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April 23, 2026

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Bristol withdraws support for incinerator

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 8, 2024 Bristol council voted unanimously to retract its previous support for the waste incinerator project being proposed by

Norway Bay to get new docks

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 2, 2024 The Municipality of Bristol will pay for a new set of docks to be installed at the

Carrier leaves CHIP

François Carrier, General Manager of CHIP FM since 2012, has left his position at the Pontiac radio station to take on a new challenge with

Motion to open plenary rejected

by Charles Dickson Campbell’s Bay Mar. 20, 2024 A proposal to allow the public to attend the monthly plenary meetings of MRC Pontiac mayors has

FIQ nurses reach deal with province by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Mar. 21 , 2024 After 16 months of negotiations, Quebec’s largest nurses union has

Three municipal councils call for halt to incinerator project Mayor Spence to replace warden as spokesperson on EFW file by Charles Dickson Pontiac Mar. 18,

Bristol withdraws support for incinerator

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 8, 2024 Bristol council voted unanimously to retract its previous support for the waste incinerator project being proposed by the MRC Pontiac at its council meeting on Apr. 2. The decision was met by

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Norway Bay to get new docks

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Apr. 2, 2024 The Municipality of Bristol will pay for a new set of docks to be installed at the Norway Bay beach this year to make deep-water swimming possible despite the indefinite closure of

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Convoy heads to Ottawa to protest carbon tax

by Charles Dickson Shawville Apr. 1, 2024 Twenty-one people in a nine-vehicle convoy left Shawville just after 9 a.m. on Monday, heading for Ottawa to register a complaint with the federal government over the carbon tax increase which came into

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Carrier leaves CHIP

François Carrier, General Manager of CHIP FM since 2012, has left his position at the Pontiac radio station to take on a new challenge with Le Droit newspaper. Carrier made the shift to his new role as General Manager and

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Motion to open plenary rejected

by Charles Dickson Campbell’s Bay Mar. 20, 2024 A proposal to allow the public to attend the monthly plenary meetings of MRC Pontiac mayors has been soundly defeated. At the regular monthly public meeting held in Campbell’s Bay last week,

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FIQ nurses reach deal with province by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Quebec Mar. 21 , 2024 After 16 months of negotiations, Quebec’s largest nurses union has reached an agreement in principle with the province. The Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du

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Three municipal councils call for halt to incinerator project Mayor Spence to replace warden as spokesperson on EFW file by Charles Dickson Pontiac Mar. 18, 2024 The councils of the municipalities of Otter Lake, Thorne and Waltham passed resolutions at

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MRC Pontiac funds support bid for abattoir

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Mar. 13, 2024 The MRC Pontiac has confirmed it has offered financial support to a bid that was placed for the purchase of local Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac. The business assets were listed for

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