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After two decades of reform, Quebec’s primary care system continues to struggle with poor access and rising physician exits, with policy analyst Tingting Zhang finding that structural constraints and misaligned incentives, rather than doctor shortages, are at the core of the crisis. Photo: Courtesy of Tingting Zhang's LinkedIn account

Primary care crisis deepens despite reforms

Photo: Dogs of Aylmer

Long live Aylmer, long live local news: even the Dogs of Aylmer celebrate 2026

Oh, sweet peace!

The president of the AHA, Kevin Bosch, in the center, the head of archives and restorer, Gabriela Sanchez, on the left, and the volunteer, Nicole Faubert, on the right, pose for a portrait. Photo: Christian Rochefort

Open house for the Holidays at the Aylmer Heritage Association

Nicholas Salter, Executive Director of PERT, says closing employment gaps for English-speaking Quebecers is not just about fairness but a smart economic move that could boost the province’s economy by $1.5 billion a year. Photo: Courtesy of Nicholas Salter's X social media page

Lost opportunity for Quebec economy: study shows linguistic disparity

Wearing a mask (December 9, 2025). Photo: Courtesy of the CISSS de l’Outaouais

Bill 2 and the return of mandatory masks in health-care facilities

Outaouais businesses and organizations can now access federal funding through a new $64.9 million Quebec stream of Canada’s defence investment initiative, aimed at boosting regional innovation and industrial capacity. Photo: Courtesy of the CED

Defence investment injection for Quebec

Photo: Sophie Demers

Aylmer’s new library construction is nearing completion

Traditions of Aylmer: Old world baker at the heart of the community

Gatineau Mayor, Maude Marquis-Bissonette during a budget week press conference. Photo: Sophie Demers

Gatineau reviews 2025 infrastructure work and presents budget for 2026 plans

Help!: A word from the publisher

Dogs of Aylmer - Part 112

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Festivities at Nesbitt’s Christmas Market

The best floats from the 2025 Santa Claus parade

Photo: Shirley Frenette

Food drive across Aylmer

APTS 1st Vice-President Émilie Charbonneau, a signatory of the open letter, joins nearly 500 organizations in warning that Quebec’s health care reform has failed to improve services and is accelerating the decline of the public system. Photo: Courtesy

Quebec healthcare reform failing one year in, report warns

Council gathered to discuss Gatineau’s 2026 budget on December 3rd. Photo: Sophie Demers

“Doing less with less”, Gatineau focused on strategic use of funds facing budget constraints

Aylmer resident Ioana has sparked a fast-growing grassroots movement to restore local biodiversity through Pollinate Aylmer, a volunteer-led initiative turning lawns and community spaces into pollinator-friendly gardens as part of the David Suzuki Foundation’s Butterflyway Project. Photo: Courtesy

Pollinate Aylmer takes root

Dogs of Aylmer - Part 111

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Stealing newsprint hurts

Gatineau has secured top Bird-Friendly City status from Nature Canada and, in the same year, residents voted the Pileated Woodpecker as the city’s new emblem bird, reinforcing Gatineau’s growing identity as a community committed to protecting its natural heritage. Photo: Jean-Marc Emery

Gatineau earns top bird-friendly city status

Children's Food Drive poster with Dr. Bureau (November 1, 2025). Photo: Courtesy of the Gatineau Social Pediatrics Centre

Children's Food Drive with Dr. Bureau: For a Better Future

Operation Red Nose will not operate in the Outaouais region this holiday season for the first time since 1985, as the Pat Burns Foundation cites a lack of volunteer resources to run the service safely and effectively. Photo: Courtesy

Operation Red Nose cancelled in Outaouais due to volunteer shortage

The Outaouais media food drive has raised $77,600 to support local food banks, with strong community involvement including the Aylmer Knights of Columbus, whose team tripled last year’s total at their intersection. Photo: Courtesy

$77,600 raised in Outaouais media food drive