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January 7, 2026

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Hospital overtime tops $1 million

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 10, 2021 Overtime hours at the Pontiac Hospital have more than quadrupled since 2014, and topped a million dollars a year

Conservatives announce Pontiac candidate

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 4, 2021 On Feb.4, the Pontiac pick for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) made his candidacy official. Michel Gauthier announced

Pool project keeps on swimming

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 3, 2021 The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee are looking at their options following the news that they were not approved for

Your health is your wealth

This past weekend, this province marked a particularly grim milestone, with its 10,000th death attributed to COVID-19. Despite making up only a quarter of Canada’s

A boost for Bouffe Pontiac

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 29, 2021 On Friday afternoon, staff at the Shawville Giant Tiger gave the food bank Bouffe Pontiac a sizable donation. A

Four-term Pontiac MNA passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 1, 2021 The Pontiac lost a prominent advocate with the passing of Charlotte L’Écuyer on Monday. In a statement issued by

Let’s talk

Nearly a year into this whole pandemic scenario and there’s no sign that things will be getting back to normal any time soon. We’re seeing

Caring for mental health

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 27, 2021 When someone has a physical injury, there’s usually a straightforward way for them to get help. Slap on a

MRC celebrates Sylvie Landriault

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 20, 2021 At the last Pontiac MRC council meeting on Jan. 20, participants celebrated the contributions of recently retired community leader

Hospital overtime tops $1 million

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 10, 2021 Overtime hours at the Pontiac Hospital have more than quadrupled since 2014, and topped a million dollars a year in 2020. THE EQUITY obtained the information through several access to information requests and it

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Conservatives announce Pontiac candidate

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 4, 2021 On Feb.4, the Pontiac pick for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) made his candidacy official. Michel Gauthier announced he would be running in the next election via a Zoom call with media, accompanied

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Pool project keeps on swimming

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 3, 2021 The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee are looking at their options following the news that they were not approved for a large grant they applied for in 2020. Committee President Todd Hoffman said that the

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Your health is your wealth

This past weekend, this province marked a particularly grim milestone, with its 10,000th death attributed to COVID-19. Despite making up only a quarter of Canada’s population, Quebec has accounted for nearly half of the deaths caused by the pandemic. The

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A boost for Bouffe Pontiac

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 29, 2021 On Friday afternoon, staff at the Shawville Giant Tiger gave the food bank Bouffe Pontiac a sizable donation. A cheque for $3,500 was presented to Bouffe’s director general Kim Laroche. It was raised by

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Four-term Pontiac MNA passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 1, 2021 The Pontiac lost a prominent advocate with the passing of Charlotte L’Écuyer on Monday. In a statement issued by her daughter Josey Bouchard on Feb. 1, L’Écuyer succumbed to cancer at the age of

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Let’s talk

Nearly a year into this whole pandemic scenario and there’s no sign that things will be getting back to normal any time soon. We’re seeing the backside of this second wave over the past week, especially so in the Outaouais,

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Caring for mental health

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 27, 2021 When someone has a physical injury, there’s usually a straightforward way for them to get help. Slap on a bandage, call up their doctor or in the most pressing circumstances, head for the emergency

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MRC celebrates Sylvie Landriault

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 20, 2021 At the last Pontiac MRC council meeting on Jan. 20, participants celebrated the contributions of recently retired community leader Sylvie Landriault. Landriault had been a long-serving member of the MRC investment committee in addition

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