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December 17, 2025

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Caleb Nickerson

Amos caught urinating on camera

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 26, 2021 Pontiac MP Will Amos found himself in international headlines for the second time in as many months, after he

Trees for one and all

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 28, 2021 MRC Pontiac held its annual tree distribution day on Friday, shelling out several thousand saplings of a wide

Volunteers search river for body

CALEB NICKERSON UPPER PONTIAC May 29, 2021 An unsanctioned search was held on Saturday to recover the body of a man who went missing on

Les Amis du Cycloparc PPJ hold AGM

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 27, 2021 On Thursday evening, the citizen group Les Amis du Cycloparc PPJ held their 2020 AGM via video conference, with

Not again…

The truth really is stranger than fiction. Last week Pontiac MP Will Amos made more international headlines with his second video conference gaffe in as

Educators strike across the Outaouais

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 19, 2021 On Wednesday, educators from around the Pontiac engaged in a half-day strike to protest the lack of a

Fortin discusses Bill 96 with mayors

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 19, 2021 This past Wednesday, the MRC Pontiac council of mayors had an extended question and answer session with MNA

Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath,

Amos caught urinating on camera

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 26, 2021 Pontiac MP Will Amos found himself in international headlines for the second time in as many months, after he was caught urinating on-camera during a parliamentary committee meeting on May 26. Late the following

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Trees for one and all

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 28, 2021 MRC Pontiac held its annual tree distribution day on Friday, shelling out several thousand saplings of a wide variety of species. “Every year the ministry of [forests, fauna and parks] sends trees to

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Volunteers search river for body

CALEB NICKERSON UPPER PONTIAC May 29, 2021 An unsanctioned search was held on Saturday to recover the body of a man who went missing on Feb. 12 while snowmobiling on the Ottawa River near Chapeau. Robert Chartrand, 30, is presumed

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Les Amis du Cycloparc PPJ hold AGM

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 27, 2021 On Thursday evening, the citizen group Les Amis du Cycloparc PPJ held their 2020 AGM via video conference, with 10 people in attendance. The group was formed to advocate for . . .

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Not again…

The truth really is stranger than fiction. Last week Pontiac MP Will Amos made more international headlines with his second video conference gaffe in as many months. This time was much more salacious, since he was alleged to have been

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Educators strike across the Outaouais

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 19, 2021 On Wednesday, educators from around the Pontiac engaged in a half-day strike to protest the lack of a collective agreement with the provincial government. The strike by members of the regional educators union

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Memorial created for accident victims

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 26, 2021 A young couple from the Pontiac that passed away too soon will be memorialized thanks to a recent fundraiser organized by one of their friends. Todd “TJ” Vibert Jr., 23, of Campbell’s Bay and

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Fortin discusses Bill 96 with mayors

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 19, 2021 This past Wednesday, the MRC Pontiac council of mayors had an extended question and answer session with MNA André Fortin about the provincial government’s new language law, known as Bill 96. The bill,

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Bring on summer

May 28 can’t come quickly enough. Last week the provincial government announced its reopening plan and it was met with a mass exhalation of breath, like a weight was lifted off our chests. The date was set that the province-wide

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