The thing that many in this community have been dreading for the past year finally happened last week, as a COVID-19 outbreak was declared at the Pontiac Hospital. As of Monday afternoon, there were . . .

Last week Pontiac’s member of parliament Will Amos made international headlines in perhaps one of the most embarrassing ways possible. Apparently returning from a jog just in time for question period, he appeared on a video call completely in the

Over the weekend huge crowds of people took to the streets in Montreal to protest lockdown measures, particularly the return of the 8 p.m. curfew that was rolled back from 9:30. What began as an incredibly dangerous stunt, given that

Spring has sprung. It was the first weekend in a while to feature multiple in-person events, as Pontiacers emerged from their hibernation spots to celebrate Easter. Even outside of organized fun or religious services, there were plenty of . .

Earlier this month a horrific tragedy played out in our region. Two young men, Gaetan and Aramis, lost their lives in a car accident. A region this sprawling sees its fair share of fatal collisions every year, and all too

There’s an old saying that knowledge is power. That’s not entirely correct. Knowledge is nothing if it’s not combined with context and the critical thinking to categorize it properly. However, it’s a pretty big piece of the puzzle. These past

A year. A whole 12 months ago, a virus that had been surging elsewhere in the world finally caused a change to our day to day activities. Canadians have a tendency to look elsewhere and compare ourselves to other rich,

There’s a great scene in HBO’s classic television series The Sopranos: two mafia wiseguys enter a Starbucks-type coffee franchise and attempt to give the manager an offer he can’t refuse. Either he pays their “merchant’s protective cooperative” or they and

Communicating is one of the most important things we can do as humans. Over the past few centuries it’s gone through a whole lot of advancement, from the printing press to the telephone. The creation and adoption of the internet

If there’s anything this pandemic has shown, it’s the importance of data that’s both accurate and timely. In a novel and unexpected crisis, there is inevitably going to be screw-ups on the part of our public officials, both elected and