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Year in Review – July

River search operation ends well A search operation on the Ottawa River for an individual who was thought to be missing was launched on June

The Year in Review – April

Mayor of MoP proposes resolution supporting MRC Pontiac resolution on Chalk River dump site. Mayor Roger Larose of the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) says he

The Year in Review – January

The strife continues Premier François Legault announced that he would be re-imposing a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., as of Dec. 31,

The Year in Review – February

Flood prevention task force: Back in session The flood prevention task force sat down on Jan. 25 for the first time this season to discuss

The Year in Review – March

Demonstrators call for more funding for community groups A coalition of community organizations from across the Pontiac demonstrated outside the MRC building on Feb.22 to

A lack of good decisions

Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long

Year in Review – July

River search operation ends well A search operation on the Ottawa River for an individual who was thought to be missing was launched on June 30 after a woman’s belongings were found on a dock in Campbell’s Bay. After a

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The Year in Review – April

Mayor of MoP proposes resolution supporting MRC Pontiac resolution on Chalk River dump site. Mayor Roger Larose of the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) says he is concerned about the proposed near-surface dump site for low-level radioactive waste at Chalk River.

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A Christmas to Believe In at McDowell

There was hardly a seat left in the gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School on Dec. 22, as students took part in their Christmas concert, the first since 2019 due to covid. The production, titled “A Christmas to Believe

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The Year in Review – January

The strife continues Premier François Legault announced that he would be re-imposing a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., as of Dec. 31, 2021 in an effort to help curb the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. Other

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The Year in Review – February

Flood prevention task force: Back in session The flood prevention task force sat down on Jan. 25 for the first time this season to discuss and plan for the spring thawing and watch out for any irregularities in water levels.

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The Year in Review – March

Demonstrators call for more funding for community groups A coalition of community organizations from across the Pontiac demonstrated outside the MRC building on Feb.22 to demand the government of Quebec provide them more funding, pictured above. This action was just

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A lack of good decisions

Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long time in the making as political decisions have slowly undermined the health system. Today we

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