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Unions reach tentative deal: Members to vote in the coming weeks by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Jan. 7 2024 Unions representing public service workers in

Avian flu reported in Papineau by Charles Dickson Papineau Jan. 8, 2024 An outbreak of avian flu has been reported at a commercial poultry farm

Year in Review – January and February 2023 Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac,

Year in Review – March and April Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in

Feds approve nuclear waste disposal facility

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the construction of a disposal facility for radioactive waste at the site of the nuclear research station in Deep River, Ont. The near surface disposal facility (NSDF) will be built just over

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Unions reach tentative deal: Members to vote in the coming weeks by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Jan. 7 2024 Unions representing public service workers in Quebec have reached agreements in principle with the province following weeks of rotating strikes from

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Avian flu reported in Papineau by Charles Dickson Papineau Jan. 8, 2024 An outbreak of avian flu has been reported at a commercial poultry farm in the west Quebec MRC of Papineau. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) reported the

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Year in Review – January and February 2023 Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in THE EQUITY’S 2023 Year in Review January Fire at bus garage A fire at

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Year in Review – March and April Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in THE EQUITY’S 2023 Year in Review March Owner warned over English Facebook posts The owner

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‘It’s back to life, and it’s beautiful’

Mansfield and Pontefract public library now open at Dagenais House by Camilla Faragalli Mansfield and Pontefract Jan. 7, 2024 The Mansfield and Pontefract public library officially reopened its doors on Wednesday, after moving from the George Bryson Heritage House to

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