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Geneviève Pratte in action. Photo: Drazen Seslija

Geneviève Pratte Brings Live Paintings to Life at La Chèvre Rose

A national report on Canada's climate preparedness never mentions Gatineau or the Outaouais, even as spring floods keep returning to neighbourhoods like Pointe-Gatineau, an omission that traces back to Quebec holding the federal strategy at arm's length and leaving the region's defences split between governments. Photo: Courtesy of the City of Gatineau

Ottawa's climate report leaves the Outaouais out of the picture, even as Gatineau keeps flooding

The Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store on rue Principale in Aylmer has closed until at least the fall for renovations and a rebrand the Society says will save and modernize the struggling location, but with no one on site, donations have piled up at the curb, and officials are asking residents to hold off dropping anything off until the doors reopen. Photo: Tashi Farmilo

Aylmer Society of Saint Vincent de Paul thrift store closed for months-long revamp

André Fortin, Lucie Schryer, Myriam Laflamme and Patrick Doyon at the corn roast fundraiser on Sunday, August 23. Photo: Jude Osmond

Knights of Columbus corn roast fundraiser for new Aylmer Community fridge

Jihef Portelance, a Gatineau photographer and filmmaker who was bullied throughout his school years, has drawn on that experience to direct his first short film, a wordless ten-minute drama called Paradise about teen bullying and suicide that he hopes to bring to festivals to reach victims and perpetrators alike. Photo: Courtesy of Jihef Portelance

Local filmmaker turns his own experience with bullying into a silent short about teen suicide

Parish volunteers enjoying their annual picnic at St. Paul's Church. Photo: Jude Osmond

St. Paul's Church hosts its annual volunteers' picnic

Santé Québec Outaouais says the Aylmer Legionnaires' disease outbreak is now in decline, with 17 cases, a small number of hospitalizations and no deaths, as the search for the source continues at the provincial public health laboratory. Photo: Courtesy of Santé Québec Outaouais

Legionnaires' outbreak in Aylmer now easing, with 17 cases and no deaths reported

A unique experience for the young players of CS Aylmer. Credit: CS Aylmer

CS Aylmer Youth Players Take Part in the CAN GATO Finals

Discovery walk through the Deschênes forest

Rising vet bills are forcing Outaouais pet owners to make hard choices

Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette says she is open to returning U.S. wines to Société des alcools du Québec shelves if Washington eases tariffs on key provincial industries, even as her government holds off on a national deal that would let producers from other Canadian provinces sell directly to Quebec drinkers. Photo: Tashi Farmilo

Quebec courts US wine while Canadian producers still wait at its border

Oriol Mensah will be part of Soccer Canada’s U16 squad. Photo: Courtesy of CS Aylmer

From the Aylmer Soccer Club to Team Canada: Oriol Mensah Continues His Rise

Emerging Aylmer artists organize an all-female-led music event

The Salon du livre de l'Outaouais and Réseau BIBLIO de l'Outaouais present the free Authors' Cycle Route on September 19 along the Véloroute des Draveurs between Blue Sea and Messines, where riders can stop at four lakeside literary halts to hear regional writers Julie-Anne Codaire, Jean-Luc Lacroix, Myriam Legault-Beauregard and Kathia Trottier read work drawn from nature. Photo: Courtesy

Authors line the Véloroute des Draveurs for a free lakeside literary ride

For maples showing browning, curling or heavy leaf loss in other parts of Aylmer, the City is asking residents to note the exact location of the affected public trees and submit a request to its non-emergency call centre at 3-1-1, so a technician can inspect them. While tar spot is the likely culprit, the City said it would need to check individual trees outside the rue Lord-Aylmer area to confirm what is affecting them. Photo: Chantal Lancaster

Tar spot fungus behind browning maples in Aylmer

The soapbox race is taking place on the weekend of August 21 and 22 down Rue Principale. Photo: Jude Osmond, Bulletin archives 2025

Old Aylmer gearing up for the soapbox race

A cluster of spiny water fleas found on a fishing line. Photo: Carolane Riopel-Leduc

Spiny Water Fleas Gaining Ground in the Gatineau River

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Chronic underfunding and a Quebec billing rule that leaves patients covering doctors' fees push Outaouais residents to seek care in Ontario, straining both provincial finances and the region's healthcare workforce, even as Quebec's health authority disputes the scale of the shortfall. Photo: Courtesy of the Santé Québec Outaouais Facebook page

Out of pocket: an underfunded Outaouais depends on Ontario for care, and patients foot the bill

Tragic Accident at Tisonagan Lake Lodge

CREDDO director general Benoit Delage explains how Quebec's new 25-year energy plan could translate into real local benefits for the Outaouais, from solar panels and battery backup on municipal buildings to forest biomass and industrial waste-heat networks, arguing the region can reach carbon neutrality and strengthen its economy if the transition is planned and coordinated. Photo: Agatha Rowland

Cheaper bills, solar on town halls and fewer outages: what the energy shift could mean for the Outaouais

Connexions Resource Centre has hired Andrea Liosatos as its new patient navigator to help English-speaking residents of the Outaouais access and navigate Quebec's health and social services system. Photo: Courtesy of Andrea Liosatos Connexions Facebook page

Connexions Resource Centre introduces new patient navigator for Outaouais English speakers