STEPHEN RICCIO MRC PONTIAC Feb. 17, 2021 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors met for its monthly meeting on Feb. 17, organizing virtually via Zoom to discuss a multitude of regional affairs. All of the mayors were in attendance, as

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 17, 2021 Overtime hours are up at all three of Pontiac’s public long-term care facilities (CHSLDs) according to the regional health authority’s documentation. The data was obtained by THE EQUITY through several access to information requests.

STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Feb. 9, 2021 The Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) council held its monthly meeting on Feb. 9, linking up virtually via Zoom as it discussed a variety of topics, including the approval of funding for a

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Feb. 10, 2021 Overtime hours at the Pontiac Hospital have more than quadrupled since 2014, and topped a million dollars a year in 2020. THE EQUITY obtained the information through several access to information requests and it

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Feb. 3, 2021 In December, the MRC council tabled a draft bylaw regarding the use of the old CN rail bed that runs parallel to the Ottawa River from Bristol to Portage du Fort. Since then, public

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Jan. 20, 2021 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors held its first meeting of 2021 on Jan. 20 over the video conferencing platform Zoom, while also streaming it live to Facebook. All of the 18 mayors were

STEPHEN RICCIO SHAWVILLE Jan. 12, 2021 The Municipality of Shawville is offering a $100 reward to help identify a vandal who made their way around Shawville in the early hours on Jan. 12 and spray-painted COVID-related messages on several different

STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Jan. 12, 2021 The Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) held its first council meeting of the New Year on Jan. 12, connecting virtually via Zoom to discuss the 2021 tax increase, chemin Tremblay rehabilitation and other

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 13, 2021 The provincial government has implemented an overnight curfew to go along with its extension of lockdown conditions for another four weeks, until Feb. 8. The previous lockdown was set to run out on Jan.

CALEB NICKERSON FORT COULONGE Jan. 10, 2021 On Sunday afternoon, the second Pontiac protest against lockdown measures took place in downtown Fort Coulonge. The gathering was slightly smaller than the one that took place in Shawville the previous weekend, but