MIKE ATHEY FORT COULONGE Nov. 19, 2020  Councillors have voted in a new mayor for Fort Coulonge following a council meeting  on Nov. 19. The special vote saw former pro-mayor Debbie Laporte become the new mayor following the recent departure

CALEB NICKERSON QUEBEC Nov. 25, 2020  Hundreds of doctors from across the province, including several in the Pontiac, have joined a coalition aiming to decentralize the administration of health care services in Quebec.  The collective, known by their French acronym

STEPHEN RICCIO SHAWVILLE Nov. 11, 2020 Despite pandemic-imposed restrictions and some light rain, residents still found a way to honour fallen Canadian veterans at the Shawville Veterans Park for Remembrance Day. Several dozen gathered in a social-distanced manner on Nov.

MIKE ATHEY BRISTOL Nov. 11, 2020 A small Remembrance Day service took place in Bristol on Nov. 11 to recognize the sacrifice of those who lost their lives while fighting wars for our country. A group of around 30 residents

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Nov. 8, 2020  As is tradition, the residents of Quyon marked Remembrance Day on the Sunday before Nov. 11. Though this year’s ceremony was sparsely attended due to public health guidelines, the event was streamed live to

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Oct. 31, 2020  Dozens of costumed trick-or-treaters came out to rue Main in Shawville to get some bonus midday candy. The sun shone brightly as business owners along the street set up tables outside their buildings with

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Oct. 30-31, 2020  By the light of the blue moon, the people of the Pontiac donned their costumes and prepared their candy to celebrate Halloween. But it wasn’t just at night when the freaky festivities took place;

STEPHEN RICCIO LUSKVILLE Oct. 20, 2020  A nine-month police investigation labelled Project New Haven came to fruition on Oct. 20 when search warrants for addresses in Luskville, Gatineau and Ottawa were executed and 16 people were arrested and charged, including

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2020  Local activist and perennial political candidate Roger Fleury held a protest outside of the MRC’s office in Campbell’s Bay on Oct. 21.  Identifying himself as the Chief of the Pontiac Anishinaabek Fort de

EMILY HSUEH OUTAOUAIS Oct. 14, 2020  CISSSO and the Quebec government have announced that a new 600-bed mega-hospital will be built in the Outaouais in the coming years. In a French press conference live streamed on CISSSO’s Facebook page on