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The Journal loves getting letters!

Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/20/2016 - 8:47pm
Added: Wed, 04/20/2016 - 8:47pm

Lately, I have been pleasantly surprised to receive more letters from the public to be printed in our “letters” section on page 5 of every issue. In fact, there have been instances where the letters had to be carried over to a second page, and sometimes to the next issue due to space constraints. This is the level of participation we like to see! read more »

Support local initiatives and reap benefits

Submitted by editor on Fri, 04/08/2016 - 11:06am
Added: Fri, 04/08/2016 - 11:06am

In a recent edition of the Pontiac Journal (March 23, page 40), Pontiac Chamber of Commerce President Mireille Alary spoke about the problems the Chamber has been facing in terms of local business participation. In fact, they had to cancel a member’s general meeting earlier this year due to a lack of participants. read more »

A wise government decision

Submitted by editor on Thu, 03/24/2016 - 12:10am
Added: Thu, 03/24/2016 - 12:10am

On February 29, Minister of Health Gaetan Barrette officially opened the new Maison de Naissance birthing centre in Gatineau in hopes of reducing the number of women going to Ontario to give birth (full story page 40). The new, larger facility will increase the number of midwives from 10 to 15 and consequently be able to increase the number of births they attend to 350 per year. read more »

Let them buses roll?

Submitted by editor on Tue, 03/08/2016 - 11:02am
Added: Tue, 03/08/2016 - 11:02am

For the fifth time in less than a month, buses in the Renfrew County were
cancelled March 2; there were also county-wide cancellations February 15, 24, 25 and 29. Unsurprisingly, buses for the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) were out as usual, but were cancelled on the 25th; this marks the first board-wide cancellation in years. CSHBO buses were also cancelled on the 25th. read more »

A heart-friendly community

Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/24/2016 - 11:06pm
Added: Wed, 02/24/2016 - 11:06pm

Every February, also known as Heart Month, a national campaign takes place to mobilize Canadians to rally together and raise awareness and funds for the prevention and treatment of heart disease and stroke. Today, heart disease and stroke take a life every seven minutes and 90% of Canadians have at least one risk factor.  read more »

‘Oh Canada’ – a patriarchal anthem?

Submitted by editor on Thu, 02/11/2016 - 12:26am
Added: Thu, 02/11/2016 - 12:26am

Ottawa Liberal MP Mauril Belanger recently announced his intention to take a second stab at changing the lyrics to the national anthem ‘Oh Canada’ in order to make it more gender neutral by changing the line “in all thy sons command” to “in all of us command”. read more »

Waste less – a belated resolution?

Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/29/2016 - 10:37am
Added: Fri, 01/29/2016 - 10:37am

In general, holidays are a time of excess – we eat too much, spend too much, and waste too much. read more »

There should be more to Christmas than gifts

Submitted by editor on Fri, 01/15/2016 - 3:01pm
Added: Fri, 01/15/2016 - 3:01pm

Hello again dear readers! As the Pontiac Journal returns from our annual holiday season reprieve, I hope everyone enjoyed the seasonal festivities and I wish everyone a happy and fruitful 2016. read more »

Where should their loyalty lie?

Submitted by editor on Sat, 12/19/2015 - 1:41pm
Added: Sat, 12/19/2015 - 1:41pm

After over a year of debates and
discussions, the 18 Pontiac mayors decided to move forward with the commercial
zoning of zone 501 of the TNO during the Council of Mayors (CoM) meeting at the MRC, November 25. read more »

Terror tactics don’t achieve desired results

Submitted by editor on Mon, 12/07/2015 - 11:05pm
Added: Mon, 12/07/2015 - 11:05pm

At the beginning of November, over 70 schools in the Outaouais and Ottawa were evacuated after they received a threatening message, signed by a party identifying itself as the “Red Sceptre”, which spoke out against the actions of unionized teachers
in Quebec and Ontario and threatened to bomb schools, CEGEPs and buses if
negotiations were not reached with the read more »