Compiled by Caleb Nickerson, Emily Hsueh an Stephen Riccio JANUARY New year, new baby The Outaouais region’s first baby of 2020 arrived just after 2 a.m. on Jan. 1 at the Gatineau Hospital. Lexi-Anne Helmer was welcomed into the world

Compiled by Caleb Nickerson, Emily Hsueh and Stephen Riccio JULY Quyon Canada Day The Quyon Canada Day Committee managed to host an outdoor Canada Day celebration at the Quyon ferry landing despite COVID-19 restrictions, holding a barbeque, an outdoor Zumba

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 3, 2021 A group of demonstrators took to the streets of Shawville on Sunday afternoon to protest public health restrictions. More than 50 people turned up to the gathering, travelling the length of Main Street waving

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Dec.16, 2020 On Dec. 16, MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors voted in favour of a resolution supporting the decentralization of health care administration across the province and also received an update on the status of the Pontiac

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Dec 16, 2020 The operating room at the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) can handle a lot of things. Patients come in requiring anything from an appendix removed to complex bowel resections. However, specialty surgeries are key to

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Dec. 9, 2020 The likelihood that the Fibre Pontiac project’s ideal partner, Renmatix, will officially name the Pontiac as its future home by the end of 2020 is low, according to Pierre Vézina, MRC Pontiac forestry consultant

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Dec. 4-5, 2020 Santa Claus made two scheduled stops in the Pontiac over the weekend, swinging by Bryson Friday night and visiting Mansfield and Fort Coulonge on Saturday evening. Bryson The village of Bryson was jumping on

STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Dec. 3, 2020 The Municipality of Pontiac announced a balanced budget for 2021 in the amount of $9,631,820 during a special council meeting on Dec. 3. The budget total increased from $9,253,303 in 2020. Residents

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2020  The MRC Council of Mayors had a rare public airing of disagreement during their Nov. 25 meeting, with Warden Jane Toller breaking a nine-nine tie to require Renmatix, a multi-national corporation being courted by

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Dec. 2, 2020  Christmas cheer came early to the Pontiac this past weekend as Shawville was filled with colourful lights, Christmas crafts and handmade goods, and even a visit from Santa. The festivities kicked off on Friday