Even though the streets are nearly bare and most stores are temporarily closed, there seems to be a lot going on behind the scenes. The response to this modern epidemic has been similar to others across the generations. In times

More than a few times this week I’ve thought back to earlier in the year, when many of us were oblivious to the danger presented by a virus picking up steam across the ocean. Ignorance was truly blissful, if the

All indications are that the coronavirus is coming. It is not a question of if but when. While experience in other parts of the world suggests we cannot prevent it, we are told there is much we can do to

On March 8, people around the world celebrated International Women’s Day, recognizing the contributions that women have made to their communities and across the globe. Here in the Pontiac, there is no shortage of females heavily involved in making the

Well, it happened. The action that was called for anonymously by a nurse in the Pontiac Community Hospital’s obstetrics unit (according to CBC in November of last year), was put into action by the CISSSO last Friday. The obstetrics unit

On Monday, a busload of Pontiac residents took the hour-plus drive – the same drive that expectant mothers from the region will soon have to make – in order to protest the closure of the Pontiac Community Hospital’s obstetrics unit.

In a move that’s shocking even by this government’s standards, Quebec’s CAQ government yet again invoked closure to pass through a controversial bill – this time eliminating school boards across the province. During the election, the CAQ promised to .

There are many problems that face Quebec today and one of the biggest is transportation. Maintaining the complex system of roads and repairing aging infrastructure like bridges is an absolutely monumental task. However bad the situation in the south of

Last week, the Broadcast and Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel released their final report on the state of communications in Canada, which proposes massive . . .

Five years ago, the former Liberal government of Quebec passed legislation that required the . . .