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November 26, 2025

Caleb Nickerson

Painted rocks brighten local communities

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY April 1, 2020 A family in Campbell’s Bay has been trying to raise spirits and beautify their community during the pandemic

Arrested for public disturbance

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 27, 2020 On Friday morning, police arrested a 21 year-old man for allegedly threatening workers at the Hayes Funeral Home crematorium

CISSSO employees test positive for virus

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS March 30, 2020 On Friday, the Centre intégré de Santé et de Services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) announced that two employees at

Social media distancing

Even though the streets are nearly bare and most stores are temporarily closed, there seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes. The

Pontiac family doctors respond to COVID-19

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 Pontiac’s family doctors are working to reduce their patients’ potential exposure to COVID-19 by implementing a slew of new

Food bank seeks donations

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 In these uncertain times when people are being laid off or having their hours scaled back, Bouffe Pontiac is

Man killed in snowmobile accident

CALEB NICKERSON otter lake March 18, 2019 An Ontario man was killed after striking a tree on a snowmobile near Otter Lake shortly before 1:30

Eight Outaouais cases confirmed

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 As of March 23, the number of confirmed cases in the Outaouais was 8, with a total of 628

Painted rocks brighten local communities

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY April 1, 2020 A family in Campbell’s Bay has been trying to raise spirits and beautify their community during the pandemic by creating a kind of scavenger hunt. Chanelle Shea and her two youngsters, Maple and

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Feds announce billions in emergency aid

CALEB NICKERSON OTTAWA March 25, 2019 Pontiac MP Will Amos was one of a handful of officials who returned to the House of Commons last week to pass a multi-billion dollar emergency aid package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Arrested for public disturbance

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE March 27, 2020 On Friday morning, police arrested a 21 year-old man for allegedly threatening workers at the Hayes Funeral Home crematorium in Shawville and not complying with the officers that responded to the call. Sûreté du

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CISSSO employees test positive for virus

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS March 30, 2020 On Friday, the Centre intégré de Santé et de Services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) announced that two employees at the Hull Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19. In order to protect staff, 11 employees

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Police see uptick in COVID-19 related calls

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS April 1, 2020 Police are getting an increase in calls about people ignoring public health mandates to distance themselves from others, but aren’t able to divulge information on specific cases. Last week, there were reports on social

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Social media distancing

Even though the streets are nearly bare and most stores are temporarily closed, there seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes. The response to this modern epidemic has been similar to others across the generations. In times

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Pontiac family doctors respond to COVID-19

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 Pontiac’s family doctors are working to reduce their patients’ potential exposure to COVID-19 by implementing a slew of new protocols. According to the Dr. Ruth Vander Stelt, President of the Pontiac Family Medicine Group,

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Food bank seeks donations

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 In these uncertain times when people are being laid off or having their hours scaled back, Bouffe Pontiac is adapting to the new reality with protocols for COVID-19. Their thrift store has already been

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Man killed in snowmobile accident

CALEB NICKERSON otter lake March 18, 2019 An Ontario man was killed after striking a tree on a snowmobile near Otter Lake shortly before 1:30 a.m. on March 18. According to police, the 56 year-old Roger Bedard, along with another

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Eight Outaouais cases confirmed

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC March 25, 2019 As of March 23, the number of confirmed cases in the Outaouais was 8, with a total of 628 across the province. The provincial total has changed to include probable cases, which, in addition

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