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November 19, 2025

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Democratic deficit

An unfortunately weak resolution on the proposed Chalk River nuclear dump was passed at the December meeting of the Pontiac Council of Mayors, and the

Quebec Public Health Director Resigns

Nikki Buechler Pontiac Jan. 11 2022 Dr. Horacio Arruda has resigned from his post as Quebec’s public health director, a position he has occupied for

One in two chances of having Covid

Carole St-aubin Pontiac Jan. 12, 2022 The number of COVID cases have been consistently rising all across the province. As of Monday, Quebec has reported

Fire engulfs Shawville home

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Jan. 8, 2022 At 5:25 am the Shawville Clarendon Fire Department rushed over to 230 Centre Street. A duplex was engulfed with

Democratic deficit

An unfortunately weak resolution on the proposed Chalk River nuclear dump was passed at the December meeting of the Pontiac Council of Mayors, and the question is why. The plan being advanced by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is to locate

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Quebec Public Health Director Resigns

Nikki Buechler Pontiac Jan. 11 2022 Dr. Horacio Arruda has resigned from his post as Quebec’s public health director, a position he has occupied for almost 12 years. His letter of resignation, which was accepted by Premier Francios Legault on

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One in two chances of having Covid

Carole St-aubin Pontiac Jan. 12, 2022 The number of COVID cases have been consistently rising all across the province. As of Monday, Quebec has reported more than 2,554 hospitalizations, with 248 people in intensive care and 26 new deaths. Meanwhile,

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SADC video series introduced new herds in Pontiac

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac Jan. 12, 2022 To highlight agrotourism in the Pontiac, the Sociétés d’aide au Développement de la Collectivités (SADC) created a video series featuring the growing and evolving agricultural businesses in the Pontiac region. “I wanted to find

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Year in Review June – September 2021

June Amos caught urinating on camera Pontiac MP Will Amos found himself in international headlines for the second time in as many months, after he was caught urinating on-camera during a committee meeting on May 26. Late the following day,

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Fire engulfs Shawville home

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville Jan. 8, 2022 At 5:25 am the Shawville Clarendon Fire Department rushed over to 230 Centre Street. A duplex was engulfed with flames by the time the firefighters were on the scene. It was a particularly difficult

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