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August 13, 2026

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Seventy-five teachers join picket line

Strike seeks to improve working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for students Pierre Cyr Mansfield Dec. 11, 2023 The latest protest by striking Pontiac

Pontiac public service workers on strike

Province may offer higher wages in exchange for ‘flexibility’ from nurses, teachers Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Nov. 21, 2023 Nancy Dufault has been working as

Bouffe Pontiac experiencing unprecedented demand

Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to the organization are down from previous years. “Every year, the need is greatest in November

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Seventy-five teachers join picket line

Strike seeks to improve working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for students Pierre Cyr Mansfield Dec. 11, 2023 The latest protest by striking Pontiac teachers took place in Mansfield on Monday morning. Members of the Syndicat du personnel professionnel

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Dragons win in team’s first Shawville game

Camilla Faragalli Shawville Dec. 9, 2023 The Outaouais Dragons U15 AA hockey team defeated opponents Outaouais Bisons 4-1 at a packed Shawville Arena on Saturday. The Dragons AA team, made up of some of the best U15 players in the

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CISSSO user committee returns to Pontiac

Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Nov. 28, 2023 Residents and users of CISSSO health and social service facilities in the Pontiac region now have a committee of people dedicated to representing their rights and needs to institutional authorities. After six years

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Pontiac public service workers on strike

Province may offer higher wages in exchange for ‘flexibility’ from nurses, teachers Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Nov. 21, 2023 Nancy Dufault has been working as a medical secretary at the Pontiac Hospital for 34 years. Her work involves a long

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