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July 16, 2025

Campbell’s Bay councillors Josey Bouchard and Jean-Pierre Landry will both be throwing their hat in the race for the warden's seat come September. Current MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller has yet to announce whether she will be running again.
Campbell's Bay councillors Josey Bouchard (left) and Jean-Pierre Landry (right) will both be running for warden in the fall.
Campbell’s Bay councillors Josey Bouchard and Jean-Pierre Landry will both be throwing their hat in the race for the warden's seat come September. Current MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller has yet to announce whether she will be running again.
Campbell’s Bay councillors Josey Bouchard and Jean-Pierre Landry will both be throwing their hat in the race for the warden's seat come September. Current MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller has yet to announce whether she will be running again.
Campbell's Bay councillors Josey Bouchard (left) and Jean-Pierre Landry (right) will both be running for warden in the fall.
Campbell’s Bay councillors Josey Bouchard and Jean-Pierre Landry will both be throwing their hat in the race for the warden's seat come September. Current MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller has yet to announce whether she will be running again.

Police not charged in woman’s death

Quebec’s police watchdog has announced the province’s Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) has decided not to file charges against Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in connection with a Mar. 2024 incident in which a woman fell unconscious while

Dancing through the distance

On Thursday morning, the front deck of Sheenboro’s old Fort William hotel was host not to its usual contingent of boaters and cottagers from both sides of the river, but to a different type of crowd – line dancers. About

Police not charged in woman’s death

Quebec’s police watchdog has announced the province’s Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP) has decided not to file charges against Sûreté du Québec (SQ) officers in connection with a Mar. 2024 incident in which a woman fell unconscious while

Dancing through the distance

On Thursday morning, the front deck of Sheenboro’s old Fort William hotel was host not to its usual contingent of boaters and cottagers from both sides of the river, but to a different type of crowd – line dancers. About

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Federal Election 2025

Candidates make their pitch for the Pontiac vote

We are sharing in-depth interviews with the five people vying for the Pontiac-Kitigan Zibi seat in the upcoming Federal election.

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A window for dreaming

Municipal election season is not under way yet, at least not officially. But the buzz around who will run, and who will not, is certainly getting louder. Over the summer, several residents have indicated their intention to make a go for councillor or mayoral seats, and suddenly this week, we

Chris Judd
Chris Judd is a farmer in Clarendon on land that has been in his family for generations.

With a stroke of a pen!

So our defence budget is too small. Our defence generals and politicians all agree that we need better and more

Who is driving technology?

Sometimes even farmers get bored. Farmers like to “play” too. Some of our best hockey players started on a frozen

Both ends and the middle

There’s an old saying that still holds true today. It is often said about someone who was very greedy that

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25 YEARS AGO

July 12, 2000

Quyon-Onslow anniversary events draw large crowds in perfect weather: For seven days, Quyon rocked with the return of many native

July 12, 2000

Quyon-Onslow anniversary events draw large crowds in perfect weather: For seven days, Quyon rocked with the return of many native

50 YEARS AGO

July 9, 1975

Biggest fish is an eight pound pike: The sixth annual fishing derby held by the Cadieux Fish and Game Club

July 9, 1975

Biggest fish is an eight pound pike: The sixth annual fishing derby held by the Cadieux Fish and Game Club

75 YEARS AGO

July 20, 1950

Local News: Dr. R.G. Docks was installed as president of Shawville Rotary Club for the coming year at the regular

July 20, 1950

Local News: Dr. R.G. Docks was installed as president of Shawville Rotary Club for the coming year at the regular

100 YEARS AGO

July 16, 1925

Local News: The phenomenal success of second Community Sale, as a means of stimulating our local trade, we feel must

125 YEARS AGO

July 12, 1900

Local news: Hon. Mr. Duffy, Commissioner of Public Works, Quebec, passed up through here by train to Coulonge on Monday

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