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December 17, 2025

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Onslow celebrates school secretary

A note from principal Cathy Nugent This year, we were fortunate to welcome an incredible new member to our school family– our secretary. From the

Pontiac ER stretcher wait times more than double

The average amount of time Pontiac Hospital emergency room (ER) patients waited on stretchers before being moved to a hospital bed more than doubled in the past year, according to new data provided by Outaouais healthcare authority CISSSO. The numbers

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Onslow celebrates school secretary

A note from principal Cathy Nugent This year, we were fortunate to welcome an incredible new member to our school family– our secretary. From the very first day, she has become an essential part of our team, supporting students, teachers,

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Pontiac wordsmiths gather for poetry evening

The second annual Poetry in the Pontiac event brought together a group of writers at Hursty’s Bar and Grill in Shawville on Apr. 23 for an evening of poetry reading. Organizer Jennifer Mulligan said about 10 people attended the event,

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Pontiac County Recipes – Scottish scones

As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. Our

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