Dr. Roly Armitage, former Shawville veterinarian,dies at 99
June 25, 2024
Former Shawville veterinarian Dr. Roly Armitage passed away in Ottawa last week at the age of 99. Through most of the 1950s and 60s, Dr.
Charles Dickson
Band-aids
June 18, 2024
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
June 12, 2024
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
All in
June 12, 2024
A crew of volunteers organized by the Norway Bay Municipal Association gathered at the community’s beach on Saturday to install new temporary docks, purchased by
Fourth candidate seeks Conservative nomination
June 11, 2024
A fourth candidate has entered the race for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Pontiac. Mark Buzan lives in the Plateau area of
No life like it
June 4, 2024
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
Farmers need more support, Shawville gathering tells minister
June 4, 2024
Forty people attended a discussion on agriculture, food security and rural economic development at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Shawville on Friday morning that
Spence launches series of town hall presentations on incinerator project
March 27, 2024
by Charles Dickson Allumette Island Mar. 25, 2024 It was close to a capacity crowd at St. Joseph’s Hall in Allumette Island on Monday evening
The company we keep
March 13, 2024
FOLLOWING THE RECENT DECISION BY THE QUEBEC COURT OF APPEAL TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BILL 21, WE ARE REPUBLISHING OUR EDITORIAL OF DEC. 15,
Distinct society
February 21, 2024
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting
Dr. Roly Armitage, former Shawville veterinarian,dies at 99
June 25, 2024
Former Shawville veterinarian Dr. Roly Armitage passed away in Ottawa last week at the age of 99. Through most of the 1950s and 60s, Dr. Armitage was a Shawville-based veterinarian, well-known throughout the Pontiac and beyond as a Standardbred horse
Band-aids
June 18, 2024
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
The shift to the right
June 12, 2024
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
All in
June 12, 2024
A crew of volunteers organized by the Norway Bay Municipal Association gathered at the community’s beach on Saturday to install new temporary docks, purchased by the municipality this spring. The docks will replace those that usually attach to the pier
Fourth candidate seeks Conservative nomination
June 11, 2024
A fourth candidate has entered the race for the Conservative nomination in the federal riding of Pontiac. Mark Buzan lives in the Plateau area of Gatineau with his wife and son where he owns and runs a company that manages
No life like it
June 4, 2024
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
Farmers need more support, Shawville gathering tells minister
June 4, 2024
Forty people attended a discussion on agriculture, food security and rural economic development at the Little Red Wagon Winery in Shawville on Friday morning that was hosted by Pontiac MP Sophie Chatel with special guest federal revenue minister Marie-Claude Bibeau.
Spence launches series of town hall presentations on incinerator project
March 27, 2024
by Charles Dickson Allumette Island Mar. 25, 2024 It was close to a capacity crowd at St. Joseph’s Hall in Allumette Island on Monday evening with almost 100 people in attendance for an information meeting on the garbage incinerator project
The company we keep
March 13, 2024
FOLLOWING THE RECENT DECISION BY THE QUEBEC COURT OF APPEAL TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF BILL 21, WE ARE REPUBLISHING OUR EDITORIAL OF DEC. 15, 2021. Last week, a teacher was removed from her job at an elementary school in
Distinct society
February 21, 2024
Watching the video of our warden’s recent incinerator presentation to mayors of Renfrew County has provided a glimpse into what an open county council meeting can look like. It may seem incredible, but just across the Ottawa River at the
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