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June 18, 2026

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Flying Elbows takes over Shawville

The annual Flying Elbows hockey tournament took over Shawville this weekend, bringing 20 teams to town for the community fundraiser. The arena was packed with

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Not renewing imagery tech bonuses would be “a mistake”: CISSSO CEO The bonuses given to medical imagery technicians in 2024 are set to expire in

Residents launch fundraiser for techs

Local activism group Citizens of the Pontiac is hoping to raise $30,000 to pay Pontiac’s imaging technicians what the province isn’t and keep them from

Year in Review – January and February 2023 Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac,

Nurse recruitment at a standstill

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville July 20, 2022 Since February 2020, young families in the Pontiac have not been able to access one of the fundamental services

Flying Elbows takes over Shawville

The annual Flying Elbows hockey tournament took over Shawville this weekend, bringing 20 teams to town for the community fundraiser. The arena was packed with high-flying hockey from Wednesday afternoon until late in the evening on Saturday, when the three

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Your province this week

Not renewing imagery tech bonuses would be “a mistake”: CISSSO CEO The bonuses given to medical imagery technicians in 2024 are set to expire in March, which has the head of regional health authority CISSSO, Dr. Marc Bilodeau, worried.  According

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Residents launch fundraiser for techs

Local activism group Citizens of the Pontiac is hoping to raise $30,000 to pay Pontiac’s imaging technicians what the province isn’t and keep them from leaving for higher paying jobs in early September.

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Year in Review – January and February 2023 Over the next few weeks we we will reviewing events that affected us here in the Pontiac, in THE EQUITY’S 2023 Year in Review January Fire at bus garage A fire at

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Candidates on healthcare and climate change

Brett Thoms Pontiac September 13, 2022 This week, as a part of our ongoing election series, THE EQUITY canvassed the candidates of all the parties running in the riding on their policy positions on healthcare and climate change. Starting with

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Nurse recruitment at a standstill

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville July 20, 2022 Since February 2020, young families in the Pontiac have not been able to access one of the fundamental services at the Pontiac Hospital due to a pause that had been announced in order to

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