Ask any craftsman or artist why they create the things they do and you’re likely to get a wide variety of responses. Some do it to express themselves or for the sense of accomplishment that comes from a good day’s

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC Oct. 6, 2017 With the municipal elections fast approaching on Nov. 5, the deadline for filing nomination papers passed last Friday, Oct. 6. Over 200 people put their names forward to seek municipal office in MRC Pontiac,

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 6, 2017 On Friday afternoon, it was announced that the provincial government will be more than tripling the funding for a local training facility. The Pontiac campus of Heritage College, located in Campbell’s Bay, will

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 29, 2017 This Friday past, students, history buffs and theatre enthusiasts alike descended upon the R.A. Hall in Shawville for a production in support of the local high school. Entitled Women Vote Indirect, the play followed

Caleb Nickerson BRYSON Sept. 29, 2017 Over 30 seniors gathered at the Lions Hall in Bryson on Friday for a workshop on various forms of elderly abuse. The event was a joint effort between the Pontiac Organization of Seniors and

She believed she could, so she did. The phrase is inscribed on bracelets tied to the wrists of sisters Mary Ellen Hughson and Rebecca Hollingsworth. To a casual passer-by, the words might come off as a generic catchphrase, but the

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2017 On Thursday afternoon, students and staff at Pontiac High School (PHS) faced off for a softball game at the Elwood Dale Park in Shawville. Several hundred students milled about the park, taking in the

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 28, 2017 Every year on the week within which Oct. 9 falls, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) holds Fire Prevention Week, a campaign to educate the public on being prepared in case of an emergency.

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC Sept. 29, 2017 Several daycares in the Pontiac will be benefiting from additional funding from the provincial government this year. Local MNA André Fortin announced on Friday at the 1-2-3 Picabou in Campbell’s Bay that $66,793 would

Caleb Nickerson, The Equity A tractor-trailer ventured a little too far off the road outside of the Giant Tiger in Shawville on Thursday morning.