Author: Caleb Nickerson
The head of one of Quebec’s largest trade unions, the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), was in the Outaouais yesterday (October 5) to mark International Teachers’ Day. CSQ President Éric Gingras was invited to Maniwaki by one of the group’s affiliated unions, the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR-CSQ), which represents teachers […]
Éric Gingras, the President of the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) discusses the ongoing negotiations between public sector unions and the provincial government.
Regional health authority CISSSO has announced that starting Tuesday, October 10, procedural masks will be mandatory in all health facilities, including hospitals, CLSCs, long-term care facilities and La Ressource Rehabilitation Center. The statement notes that the decision was made due to a recent increase in the circulation of respiratory diseases in the region. “The priority […]
At around 6 p.m. Monday (October 2), fire crews were called to a building fire on C390 chemin de Campbell’s Bay in Clarendon. When they arrived, they found a barn was fully engulfed in flame. Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that they responded with about 19 firefighters and the Campbell’s Bay Litchfield Department […]
The betterment of the Pontiac and its health and social services network is dear to your heart? Become a member of the User Committee in the Pontiac! The election will take place on November 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the CLSC of Shawville at 290 Marion Street. For more information, please visit the CISSSO website.
Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists of several upcoming closures of the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort. On October 16 and 17, the bridge will be closed between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. The bridge will also be closed overnight (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.) on the following dates: November 13, […]
The Pontiac Native Community hosted a gathering at the Healing garden in Mansfield on Saturday afternoon to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Around a dozen people gathered at the garden, located on chemin de la Chute, for a smudging ceremony as well as some short speeches by the organizers in both English […]
A group of female firefighters from across the Pontiac are putting out a charity calendar to raise funds for the family of a fallen comrade. Tracey Moore, a member of the Kazabazua-Danford Lake Fire Department, explained that Sonya Rivington of the Mansfield Fire Department was the one who came up with the idea earlier this […]
Members of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR),the union representing teachers in the region’s French schools, voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action Monday (September 25). More than 100 of the 300 teachers represented by SPEHR voted 99.11% in favour of strike action at the meeting. Lyzanne Cuddihy, a teacher at Ecole […]
Lyzanne Cuddihy, a Campbell’s Bay teacher and rep for the union SPEHR, discusses their recent vote in favour of strike action.