It appears as if the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux (CISSSO) is making good on its promise to ticket staff members who haven’t paid for parking. Several people on the “Pontiac Voice” Facebook group have drawn attention

If you’ve paid a municipal fine in the last five years, there’s a good chance more than half of that didn’t make it into the MRC’s coffers. The MRC Pontiac sent out a press release in March detailing the fact

A movement is afoot to bring high-level hockey back to the Pontiac, and that should be welcomed. Nick St-Laurent and Danick Boisvert are looking to bring senior hockey teams to Fort Coulonge and Shawville, along with other communities across the

Staff employed by the Centre intégré de santé et des services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) have made their long list of grievances public over the last year. Here in the Pontiac, support staff at the Shawville Hospital staged a protest

We’ve all been there. Whether it was you or someone you know, we’ve all had to get on a bus and go somewhere. Maybe it was for sports – maybe not – but it’s one of those universal experiences. Which

In what seems to be a perennial issue, the pearl-clutchers of Quebec society have come together to worry about the cultural influence of the English language in Shawville. Jean-Paul Perreault, the president of Impératif Français, an organization that works to

What is with Quebec politicians and cultural “values?” Quebec politicians are at it again. Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) leader, François Legault, recently announced his party’s intentions to implement a “values test” for new immigrants. This is the second time the

On March 20, Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled Bill C-71, which would alter the law surrounding firearms in this nation. On the whole, most of these proposed changes are sensible – if a little redundant – though it’s

In recent months, the news cycle has been chock full of stories about powerful men who stand accused of sexual assault or harassment. Among those who have been caught up in the #MeToo movement are the President of the United

If you’re anything like me, Sunday morning came quickly. It’s that time of year again where our clocks “spring” forward and we get an extra hour of daylight in the evening. I hate “springing” ahead. Even if you sleep in