Caleb Nickerson, The Equity Local officials and members of the Mansfield Fire Department gathered on July 17 to announce the success of several fundraisers to support their purchase of a new Jaws of Life. Their Canada Day fundraising brought in

Caleb Nickerson ALLUMETTE ISLAND July 18, 2017 Last Tuesday, Pontiac MNA André Fortin was in Chapeau to announce close to $180,000 in funding for the restoration of Saint-Alphonse-de-Liguori Church. The $178,185 grant is part of the Funding Assistance Program for

  Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 21, 2017 This past week, artists from all over flocked to the area for the seventh Pontiac Artists’ Residency project. Organizer Valerie Bridgeman said that they varied from about 12 to 20 participants each day,

No matter what kind of crop or livestock they harvest, farmers have to wear many hats. Whether it’s being able to fix an old tractor that’s acting up or getting an ornery cow milked, the life of a farmer revolves

Caleb Nickerson MUN. OF PONTIAC July 26, 2017 With the municipal elections looming in November, Luskville resident Joanne Labadie has joined the mayoral race in the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP), running against Mayor Roger Larose, who is rounding out his

Caleb Nickerson BRISTOL July 15, 2017 Around ninety country music fans came out to the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol on Saturday night to listen to some tunes and support local organization Ski Pontiac. Crooner Lauren Hall provided the

Caleb Nickerson MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT July 15, 2017 Almost 70 golfers made their way out to the Pontefract Golf Club on Saturday for a day on the greens to raise money for their local fire department. The tournament has been

Caleb Nickerson ALLUMETTE ISLAND July 13, 2017 Dozens of hungry fried potato lovers made their way to Trimmer’s Fries on Allumette Island Thursday to celebrate National French Fry Day. This is the second year Trimmer’s has celebrated the occasion and

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 15, 2017 Local genealogist and historian Gloria Tubman hosted a book signing at Café 349 in Shawville on Saturday to promote her publication: A Genealogists’ Guide to Researching British Home Children. Tubman said that the book

Caleb Nickerson BRYSON July 15, 2017 Hundreds of people came out to the Lions Club Park in Bryson on Saturday for the third annual Community Day. There was a diverse range of activities with games of 3-pitch going on throughout