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March 11, 2026

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Seventy-five teachers join picket line

Strike seeks to improve working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for students Pierre Cyr Mansfield Dec. 11, 2023 The latest protest by striking Pontiac

CAQ passes healthcare reform bill, creates centralized Santé Québec New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services

Pontiac hits the ice for Farmers Bonspiel

by Camilla Faragalli Shawville Jan. 6, 2024 Twelve teams of Pontiac locals took over the Shawville Curling Club on Saturday for the 42nd annual Farmers Bonspiel. The winning team included Ian Mackechnie, Tammy Davis, and Jerry Barber, who play together

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Bouffe Pontiac experiencing unprecedented demand

Camilla Faragalli Campbell’s bay Dec. 15, 2023 The demand for food from local food bank Bouffe Pontiac is up this year, while monetary donations to the organization are down from previous years. “Every year, the need is greatest in November

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Seventy-five teachers join picket line

Strike seeks to improve working conditions for teachers and learning conditions for students Pierre Cyr Mansfield Dec. 11, 2023 The latest protest by striking Pontiac teachers took place in Mansfield on Monday morning. Members of the Syndicat du personnel professionnel

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CAQ passes healthcare reform bill, creates centralized Santé Québec New agency will be sole healthcare employer and run day-to-day operations of health and social services across Quebec sophie kuijper dickson pontiac Dec. 9, 2023 Quebec’s Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) government

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Dragons win in team’s first Shawville game

Camilla Faragalli Shawville Dec. 9, 2023 The Outaouais Dragons U15 AA hockey team defeated opponents Outaouais Bisons 4-1 at a packed Shawville Arena on Saturday. The Dragons AA team, made up of some of the best U15 players in the

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CISSSO user committee returns to Pontiac

Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Nov. 28, 2023 Residents and users of CISSSO health and social service facilities in the Pontiac region now have a committee of people dedicated to representing their rights and needs to institutional authorities. After six years

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