Health

A new effort by a coalition of groups to improve the health care situation in the region, called SOS Outaouais, was launched on Thursday (June 6) in Gatineau. The group’s spokesperson Jean Pigeon explained that the idea was based on the SOS Montfort movement, where Franco-Ontarians rallied to stop the closure of the Montfort Hospital […]

Earlier this month, a group advocating for people with mental health issues held a public consultation with patients who have been involuntarily hospitalized when deemed a threat to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de l’Outaouais, explained that they held the consultation in light of the provincial government’s review of law P.38, which regulates […]

Local elected officials are urging the provincial government to immediately address the health care staffing crisis that’s anticipated to worsen in the upcoming months. Senior doctors with the regional health authority CISSSO have been sounding the alarm in recent weeks about the difficulty retaining staff in the region and the strain it puts on their […]

On May 23, Connexions Resource Centre held a seminar at St-Paul’s Anglican Church in Shawville on the subject of Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Connexions is a non-profit organization with the goal of promoting health and well-being for the English-speaking community in the Outaouais. The speaker was Dr. André Moreau, a specialist […]

Pontiac MNA André Fortin is calling on the provincial health and social services commission to meet in the Outaouais, so they can get a close up look at the staffing crisis in local health facilities. Several high-ranking doctors within the regional health authority CISSSO have recently issued public appeals for aid, anticipating there will be […]

A non-profit that advocates for people with mental health challenges is holding a public consultation next week in light of the provincial government reviewing law P.38.001, which regulates when and how someone can be hospitalized involuntarily if they are perceived to be a danger to themselves or others. Mélodie Pelletier, a councillor with Droits-Accès de […]

The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee held their annual general meeting on May 2 at the Fort-Coulonge municipal hall, with about 20 people in attendance. While there have been efforts to build a pool in the region in the past, the current iteration of the project was spearheaded by MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller in 2017, […]

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.  […]

Several high-ranking doctors in the regional health authority CISSSO are calling on the provincial government to immediately address the pay disparities between health care workers in Ontario and the Outaouais, following the recent announced departure of several technicians for jobs across the river. Earlier this week, CISSSO’s head of emergency care, Dr. Christal Dionne, penned […]

Another health warning has been issued for products from the now-shuttered Abattoir les Viandes de Pontiac. The Ministry of Agriculture (MAPAQ) is warning the public to not consume that the following products, as they were slaughtered without respecting the inspection process: Beef (various cuts and ground meat): All products packaged between March 7 and 11, 2024 […]