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Hospital overtime tops $1 million

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 10, 2021 Overtime hours at the Pontiac Hospital have more than quadrupled since 2014, and topped a million dollars a year

Connexion Fibre Picanoc holds info session

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Feb. 8, 2021 Connexion Fibre Picanoc (CFP) held an information session via Zoom on Feb. 8 regarding the progress the non-profit organization

Conservatives announce Pontiac candidate

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 4, 2021 On Feb.4, the Pontiac pick for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) made his candidacy official. Michel Gauthier announced

Des Collines police nab daytime drunk driver

CALEB NICKERSON MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Feb. 5, 2021 A 71 year-old drunk driver was apprehended by police in the Municipality of Pontiac at around three in the afternoon on Feb. 5. According to MRC des Collines Police, the driver was

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Snow sculpting competition in Otter Lake

CALEB NICKERSON OTTER LAKE Feb. 17, 2021 Parents in Otter Lake looking for a fun family activity have just a few more days left to register for a municipality-wide snow sculpture competition. One of the organizers, Kassandra Fleury said that

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Bylaw posted detailing MRC council of mayors pay

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Feb. 2, 2021 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors passed Bylaw 265-2020 in relation to remuneration of the MRC’s elected officials for 2021 during its Jan. 20 meeting, and the official bylaw became available on its website

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New restaurateurs open two Pontiac eateries

CALEB NICKERSON There’s a new spot to grab a bite to eat in both Luskville and Fort Coulonge. Café Resto Karim opened two different locations over the past week, in the heart of these two distant communities. Co-owners Julie Dubois

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Hospital overtime tops $1 million

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 10, 2021 Overtime hours at the Pontiac Hospital have more than quadrupled since 2014, and topped a million dollars a year in 2020. THE EQUITY obtained the information through several access to information requests and it

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Connexion Fibre Picanoc holds info session

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Feb. 8, 2021 Connexion Fibre Picanoc (CFP) held an information session via Zoom on Feb. 8 regarding the progress the non-profit organization has made so far in securing high-speed internet service across the MRC’s of Pontiac and

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Conservatives announce Pontiac candidate

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 4, 2021 On Feb.4, the Pontiac pick for the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) made his candidacy official. Michel Gauthier announced he would be running in the next election via a Zoom call with media, accompanied

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