CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 30, 2018 On May 25, adventure seekers piled into the auditorium at Pontiac High School for an evening of adrenaline-spiking, vertigo-inducing films. Six features were shown in total, for a total run time of a little

Photos and story by CALEB NICKERSON When most people think of sustainable, organic agriculture, they usually think of fruit and veggie stalls at the local farmers’ market, or a stand at the end of the laneway. But one business in

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON May 30, 2018 Despite the recent rainfall over the weekend, the local fire department is asking residents to comply with the laws of the land surrounding bonfires and the like. Though the fire ban was lifted in

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 30, 2018 The Parti Vert du Quebec have announced that local activist and Chief of the Fort Coulonge Off-Reserve Algonquins, Roger Fleury, will be their candidate in the Pontiac riding for the upcoming provincial election this

  Before most people rose from their beds on Saturday, I, along with thousands of other peasants across the Commonwealth, witnessed the union of an American actress and the Queen’s red-headed grandson. In the brief span of minutes that my

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON May 15, 2018 On May 15, members of the Catholic Women’s League (CWL) at Immaculate Conception Church in Bryson celebrated the group’s 80th anniversary with a special mass. The group’s treasurer, Betty Malony, explained that the group

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL May 18, 2018 On Friday, the rest stop in Wyman was filled with local farmers and artisans selling their wares to the streams of cottagers driving along the highway. This is the third year the Bristol Market

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY May 16, 2018 At the monthly council of mayors meeting that took place on May 16 at the MRC offices in Campbell’s Bay, Pontiac Warden Jane Toller spoke of several ongoing projects, including a request for

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 16, 2018 A section of the PPJ trail outside Campbell’s Bay is closed due to a large washout. At the council of mayors meeting on May 16, it was resolved to hire a third party to

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 17, 2018 On May 17, the Corriveau School of Dance put on a performance for a packed house in the gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville. Entitled “Be our Guest” the show opened