

CISSSO’s yellow name tags connect anglo patients with English service
A recent initiative from Outaouais’ healthcare provider helps English Quebecers identify bilingual staff in hospitals that aren’t designated bilingual by the province.


A recent initiative from Outaouais’ healthcare provider helps English Quebecers identify bilingual staff in hospitals that aren’t designated bilingual by the province.


Local activism group Citizens of the Pontiac is hoping to raise $30,000 to pay Pontiac’s imaging technicians what the province isn’t and keep them from


To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and






September Shawville Fair back in full force The 165th Shawville Fair was grand, with huge crowds and a many activities to see during the five


Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory
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


Brett Thoms Pontiac October 7, 2022 André Fortin has been reelected for his third term as MNA for the riding of Pontiac. Not only was


Brett Thoms Shawville September 23, 2022 CISSSO, the health authority for Outaouais, announced a new program which aims to source food supplies from local and


A recent initiative from Outaouais’ healthcare provider helps English Quebecers identify bilingual staff in hospitals that aren’t designated bilingual by the province.


Local activism group Citizens of the Pontiac is hoping to raise $30,000 to pay Pontiac’s imaging technicians what the province isn’t and keep them from leaving for higher paying jobs in early September.


To honour Administrative Professionals Day (Apr. 24) THE EQUITY spoke with people working in offices across three sectors in the Pontiac region (business, politics, and health) about what their day-to-day is like, and what keeps them coming back to work.






September Shawville Fair back in full force The 165th Shawville Fair was grand, with huge crowds and a many activities to see during the five days of festivities. These included the classic truck and tractor pulls, animal shows, exhibits, live


Brett Thoms Shawville January 15, 2023 Two Pontiac nursing students received the Deborah Smith Scholarship bursary last weekend. The scholarship fund was founded in memory of Debbie Smith, a nurse from the area who was killed by a distracted driver
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


Brett Thoms Pontiac October 7, 2022 André Fortin has been reelected for his third term as MNA for the riding of Pontiac. Not only was Fortin the only member of the Quebec Liberal Party (QLP) elected outside the greater Montreal


Brett Thoms Shawville September 23, 2022 CISSSO, the health authority for Outaouais, announced a new program which aims to source food supplies from local and Quebecer producers at a press event on Friday. The event was titled Les Institutions Mangent
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