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November 26, 2025

Caleb Nickerson

A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear

Rural health care in crisis: part 3

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 21, 2020  Note: This is the fourth installment of a series on the crisis in rural health care that attempts to

Feds dole out $164,000 for food security

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Oct. 21, 2020  The federal government announced last week that they would be disbursing funding for local non-profits to improve food security. 

Big changes, little details

Last week the provincial authorities made a gargantuan statement.  The CAQ’s golden boy for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, along with newly christened Health Minister Christian

Communication break down

Since the government has chosen to divide up regions across the province by their relative “danger zone”, I’ve been playing Kenny Loggins non-stop. We’re barrelling

Fastball wraps up

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 3, 2020 The Shawville Men’s Fastpitch League wrapped up on Saturday night, closing out an abbreviated season with a pair of

Physio interrupted at Pontiac Hospital

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 7, 2020 Physiotherapy at the Pontiac Community Hospital has experienced a major disruption this year, and will likely remain limited for

Half a million for local infrastructure projects

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 21, 2020  At MRC Pontiac’s Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Economic Development Director Cyndy Phillips announced that 13 projects would be funded through the FRR program.   The decisions were made on Sept. 30

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A spooky time

Halloween is a time for scary things. Whether it’s the gruesome movies, sinister costumes or the fact that rent is due the next day, fear is in the air. Fear is an interesting thing. A small serving is oftentimes fine,

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Rural health care in crisis: part 3

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 21, 2020  Note: This is the fourth installment of a series on the crisis in rural health care that attempts to discuss as many facets of the issue as possible. If you haven’t read the previous

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Feds dole out $164,000 for food security

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Oct. 21, 2020  The federal government announced last week that they would be disbursing funding for local non-profits to improve food security.  Pontiac MP Will Amos, along with his colleague from the riding of Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus,

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Big changes, little details

Last week the provincial authorities made a gargantuan statement.  The CAQ’s golden boy for the Outaouais, Mathieu Lacombe, along with newly christened Health Minister Christian Dubé, announced that there was a 600 bed hospital destined for the region, but were

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Communication break down

Since the government has chosen to divide up regions across the province by their relative “danger zone”, I’ve been playing Kenny Loggins non-stop. We’re barrelling towards the upper reaches of these coloured zones, with Gatineau and the surrounding area being

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Fastball wraps up

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 3, 2020 The Shawville Men’s Fastpitch League wrapped up on Saturday night, closing out an abbreviated season with a pair of games. Organizer Matt Greer said that despite the late start and the additional restrictions, they

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Physio interrupted at Pontiac Hospital

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Oct. 7, 2020 Physiotherapy at the Pontiac Community Hospital has experienced a major disruption this year, and will likely remain limited for the foreseeable future. According to CISSSO media relations agent Patricia Rhéaume, two of the hospital’s

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