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April 2, 2026

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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

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,

Fortin talks Bill 96

CALEB NICKERSON QUEBEC May 13, 2021 On May 13, the CAQ government introduced their long-proposed update to the province’s language laws, the 100 page, 201

Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used

Lawn & Garden

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 19, 2020 With warm weather finally here, plenty of people are getting outside to whip their lawns and gardens into shape.

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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Fortin talks Bill 96

CALEB NICKERSON QUEBEC May 13, 2021 On May 13, the CAQ government introduced their long-proposed update to the province’s language laws, the 100 page, 201 article Bill 96. Pontiac MNA André Fortin spoke with THE EQUITY the day after the

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Grand Calumet students co-author book

CALEB NICKERSON ILE DU GRAND CALUMET May 13, 2020 On Thursday, students at École Sainte-Anne on Île du Grand Calumet got to see a book that they had collectively produced for the first time via videoconference. Starting back in 2020,

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Could be worse

Well, the long awaited update to Quebec’s language charter is here, after being one of the key election planks that the governing CAQ party used to ride to a comfortable majority in 2018. The mammoth piece of legislation (100 pages

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Lawn & Garden

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 19, 2020 With warm weather finally here, plenty of people are getting outside to whip their lawns and gardens into shape. Lindsay Hamilton is the Vice-President of Mountainview Turf Specialist and recently started gardening advice page

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Three deaths linked to hospital outbreak

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 12, 2021 The COVID-19 outbreak at the Pontiac Hospital is over as of Monday, but the situation resulted in three deaths, according to the regional health authority, CISSSO. The outbreak, which took place on the second

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Body found near Campbell’s Bay boat launch

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 9, 2021 The body of an elderly Campbell’s Bay man was recovered from the Ottawa River on Sunday morning. Police were called after Royal Dubeau, 83, was discovered in the river near the municipal boat

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Fortin concerned with changes to language laws

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2021 Pontiac’s MNA is concerned with the CAQ government’s plan to update the province’s language laws, particularly with how they will impact the English-speaking community. André Fortin spoke to THE EQUITY on May 10 to

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