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January 14, 2026

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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

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

Year in Review – April 2021

MNA call for action from provincial government The Pontiac’s women’s shelter L’Entourelle is joining others across the province in a call for the Quebec government

Year in Review – May 2021

Hospital outbreak: 18 patients, 12 staff positive The COVID-19 outbreak on the general care ward at the Pontiac Hospital has grown since it was first

COVID update – The strife continues

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Jan. 5, 2021 On Thursday Premier François Legault announced that the province would be re-imposing a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to

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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Year in Review – April 2021

MNA call for action from provincial government The Pontiac’s women’s shelter L’Entourelle is joining others across the province in a call for the Quebec government to implement recommendations for increased resources, as there have been eight femicides within Quebec within

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Year in Review – May 2021

Hospital outbreak: 18 patients, 12 staff positive The COVID-19 outbreak on the general care ward at the Pontiac Hospital has grown since it was first announced on April 23, but the situation has stabilized according to the regional health authority

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COVID update – The strife continues

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Jan. 5, 2021 On Thursday Premier François Legault announced that the province would be re-imposing a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., as of Dec. 31, in an effort to help curb the spread of

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