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July 23, 2025

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The geography of healthcare

It’s very good news that Pontiac Hospital’s medical imaging technicians will receive an $18,000 pay bonus. Congratulations to everyone who made a big noise about

Death by a thousand cuts

There is opportunity here in the Pontiac. Beautiful landscapes. Natural resources. Wide open spaces. Welcoming communities. Smart people with great ideas. All within easy access

Canada Day gratitude

As we celebrated Canada Day this week, a question on many minds was whether our current prime minister should continue to lead the Liberals. At

No time like the present

The MRC Council of Mayors is off for the month of July. It’s a good chance for the warden and mayors to recharge their batteries

Band-aids

A last-minute band-aid attempt to staunch the long-standing flow of staff from west Quebec hospitals to better-paying jobs in Ontario appears to be backfiring. It

The shift to the right

News over the weekend on the results of elections to the European Parliament has sparked much speculation around what is driving the shift to the

No life like it

Ah, farming. Master of your own destiny. Up before the sun. Working in the great outdoors. Coaxing plants from the soil. Caring for animals. Harvesting

Leaky boat

Somehow, our governments seem to have missed the baby boomer memo. They appear not to have picked up on the fact that the largest demographic

Showing up

They say that 80 per cent of success is just showing up. An estimated 500 people, give or take, showed up at the five public

Double-edged sword

As the rest of the world discovers what a gem the Pontiac is, and more and more people want to live here, property values are

The geography of healthcare

It’s very good news that Pontiac Hospital’s medical imaging technicians will receive an $18,000 pay bonus. Congratulations to everyone who made a big noise about the problem – hospital staff and administrators, doctors, citizen activists, mayors, the warden, and the

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Death by a thousand cuts

There is opportunity here in the Pontiac. Beautiful landscapes. Natural resources. Wide open spaces. Welcoming communities. Smart people with great ideas. All within easy access to major urban markets. What a great place to live, work and operate a business!

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Canada Day gratitude

As we celebrated Canada Day this week, a question on many minds was whether our current prime minister should continue to lead the Liberals. At stake is the question of how his presence on the national political scene will affect

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No time like the present

The MRC Council of Mayors is off for the month of July. It’s a good chance for the warden and mayors to recharge their batteries after what has undoubtedly been a challenging and exhausting year. When they come back to

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Band-aids

A last-minute band-aid attempt to staunch the long-standing flow of staff from west Quebec hospitals to better-paying jobs in Ontario appears to be backfiring. It started with a pay bonus offered to imaging technicians in Hull and Gatineau hospitals as

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The shift to the right

News over the weekend on the results of elections to the European Parliament has sparked much speculation around what is driving the shift to the right seen there and in other parts of the western world. The key drivers appear

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No life like it

Ah, farming. Master of your own destiny. Up before the sun. Working in the great outdoors. Coaxing plants from the soil. Caring for animals. Harvesting the fruits of your own labour. There’s no life like it. All this may be

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Leaky boat

Somehow, our governments seem to have missed the baby boomer memo. They appear not to have picked up on the fact that the largest demographic that has ever existed in our country would eventually grow older, retire, become senior citizens

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Showing up

They say that 80 per cent of success is just showing up. An estimated 500 people, give or take, showed up at the five public presentations on the incinerator project held across the Pontiac through late March and much of

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Double-edged sword

As the rest of the world discovers what a gem the Pontiac is, and more and more people want to live here, property values are bound to go up. It’s a matter of supply and demand. And it’s assumed to

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August 2, 2025
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August 3, 2025
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Euchre tournament fundraiser for Otter Lake’s 150th Anniversary in 2026.

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