 September 2023: Country fair in October

8 August 2023: bylaw on maintaining private roads passed

11 July 2023: residential development

13 June 2023: Public Works buying equipment

9 May 2023: Another $1.5 million borrowed to fix roads

11 April 2023: repairing roads is a priority

14 March 2023: a private road problem persists

14 February 2023: $1 million loan for vehicles

17 January 2023: tax rate down on budget of $10.9 million

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13 December 2022: evaluations to be reviewed?

8 November 2022: 18 contracts for private road maintenance

11 October 2022: a seniors’ residence?

13 September 2022: 3 bylaws adopted

9 August 2022: draft private road bylaw amended

12 July 2022: private road bylaw tabled

14 June 2022: composting options to be studied

10 May 2022: private road saga continues

12 avril 2022: aider les chemins privés est illegale

12 April 2022: assisting private roads is illegal

8 March 2022: many bylaws passed

8 February 2022: study on changing MRC

18 January 2022: how to recruit and retain staff

14 December 2021: skating rink contracts approved

7 December 2021: Sophie Chatel MP’s Campbell’s Bay office

23 November 2021: first public meeting of new council

Map of wards 2017 on

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5 October 2021: last meeting of this council

14 September 2021: new fire truck

24 August 2021: new directors and inspectors hired

6 July 2021:  ch Lac Curley is no more

    (see also 10 July 2018 Pontiac Journal article by Allyson Beauregard on snowmobile trail

    and 14 August 2018 council report, including resolution on Curley Lake road)

8 June 2021: public river accesses needed

11 May 2021: study for Bronson-Bryant repair

13 April 2021: changes to the zoning bylaw

26 March 2021: Property evaluation, taxes and the NCC (Payment in lieu of taxes)

9 March 2021: more speed radars near schools

9 February 2021: Elvis has left the building

12 January 2021: majority pass tax bylaw

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8 December 2020: draft tax rates and fees

3 December 2020: 2021 budget

10 November 2020: emergency fund and legal action against offensive commenter

13 October 2020: Lions Club bar in Quyon

8 September 2020: more firefighters and a building technician hired

25 August 2020: changing needs in the municipality

9 August 2020: snow contract and ball park lighting

7 July 2020: Quyon mill to be sold

9 June 2020: changes for ch de la Montagne work

27 May 2020: pilot project on backyard chickens

12 May 2020: grants to community organizations

14 April 2020: meeting by teleconference (due to Covid-19)

10 March 2020: work continues

11 February 2020: new policy on non-municipal roads soon?

21 January 2020: details of taxes

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18 December 2019: 2020 budget meeting

11 December 2019: mud and potholes on ch Braun

13 November 2019: municipality takes over flood-damaged properties

9 October 2019: paving and a plan for agriculture

11 September 2019: Elections Canada will be first user of Quyon community centre

13 August 2019: flood cost $600,000 so far

9 July 2019: new Director General / concern about the ZIS map

11 June 2019: after the flood

16 May: Inondations de 2017. Étude sur plan de sécurité civile. Février 2019. (Jean Perras)

14 May 2019: Floods and garbage collection

9 Avril: Nouveaux fonds pour infrastructures (Carl Hager)

9 April: New infrastructure funds (Carl Hager)

12 March 2019: delayed funds for community groups

19 February 2019: Businesses upset about tax hikes

15 January 2019: Average residential tax bill up 2.2%

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11 December 2018: council supports Ontario francophones (and finishing of new community centre)

13 November 2018: Two new fire stations to be built

9 October 2018: ch. Alary repair imminent

5 October 2018: Composting in the municipality of Pontiac

11 September 2018: Sovereign’s medal for volunteers awarded to Hélène Bélisle

11 September 2018: a truck route from the ferry?

14 August 2018: Quyon boat docks problems

10 July 2018: Curley Lake road (Allyson Beauregard) re snowmobile trail

10 July 2018: roadside radar & road repairs

12 June 2018: end of pursuit of Mr McCann

8 May 2018: flood preparations again

10 April 2018: compost project heating up

13 March 2018: planning for floods

13 February 2018: compost pick-up soon

16 January 2018: flood response to be evaluated

12 December 2017: $8 million budget

21 November 2017: new council deciding priorities

The new council, 21 November 2017

Photo: Mo Laidlaw

(left to right in photo)

Councillor Ward 1, Nancy Maxsom (resigned before July 2021 meeting).

