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On reconciliation

A local farmer once told me the story of how his ancestors came to be here. As I remember it, his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was awarded a

Connor Lalande Quebec Sept. 25, 2023 A backlog of Quebec students seeking their eligibility certificates to attend English schools needs to be rectified, says the

Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS

Letters to the Editor – September 27, 2023

Money up in smoke Dear Editor, I have been reading the news items about the proposed garbage incinerator in the Pontiac with increasing amazement. Certainly people could be concerned about air pollution. The notion that these things emit gas that

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On reconciliation

A local farmer once told me the story of how his ancestors came to be here. As I remember it, his great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather was awarded a plot of land after the area was surveyed in the 1830s. The man set off

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Paving the road from farm to plate – AgriSaveur

Glen Hartle Chapeau Sept. 25, 2023 The MRC Pontiac hosted three community “Call To Farmers”, presenting the idea of a regional agrifood processing operation, while at the same time soliciting feedback and input on what can be done to identify

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Connor Lalande Quebec Sept. 25, 2023 A backlog of Quebec students seeking their eligibility certificates to attend English schools needs to be rectified, says the Quebec English School Boards Association (QESBA). The QESBA, which advocates for English language education in

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Letters to the Editor – September 20, 2023

CISSSO’s centralized administration fails the Pontiac An open letter to Christian Dubé, Quebec’s Minister of Health and Social Services Dear Minisiter, In 2015 the CSSS du Pontiac was fused with five other hospitals to create the CISSS de l’Outaouais. Most

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