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January 21, 2026

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CAP gets a facelift

Shawville’s Centre d’Accueil Pontiac (CAP) has received a major facelift for the first time since its construction in 2011, including additions of several themed rooms,

Province matches techs’ bonus

Radiology technologists in four rural Outaouais hospitals, including the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, will receive an additional $4,000 bonus, matching the $22,000 bonuses offered previously

CISSSO hopeful new bonuses will draw more techs to region

CISSSO’s Pontiac director Nicole Boucher-Larivière is hoping the package of financial incentives offered this summer to radiology technologists in the Pontiac will help attract more applications to the region’s hospital.  Last week, four radiology technologists were slated to leave their

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MRC refines agricultural development plan

On Tuesday evening the MRC Pontiac presented the latest version of its plan for developing the agricultural industry in the Pontiac at a public consultation meeting hosted at the new market building in Chapeau.  The plan is referred to as

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CAP gets a facelift

Shawville’s Centre d’Accueil Pontiac (CAP) has received a major facelift for the first time since its construction in 2011, including additions of several themed rooms, art and murals to improve the residents’ quality of life which will be unveiled to

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Nurses union calls on members to refuse overtime

The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec (FIQ), the province’s largest union representing nurses, has called on its members to refuse to work overtime starting Sept. 19. This action comes after the more than 500-day standoff between the FIQ

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Province matches techs’ bonus

Radiology technologists in four rural Outaouais hospitals, including the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, will receive an additional $4,000 bonus, matching the $22,000 bonuses offered previously to technologists in Gatineau, Hull and Papineau hospitals, per an announcement by the union representing

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