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August 27, 2024
Once again, it’s time for Shawville Fair, the biggest event on the Pontiac calendar, now in its 168th year!It is a place where families and
Once again, it’s time for Shawville Fair, the biggest event on the Pontiac calendar, now in its 168th year!It is a place where families and
News out of Waltham this week reveals a few challenges that are undoubtedly common to other local municipalities, and for which there are a few
There are places where lots of people live close to each other but are not what you would call a community. Where people don’t even
It seems plain that the current debacle over bonuses paid to imaging technicians in hospitals throughout the Outaouais is politically-motivated. If true, this would mean
Why are radiation technologists working in the Shawville and Wakefield hospitals being offered a smaller bonus for staying put than has been offered to their
It’s true, the media are biased. The very act of publishing aligns newspapers with the principle of free speech, one of the suite of rights
It’s very good news that Pontiac Hospital’s medical imaging technicians will receive an $18,000 pay bonus. Congratulations to everyone who made a big noise about
There is opportunity here in the Pontiac. Beautiful landscapes. Natural resources. Wide open spaces. Welcoming communities. Smart people with great ideas. All within easy access
As we celebrated Canada Day this week, a question on many minds was whether our current prime minister should continue to lead the Liberals. At
The MRC Council of Mayors is off for the month of July. It’s a good chance for the warden and mayors to recharge their batteries
Once again, it’s time for Shawville Fair, the biggest event on the Pontiac calendar, now in its 168th year!It is a place where families and friends reunite each year, where old acquaintances are renewed and new friendships are struck up.
News out of Waltham this week reveals a few challenges that are undoubtedly common to other local municipalities, and for which there are a few readily-available remedies. One is the opportunity available to all mayors, councillors and directors general to
There are places where lots of people live close to each other but are not what you would call a community. Where people don’t even know who their neighbours are, let alone what is going on across town or up
It seems plain that the current debacle over bonuses paid to imaging technicians in hospitals throughout the Outaouais is politically-motivated. If true, this would mean that the government of Quebec – elected by a democratic process in which we participated
Why are radiation technologists working in the Shawville and Wakefield hospitals being offered a smaller bonus for staying put than has been offered to their counterparts in other hospitals in the region? What is the basis of this discrimination? It
It’s true, the media are biased. The very act of publishing aligns newspapers with the principle of free speech, one of the suite of rights and responsibilities that are part and parcel of democracy. Which is why you will find
It’s very good news that Pontiac Hospital’s medical imaging technicians will receive an $18,000 pay bonus. Congratulations to everyone who made a big noise about the problem – hospital staff and administrators, doctors, citizen activists, mayors, the warden, and the
There is opportunity here in the Pontiac. Beautiful landscapes. Natural resources. Wide open spaces. Welcoming communities. Smart people with great ideas. All within easy access to major urban markets. What a great place to live, work and operate a business!
As we celebrated Canada Day this week, a question on many minds was whether our current prime minister should continue to lead the Liberals. At stake is the question of how his presence on the national political scene will affect
The MRC Council of Mayors is off for the month of July. It’s a good chance for the warden and mayors to recharge their batteries after what has undoubtedly been a challenging and exhausting year. When they come back to
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