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Editor’s note: removal of incinerator survey
This is a note from CHIP 101.9’s English editor Caleb Nickerson. An informal survey on the proposed Pontiac incinerator project was removed from CHIP 101.9’s website today, after concerns were raised about the accuracy of the data. After reviewing the situation, we decided that since the same person can cast multiple votes, the results weren’t […]
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New bursary for Pontiac nursing students thanks to family donation
A new bursary to help retain local nursing students is now available thanks to a sizable private donation to the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation. The MacLachlan family recently donated $100,000 to the foundation in order to support the hiring and retention of new nurses, one of the local health service’s biggest challenges at the moment. […]
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Editor’s note: removal of incinerator survey
This is a note from CHIP 101.9’s English editor Caleb Nickerson. An informal survey on the proposed Pontiac incinerator project was removed from CHIP 101.9’s website today, after concerns were raised about the accuracy of the data. After reviewing the situation, we decided that since the same person can cast multiple votes, the results weren’t […]
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New bursary for Pontiac nursing students thanks to family donation
A new bursary to help retain local nursing students is now available thanks to a sizable private donation to the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation. The MacLachlan family recently donated $100,000 to the foundation in order to support the hiring and retention of new nurses, one of the local health service’s biggest challenges at the moment. […]
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Heated special MRC meeting on incinerator newsletter, resolution voted down 16-1
Around two dozen members of the public attended a special meeting of the MRC Pontiac council of mayors Monday morning (April 29) at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay. The special sitting had been called by Warden Jane Toller for the purposes of appropriating $3,000 for the distribution of a newsletter on a proposed waste […]
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Special Feature - Interviews
Interview – Stéphane Alary – UPA protest
UPA President for the Outaouais-Laurentides region Stéphane Alary discusses their protest in Gatineau on April 17.
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Interview – Danick Joel Boisvert – Pontiac Cup 3v3
Organizers Danick and Joel Boisvert talk about the upcoming Pontiac Cup 3v3 tournament.
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Interview – Heidi Newberry – business expo and burlesque night
Fort-Coulonge arena committee member Heidi Newberry talks about some of their upcoming fundraisers.
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Interview – Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille – Conservative nomination
Cantley resident Jean-Nicolas de Bellefeuille discusses his pursuit of the Conservative Party nomination for the riding of Pontiac.
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