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November 26, 2025

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Hospital’s occupational therapy interrupted

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Occupational therapy services have been interrupted at the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) in recent months.  According to coordinator Gilbert

The health of our region

Last week the local health authority announced that they would be forcing part-time health care staff at hospitals in the city to work full-time hours.

MRC receives greenhouse gas report

CALEB NICKERSON MRC PONTIAC Oct. 28, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Environmental Coordinator Kari Richardson gave a report

Corn dryer catches fire in Clarendon

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Oct. 27, 2020  Emergency crews were called out to a property in Clarendon on the afternoon of Oct. 27 to respond to

On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword

A long walk for Zoé

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Oct. 25, 2020  On Sunday afternoon, a group of citizens gathered in Bryson for a charity walk in support of one of

Local activist demands Pontiac name change

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2020  Local activist and perennial political candidate Roger Fleury held a protest outside of the MRC’s office in Campbell’s

Lab changes only temporary, say authorities

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2020  The transfer of certain local microbiology samples from the Pontiac Community Hospital’s laboratory to Gatineau is only a temporary

Bristol Dryland delayed to January

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Oct. 28, 2020  Though the Bristol Dryland dog race will not be taking place this year, organizer Denis Rozon is aiming to

Hospital’s occupational therapy interrupted

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Occupational therapy services have been interrupted at the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) in recent months.  According to coordinator Gilbert Daoust, the position for an occupational therapist (OT) at PCH had been vacant for almost

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The health of our region

Last week the local health authority announced that they would be forcing part-time health care staff at hospitals in the city to work full-time hours. In addition to a mandatory increase in hours, staff could be forced to work in

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MRC receives greenhouse gas report

CALEB NICKERSON MRC PONTIAC Oct. 28, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Environmental Coordinator Kari Richardson gave a report on the county’s greenhouse gas emissions.  The MRC had contracted a firm to provide an

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Corn dryer catches fire in Clarendon

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Oct. 27, 2020  Emergency crews were called out to a property in Clarendon on the afternoon of Oct. 27 to respond to a fire in a corn dryer.  The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department got the call just

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Council hears about nuclear reactor project

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC  Oct. 21, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac council’s virtual meeting on Oct. 21, the mayors took in a presentation from Global First Power (GFP), which gave an overview of the company’s plan to build a “Micro Modular

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On mental health

Over the weekend, the province was rocked by a sensational crime, a young man dressed in medieval garb rampaging around Quebec City with a sword on Halloween.  He ended up killing two people and injuring five before being arrested by

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A long walk for Zoé

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Oct. 25, 2020  On Sunday afternoon, a group of citizens gathered in Bryson for a charity walk in support of one of their neighbours.  Zoé Burnett is a local girl with Rett syndrome, a rare condition that

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Local activist demands Pontiac name change

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2020  Local activist and perennial political candidate Roger Fleury held a protest outside of the MRC’s office in Campbell’s Bay on Oct. 21.  Identifying himself as the Chief of the Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de

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Lab changes only temporary, say authorities

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2020  The transfer of certain local microbiology samples from the Pontiac Community Hospital’s laboratory to Gatineau is only a temporary measure due to a loss of staff, according to local health authorities.  THE EQUITY spoke

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Bristol Dryland delayed to January

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Oct. 28, 2020  Though the Bristol Dryland dog race will not be taking place this year, organizer Denis Rozon is aiming to have a modified event take place in January. Rozon said that the new date would

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