Trevor Greenway
Cops to launch mental health unit
Mental health distress calls to police have more than tripled in the last decade in the Hills, but a promising new program that will send...
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- 2 days ago
Chelsea increases STRS to 40
By Marco Vigliotti Chelsea council has approved a long-awaited bylaw establishing rules for short-term rentals, capping the number of...
Trevor Greenway
- 5 days ago
New Marché Masham owner ready for tourist season
William Sassine moved his life 1,500 kilometres just to own a grocery store in Masham. The new owner of Marché Masham, formerly...
Trevor Greenway
- 6 days ago
Chelsea pedestrian killed by vehicle
A 74-year-old Chelsea man is dead after he was hit by a vehicle as he was walking along Hwy 105 in Chelsea around 5:15 p.m. March 22....
Trevor Greenway
- Mar 22
Wakefield students go Grey Cup crazy
When Trevor Hoyte was a student at Wakefield Elementary School, he remembers barfing in the principal’s office. The Canadian Football...
Trevor Greenway
- Mar 20
Don’t ‘make noise’ or you’re out
Low bylaw puts public on notice The municipality of Low is trying to quell the craziness at public council meetings. A new draft bylaw is...
Anna Robertson
- Mar 17
Historic first for GVHS
First Indigenous president appointed to historical society Gilbert Whiteduck has recently been appointed president of the Gatineau Valley...
Trevor Greenway
- Mar 15
Esmerine wins double Junos
Esmerine makes records “the old way” and the critics are listening. The band, which features Wakefielders Bruce Cawdron, Alden Roberge...
Anna Robertson
- Mar 13
Rossy to open in Farm Point
Opening day is fast approaching for the latest Rossy store located in the old IGA building at Farm Point. Rossy will be open for business...
Anna Robertson
- Mar 10
Fun and funds for Special Olympics
Collecting cake batter ingredients while racing down the slopes, obstacle courses, and auctions are all part of the fun planned for this...
Anna Robertson
- Mar 8
Samantha Byron releases album on International Women’s Day
The title says it all. R.E.S.I.L.I.E.N.T. is the name of Samantha Byron’s first album, which tells the story of the challenges she has...
Trevor Greenway
- Mar 6
Ride service makes 5,000 trips since launch
The Transcollines on-demand service in the Hills is getting people where they need to be, safely and swiftly. According to Transcollines...
Trevor Greenway
- Mar 2
MTQ hid water risks amid Hwy 5 expansion
Ten years ago, a group of Wakefielders had serious concerns about how the Hwy 5 extension work would damage the nearby watershed. Those...
Anna Robertson
- Mar 1
‘Car-less’ living
Living without a car in a big urban centre is one thing, but a Wakefield couple has intentionally shaped their lives around what they...
Trevor Greenway
- Feb 27
Wakefield gets lit for Health Foundation
Drinking and smoking have never been so healthy. Foxes chugging beer. Scantily clad nurses serving shots through an IV tube. And...
Trevor Greenway
- Feb 23
Excrement exigency requires extension
The municipality of Chelsea is stuck in its own sh*t, literally. Mayor Pierre Guénard said he would love to add a new school, provincial...
Trevor Greenway
- Feb 22
Chelsea charging residents $6K plus for river access
When Barb Shaw was told by the municipality that it would cost $6,000 to access her dock, she nearly spit out her coffee. She thought the...
Trevor Greenway
- Feb 20
Two fires in two days raze home, garage
Two fires in as many days in the Hills have left an older couple homeless and a family without their garage. The first blaze broke out at...
Matt Harrison
- Feb 17
Summer camps in the Hills
With the pandemic in the rear view mirror and a general return to normalcy, kids – including parents! – are likely excited about this...
Anna Robertson
- Feb 17
Different exit exams for franco, anglo students
Accessing an English public-school education in Quebec has presented challenges to the minority anglophone community ever since Bill 101...
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