CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 1, 2018 The Agriculture Hall at the Shawville Fairgrounds was packed on Friday night for the Country Rockin’ Shawville Fair Dance. Stacy Howard, president of the Pontaic Agricultural Society (which runs the Shawville Fair) explained

  CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 2, 2018 On Saturday, local gearheads and lovers of all things vintage flocked to Victoria Avenue in Shawville for the grand opening of St. Amour Classic Auto Restoration Service (C.A.R.S). Owners Robert and Cheryl St.

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 3, 2018 Though provincial election season is still in its infancy, voting is underway in Shawville for the council seat three, left vacant after the sudden passing of former councillor Peggie Sheppard in March. Advance polls

  CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD et PONTEFRACT June 1, 2018 On June 1, a family gathered at Le Patro in Mansfield to dedicate the splash pad and a custom bench in the memory of Sheldon ‘CC’ Ostrom, a young man from

  CALEB NICKERSON FORT COULONGE May 31- June 3, 2018 From May 31 to June 3, country music lovers congregated at the Draveurs Leisure Centre in Fort Coulonge for the third annual Country Music Festival, featuring nearly 30 artists and

    CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE June 1-3, 2018The eighth annual Do It For Daron 3-Pitch Tournament took over Elwood Dale Park in Shawville from June 1-3, bringing ball players from all over the Valley to raise money for a worthy

CALEB NICKERSON NEPAL May 30, 2018 A local teacher and Calumet Island councillor recently returned from a trip to the Himalayas and the base camp of Mt. Everest, with plenty of photos and stories for his students. Martin Bertrand said

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 24, 2018 On May 24, students at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School gathered in the gymnasium to celebrate the school’s athletes that competed at the annual track and field competitions on May 17 and 18. Parents

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