A sad situation
April 14, 2020
Well, it’s been a month since they cancelled school and enacted sweeping isolation legislation across the province. How’s everyone holding up? Across this region 30
Well, it’s been a month since they cancelled school and enacted sweeping isolation legislation across the province. How’s everyone holding up? Across this region 30
CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS April 15, 2020 The provincial government clamped down on inter-regional travel on April 1, but it remains up to the individual officers
CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC April 13, 2020 As if a pandemic weren’t enough to worry about, residents of the Pontiac were keeping a keen eye on
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 10, 2020 On Friday, the Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) announced that the Shawville Fair would be cancelled this year, due to
It seems like this was the week that the pandemic became more real to people. On Wednesday, the province took steps to inhibit travel throughout
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 6 2020 On Monday morning, local first responders and businesses gathered outside of the Pontiac Community Hospital and several local businesses
CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC April 1, 2020 On Wednesday, police forces across the Outaouais moved to establish checkpoints on inter-provincial bridges and between the MRCs of
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 27, 2020 The Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief is warning residents with wood stoves to check their pipes for creosote build up
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 8, 2020 The newsroom at THE EQUITY was nominated for several awards in the annual Quebec Community Newspaper Association (QCNA)’s Better
CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY April 1, 2020 The residents at St. Joseph’s Manor in Campbell’s Bay have been under a strict quarantine since March 11,
Well, it’s been a month since they cancelled school and enacted sweeping isolation legislation across the province. How’s everyone holding up? Across this region 30 days ago, people had their hours cut, their businesses closed down and their kids sent
CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS April 15, 2020 The provincial government clamped down on inter-regional travel on April 1, but it remains up to the individual officers manning the checkpoints to determine the punishment for travelling for non-essential services. According to Surete
CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC April 13, 2020 As if a pandemic weren’t enough to worry about, residents of the Pontiac were keeping a keen eye on the level of the Ottawa River, as levels were expected to rise on Monday. According
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 10, 2020 On Friday, the Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) announced that the Shawville Fair would be cancelled this year, due to public health concerns about COVID-19. This would have been the fair’s 164th anniversary, and it’s
It seems like this was the week that the pandemic became more real to people. On Wednesday, the province took steps to inhibit travel throughout the Outaouais, snarling traffic on the inter-provincial bridges from Ottawa, Renfrew and Pembroke, turning away
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 6 2020 On Monday morning, local first responders and businesses gathered outside of the Pontiac Community Hospital and several local businesses to salute other essential service workers. The hospital was first on the list and the
CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC April 1, 2020 On Wednesday, police forces across the Outaouais moved to establish checkpoints on inter-provincial bridges and between the MRCs of the region. The move was announced that morning and by noon, officers were appearing at
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 27, 2020 The Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief is warning residents with wood stoves to check their pipes for creosote build up after the department responded to a call on Friday morning. At about 9:30 a.m. on
CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE April 8, 2020 The newsroom at THE EQUITY was nominated for several awards in the annual Quebec Community Newspaper Association (QCNA)’s Better Newspapers competition. All three EQUITY staff at the time (Caleb Nickerson, J.D. Potié and Chris
CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY April 1, 2020 The residents at St. Joseph’s Manor in Campbell’s Bay have been under a strict quarantine since March 11, and the home’s staff have come up with some innovative solutions to keep everyone’s spirits
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