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COVID-19 cases down to two

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 11, 2020  The Pontiac service area now has two active cases, down from three active cases last Monday, as the battle

CISSSO seeks to increase hours

EMILY HSUEH and CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Nov. 11, 2020  A motion imposed by the local health authority means that nurses, nurse attendants and beneficiary attendants

Lotus Clinic welcomes new doctor

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Nov. 4, 2020  The Lotus Clinic in Shawville will be experiencing a few new updates this month, including staffing changes and flu

Phillip Holmes leaves Bristol council

STEPHEN RICCIO BRISTOL Nov. 11, 2020  Phillip Holmes has been a busy man, having spent the last seven years balancing teaching high school theatre and

Lions give back to the community

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE  Nov. 5, 2020  The Shawville Lions Club made donations to two local community initiatives on Nov. 5, as they have for several

Water tower fix on the horizon

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Shawville residents may soon be able to drink their tap water without boiling it, as work on the town’s

Ryan Hobbs: From cattle to cartoons

EMILY HSUEH Ryan Hobbs loves The Lion King. As a young boy living on a farm in Quyon, he would watch the Disney film three or four times a day, and to this day it remains one of his favourite

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COVID-19 cases down to two

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 11, 2020  The Pontiac service area now has two active cases, down from three active cases last Monday, as the battle against a second wave of COVID-19 continues. The service area (RLS) encompassing both the MRC

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CISSSO seeks to increase hours

EMILY HSUEH and CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Nov. 11, 2020  A motion imposed by the local health authority means that nurses, nurse attendants and beneficiary attendants at the hospitals in Gatineau and Hull will be forced to work full-time and in

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Health care transport costs up 60 per cent

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC  Nov. 11, 2020  The cost of transportation to and from Pontiac health care facilities has increased by around 60 per cent over the last five years, according to data acquired by THE EQUITY through an access to

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Lotus Clinic welcomes new doctor

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Nov. 4, 2020  The Lotus Clinic in Shawville will be experiencing a few new updates this month, including staffing changes and flu shots. In a post to Facebook on Nov. 4, the clinic announced the addition of

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Phillip Holmes leaves Bristol council

STEPHEN RICCIO BRISTOL Nov. 11, 2020  Phillip Holmes has been a busy man, having spent the last seven years balancing teaching high school theatre and working on his family farm, Netherleigh Farm, all the while serving on Bristol council. Having

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Lions give back to the community

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE  Nov. 5, 2020  The Shawville Lions Club made donations to two local community initiatives on Nov. 5, as they have for several years.  The club presented a cheque for $750 to the Blessed Cupboard Food Bank and

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Water tower fix on the horizon

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020  Shawville residents may soon be able to drink their tap water without boiling it, as work on the town’s water tower is set to be completed in the next couple weeks.  The tower had

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