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March 11, 2026

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MRC-des-Collines police nab speed demons

STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Aug. 30, 2020 MRC des Collines Police are advising residents to be mindful of speeding on Hwy. 148 after handing

COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 As of Monday afternoon, the Outaouais had 99 active cases (832 total, with 700 recovered) and four hospitalizations. The

Masks still an issue for local businesses

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 Despite masks being mandatory in indoor public spaces for more than a month, local business owners are still dealing with headaches from policing the public health rules. At Langford’s Grocery in Shawville, manager Christine

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Illegal garbage dumping angers Quyon resident

CALEB NICKERSON MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 People dumping garbage illegally outside of a former dump site in the Municipality of Pontiac has raised the ire of one nearby resident. Vladimir Tolstoy has lived a few kilometres up the

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COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 As of Monday afternoon, the Outaouais had 99 active cases (832 total, with 700 recovered) and four hospitalizations. The weekly case count increase of 40 is more than double the previous week’s uptick of

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Rural health care in crisis: Part one

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 Note: In this article, I am attempting to cover some of the region’s health care issues in a way that goes beyond the surface level and provides a nuanced look at what needs to

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