Prefects meet with Dubé, urge action on healthcare
June 4, 2024
Wardens from the Outaouais’ four MRCs and the mayor of Gatineau traveled to Quebec City to meet with Minister of Health Christian Dubé on Thursday
Sophie Kuijper Dickson
‘Young and young at heart’ at Coronation Hall country dance
May 21, 2024
Two-steppers and square dancers, and even a group of line dancers all the way from Chapeau returned Bristol’s Coronation Hall to its former dance hall
Mayors vote to abandon incinerator project
May 21, 2024
A campaign waged for more than a year by Pontiac County warden Jane Toller to win support for her energy-from-waste (EFW) project appears to have
MRC buys abattoir assets
May 15, 2024
Soon-to-be cooperative of local producers to buy some assets from MRC down the road Pontiac’s only provincially licensed abattoir will live to see another day
Shawville Curling Club wraps another season
April 23, 2024
by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Apr. 21, 2024 The Shawville Curling Club closed another successful season last week, with a banquet dinner for the daytime
Junkyard Jaws of Life training for Bristol fire department
April 16, 2024
A crew of firefighters from Bristol spent a Saturday morning tearing apart old cars to learn how to use brand new rescue equipment.
There she goes – Henderson’s Store is no more
April 9, 2024
After several decades as a central hub in the Norway Bay community, the old Hendersons store was demolished in April.
A series on mental health in the Pontiac: Farmers
March 12, 2024
Mental health stigma and eroding social networks are leaving Pontiac farmers feeling isolated, but a growing number of them are reaching out for help.
First Nation asks Environment Canada to intervene in nuclear waste decision
January 31, 2024
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given
Feds approve nuclear waste disposal facility
January 17, 2024
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the construction of a disposal facility for radioactive waste at the site of the nuclear research station
Prefects meet with Dubé, urge action on healthcare
June 4, 2024
Wardens from the Outaouais’ four MRCs and the mayor of Gatineau traveled to Quebec City to meet with Minister of Health Christian Dubé on Thursday to urge immediate action to address dire staffing shortages in the region’s healthcare network and
‘Young and young at heart’ at Coronation Hall country dance
May 21, 2024
Two-steppers and square dancers, and even a group of line dancers all the way from Chapeau returned Bristol’s Coronation Hall to its former dance hall glory on Saturday evening, filling the venue for a few hours of good old-fashioned boot-stomping,
Mayors vote to abandon incinerator project
May 21, 2024
A campaign waged for more than a year by Pontiac County warden Jane Toller to win support for her energy-from-waste (EFW) project appears to have come to an end. In a vote held at the MRC building on Wednesday evening,
MRC buys abattoir assets
May 15, 2024
Soon-to-be cooperative of local producers to buy some assets from MRC down the road Pontiac’s only provincially licensed abattoir will live to see another day thanks to the efforts of a small group of local farmers and the MRC Pontiac.
Shawville Curling Club wraps another season
April 23, 2024
by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Apr. 21, 2024 The Shawville Curling Club closed another successful season last week, with a banquet dinner for the daytime curlers on Thursday, season finals and a supper for the competitive league on Saturday, and
Junkyard Jaws of Life training for Bristol fire department
April 16, 2024
A crew of firefighters from Bristol spent a Saturday morning tearing apart old cars to learn how to use brand new rescue equipment.
There she goes – Henderson’s Store is no more
April 9, 2024
After several decades as a central hub in the Norway Bay community, the old Hendersons store was demolished in April.
A series on mental health in the Pontiac: Farmers
March 12, 2024
Mental health stigma and eroding social networks are leaving Pontiac farmers feeling isolated, but a growing number of them are reaching out for help.
First Nation asks Environment Canada to intervene in nuclear waste decision
January 31, 2024
Kebaowek First Nation has requested the federal government step in to halt construction of the nuclear waste disposal facility at Chalk River, which was given a green light by the government’s own nuclear safety regulator in January. The First Nation,
Feds approve nuclear waste disposal facility
January 17, 2024
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has approved the construction of a disposal facility for radioactive waste at the site of the nuclear research station in Deep River, Ont. The near surface disposal facility (NSDF) will be built just over
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