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April 2, 2026

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CNL holds info sessions in upper Pontiac

Brett Thoms Chapeau November 10, 2022 Canadian Nuclear laboratories (CNL)held a series of public information sessions last week in three Pontiac municipalities on its environmental

MRC Pontiac employees to go on strike

Brett Thoms Pontiac November 14, 2022 Members of the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) at the MRC Pontiac will be

Becoming a First Aider

As a part of requirements to have employees capable of performing first aid by the Commission des normes de l’équité de la santé et de

Scan this

The CT scanner at the Pontiac Community Hospital was recently out of order. Repairs were to be done by the following Tuesday. For patients needing

Ladies Night at Stedmans V&S

Almost 100 women came out on Friday ready to shop at the 7th annual Ladies Night event, held at Stedmans V&S in Shawville. A few

The Corking and Uncorking of Nurture

Glen Hartle Luskville November 5, 2022 Leystone Farms threw the barn doors open on November 5 as part of the Luskville Christmas Farm Hop and

CNL holds info sessions in upper Pontiac

Brett Thoms Chapeau November 10, 2022 Canadian Nuclear laboratories (CNL)held a series of public information sessions last week in three Pontiac municipalities on its environmental remediation projects. The first was held at Rapides-des-Joachims on Nov. 8, the second was held

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MRC Pontiac employees to go on strike

Brett Thoms Pontiac November 14, 2022 Members of the Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) at the MRC Pontiac will be on strike on November 23. This move comes after the two parties failed to agree

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Becoming a First Aider

As a part of requirements to have employees capable of performing first aid by the Commission des normes de l’équité de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) I attended two full days of first aid training courses

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Scan this

The CT scanner at the Pontiac Community Hospital was recently out of order. Repairs were to be done by the following Tuesday. For patients needing a scan in the meantime, a “corridor of service’’ was set up — a nice

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Ladies Night at Stedmans V&S

Almost 100 women came out on Friday ready to shop at the 7th annual Ladies Night event, held at Stedmans V&S in Shawville. A few weeks ago, Stedmans V&S posted on their Facebook page that they were going to be

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The Corking and Uncorking of Nurture

Glen Hartle Luskville November 5, 2022 Leystone Farms threw the barn doors open on November 5 as part of the Luskville Christmas Farm Hop and they had something special to celebrate over and above the Hop itself: the artistry of

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PHS students move on to next phase in life

Brett Thoms Shawville November 5, 2022 Walking into the gym to the classic graduation song Pomp and Circumstance, the 42 graduating students of Pontiac High School’s (PHS) class of 2022 celebrated their graduation ceremony on Saturday night in the high

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