Councillor Ward 2, Sue McKay

Councillor Ward 3, Tom Howard

Mayor Joanne Labadie (centre of photo)

Councillor Ward 4, Scott McDonald

Councillor Ward 5, Isabelle Patry

Councillor Ward 6, Leslie-Anne Barber

Map of wards 2017 on

19 September 2017: flood victims abandon homes

8 August 2017: “municipalizing” roads

11 July 2017: start composting

13 June 2017: flood recovery continues

16 May 2017: Mayor vetoes water tax

11 April 2017: new fire service bylaw

14 March 2017: summary of expenses and link to official minutes

14 February 2017: No quorum, no meeting.

10 January 2017: contract given for study for boat ramp

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13 December 2016: architect hired for new Quyon community centre

8 November 2016: repairs at municipal complex approved

11 October 2016: no tiny lots allowed in Quyon project

    Modification of bylaw, public consultation, 29 Sept 2016

13 September 2016: municipal well to be fracked

16 August 2016: TransCollines takes over bus service

12 July 2016: bylaws adopted

14 June 2016: borrowing bylaws can proceed

10 May 2016: improving fire prevention

10 May 2016: disputes that escalate in the municipality of Pontiac

12 April 2016: Domaine des Chutes approved

8 March 2016: growth centre is Quyon

9 February 2016: new ward boundaries for next election (pdf)

19 January 2016: higher fees for more garbage (pdf)

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8 December 2015: Larose wants to disqualify McCann

10 November 2015: can McCann sit as councillor?

4 November 2015: MRC consultation on Land Use Plan

    summary in French

    unofficial summary in English

    map

13 October 2015: ch de la Montagne repairs

8 September 2015: support for Pontiac Country Fair

11 August 2015: garbage contract to be changed

14 July 2015: Quyon’s councillor resigns

9 June 2015: Development plans are not public

12 May 2015: Drainage study in Breckenridge

14 April 2015: Clean up weekend, May16-17

8 April 2015: Information on storing & spreading sludge for fertilizer

10 March 2015: should Tim Horton’s Camp pay municipal taxes?

10 February 2015: New Public works director

Consultation with seniors, 7 February 2015

20 January 2015, ice fishers need to be controlled

Budget 2015 - 2.6% tax increase

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9 December 2014: everyone pays for Quyon’s water

24 November 2014: Public consultation, pre-budget 2015

11 November 2014: Strategic plan?

14 October 2014: road work postponed

9 September 2014: tender for new fire truck accepted

12 August 2014: reducing water wastage in Quyon

8 July 2014: interim director general appointed

14 June 2014: NCC consults Pontiac residents

10 June 2014: Mayor reassures residents

27 May 2014: Secrecy beats transparency

Roch Cholette’s interview with councillor Jean Amyotte (in French), 27 May 2014

le 13 mai 2014: Manque de communication (jpg), traduction de Lionel Tessier.

13 May 2014: Lack of communication

19 April 2014: Councillors concerned about suspension of director general, and cameras

8 April 2014: External audit requested

11 March 2014: (Regular meeting) proposals for farm incinerator and slaughterhouse.

le 11 mars 2014: Coopération plutôt que confrontation (pdf), traduction de Lionel Tessier.(photo)

11 March 2014: (Quyon community centre) confrontation where cooperation is required (photo)

11 February 2014: New bicycle trail route

14 January 2014: Regular council meeting: Abattoir? Thomas Soulière’s report. Procès-verbal. Minutes.

14 January 2014: Budget

6 January 2014: Prebudget consultation, Thomas Soulière’s report.

10 December 2013: Municipal finances

19 November 2013: New planning bylaws postponed.

Councillors:

Ward 1(North Onslow plus): Nancy Draper Maxsom

Ward 2 (Quyon): R. Denis Dubé

Ward 3 (South Onslow plus): Tom HOWARD      

Ward 4 (Luskville and beaches): Inès PONTIROLI

Ward 5 (Heyworth, rural Breckenridge plus): Brian MIDDLEMISS

Ward 6 (suburban Breckenridge): Jean AMYOTTE

Map of wards, carte des quartiers.

For earlier reports see http://www.heritagepontiac.ca/council.pdf