Communicating is one of the most important things we can do as humans. Over the past few centuries it’s gone through a whole lot of advancement, from the printing press to the telephone. The creation and adoption of the internet

If there’s anything this pandemic has shown, it’s the importance of data that’s both accurate and timely. In a novel and unexpected crisis, there is inevitably going to be screw-ups on the part of our public officials, both elected and

This past weekend, this province marked a particularly grim milestone, with its 10,000th death attributed to COVID-19. Despite making up only a quarter of Canada’s population, Quebec has accounted for nearly half of the deaths caused by the pandemic. The

Nearly a year into this whole pandemic scenario and there’s no sign that things will be getting back to normal any time soon. We’re seeing the backside of this second wave over the past week, especially so in the Outaouais,

A lot of the time, when discussing the various pandemic measures implemented by multiple levels of government, there is a lot of uncertainty as to the effects. It’s only natural, this is a once in a lifetime event (hopefully) and

Last week, a resident of Shawville or the surrounding environs decided that they had reached a breaking point. Nearly a year into the maelstrom of this pandemic, they finally decided that enough was enough. For whatever reason, either a YouTube

We’re all grounded Even before this public health crisis smashed our daily lives like a wrecking ball nearly a year ago (seems like only yesterday), it was obvious to everyone paying attention that our society was rapidly stratifying into the

Well, ready or not, we’re all off on another trip around the sun.  I had a lot of ideas kicking around in my head for the first editorial of the year, wanting to start things off on a high note.

Even before seeing the title of this editorial, readers probably had a good idea what the topic was going to be. Last week the region was shaken up by a string of announcements from the provincial authorities. On Monday, it

On Friday MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller issued a public statement on a number of pressing issues for local residents. She addressed the current state of the obstetrics unit as well as offering support for the province-wide movement to decentralize