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A herculean effort
Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/24/2017 - 11:11pm
Added: Wed, 05/24/2017 - 11:11pm
In the last several weeks, rising waters and heavy rainfall left many Pontiac
residents residing along the river's edge facing a tremendous battle to save their homes, properties, and belongings. It was a problem faced province-wide, both in Quebec and Ontario. In Quebec alone, more than 170 municipalities were read more »
Information via the internet doesn’t reach everyone
Submitted by editor on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 11:07pm
Added: Wed, 05/10/2017 - 11:07pm
Connexion Fibre Picanoc recently submitted a $10 million funding request to two Quebec programs in order to connect 5,000 more residents in the Pontiac and Vallee-de-la-Gatineau MRCs to high-speed internet (see page 8). read more »
Celebrating the many volunteers of the Pontiac
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:35pm
Added: Wed, 04/26/2017 - 10:35pm
This year from April 23 to 29, people nationwide are invited to celebrate and recognize the backbones of our society; those who work tirelessly in the background, dedicating hours of their time – for free! – for the betterment of their communities (and society as a whole) and for the benefit of residents. read more »
Paid hospital parking inevitable – where will the money come from?
Submitted by editor on Wed, 04/12/2017 - 11:14pm
Added: Wed, 04/12/2017 - 11:14pm
In response to an online survey published by Pontiac Voice asking “Do you think [our] municipalities and hospital employees should pay for parking [at the Pontiac Community Hospital]?”, out of 517 responses, 515 people said “no”. read more »
This Earth Day, be green all year long!
Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:45pm
Added: Wed, 03/29/2017 - 7:45pm
By 2020, the Quebec government is requiring municipalities to eliminate
organic waste going into landfills – compostable materials like leaves, grass, household food scraps, etc. The MRC Pontiac and MRC-des-Collines, as well as the individual municipalities, have already been taking steps to conform to the
government's demand (see page 30). read more »
Are governments targeting the media?
Submitted by editor on Thu, 03/16/2017 - 12:35pm
Added: Thu, 03/16/2017 - 12:35pm
I’ve worked with newspapers for over 20 years and have seen many changes. When I began in 1996 we were still doing paste-up of the pages onto “flats” and
racing to meet a bus that would deliver them to the printer. Sending files digitally was a huge and positive change. A recent change, though, is the mistaken read more »
The whole is greater than the sum of its parts
Submitted by editor on Wed, 03/01/2017 - 11:08pm
Added: Wed, 03/01/2017 - 11:08pm
The Pontiac's rural location is often regarded as one of its major challenges. Remote communities often experience a lack of access to services coupled with unfavourable economic and employment realities. Sadly, these deficiencies are often where we focus our attention, so much so that we tend to overlook and take for granted the benefits our region has to offer. read more »
No hands in this pocket!
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:53pm
Added: Wed, 02/15/2017 - 8:53pm
With the planned implementation date for paid parking at the Pontiac Community Hospital (PCH) quickly approaching, Pontiac residents are continuing various efforts to pressure the Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO) to change their decision; attending CISSSO board read more »
Another slap in the face to the Pontiac!
Submitted by editor on Wed, 02/01/2017 - 9:57pm
Added: Wed, 02/01/2017 - 9:57pm
Allyson Beauregard
Since the news was released about the Centre Intégré de la santé et des services sociaux de l'Outaouais' (CISSSO’s) decision to implement paid parking at the Pontiac Community Hospital as of March this year, the issue has been a very hot topic in the Pontiac. read more »
Out with the old!
Submitted by editor on Wed, 01/18/2017 - 8:47pm
Added: Wed, 01/18/2017 - 8:47pm
This year as the clock struck
midnight, signalling the beginning of 2017, many people were more than
willing to bid farewell to 2016 and usher in the new year. The general
consensus seemed to be that 2016 was an exceptionally tough year with few read more »