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December 17, 2025

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Caleb Nickerson

MRC officials tour Chalk River Laboratories

Caleb Nickerson CHALK RIVER July 11, 2017 Last Tuesday, several local mayors and MRC officials participated in a guided tour of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL)

Summer road work

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 12, 2017 The MTQ is advising motorists about road work being carried out in the Pontiac in the coming weeks. Chichester

Trading art at Centennial Hall

Caleb Nickerson NORWAY BAY July 4, 2017 When most people think about trading cards, they think of hockey or baseball, and certainly not about creating

BBQ for provincial hockey tournaments

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 7, 2017 Around 300 people came out for a barbeque outside Joanne’s Valu-mart on Friday to raise money for two provincial

Local nurses start ‘Pontiac Walks’

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 12, 2017 Nurses from the Pontiac Family Medicine Group (GMF) have started a weekly walking group called “Pontiac Walks/Marche Pontiac” to

Update: Brownlee trial

Caleb Nickerson GATINEAU June 8, 2017 Brian Brownlee, a Clarendon man facing second-degree murder charges relating to the death of Shawville resident Darwin Zimmerling in

MoP launches tourist map

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 4, 2017 The Municipality of Pontiac is looking to encourage visitors to the region with a new promotional tool. On July

$325,000 for RénoRégion project in MRC Pontiac

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 12, 2017 The provincial government is allocating an additional $5 million province-wide to the RénoRégion program to improve housing conditions for low-income citizens. Last Wednesday, Pontiac MNA André Fortin was in Shawville with Warden Raymond Durocher

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MRC officials tour Chalk River Laboratories

Caleb Nickerson CHALK RIVER July 11, 2017 Last Tuesday, several local mayors and MRC officials participated in a guided tour of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) property in Chalk River Ont. In recent months, many local citizens groups have been up

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Local farmers deal with soggy spring and summer

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 19, 2017 Pontiac is known as a region with a strong agricultural sector but this year’s weather has been anything but hospitable to local farmers. Heavy rain, flooding and below average temperatures have made a mess

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Summer road work

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 12, 2017 The MTQ is advising motorists about road work being carried out in the Pontiac in the coming weeks. Chichester Maintenance work will begin on the chemin de Chapeau-Sheenboro between chemin de Nichabau and Deer

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Trading art at Centennial Hall

Caleb Nickerson NORWAY BAY July 4, 2017 When most people think about trading cards, they think of hockey or baseball, and certainly not about creating their own. But that’s exactly why a group of eight people gathered at Centennial Hall

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BBQ for provincial hockey tournaments

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 7, 2017 Around 300 people came out for a barbeque outside Joanne’s Valu-mart on Friday to raise money for two provincial minor hockey tournaments to be held at the Shawville Arena. Rick Atkinson, who sits on

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Local nurses start ‘Pontiac Walks’

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 12, 2017 Nurses from the Pontiac Family Medicine Group (GMF) have started a weekly walking group called “Pontiac Walks/Marche Pontiac” to help their patients – and the general public – get in shape. Katie Taylor, one

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Update: Brownlee trial

Caleb Nickerson GATINEAU June 8, 2017 Brian Brownlee, a Clarendon man facing second-degree murder charges relating to the death of Shawville resident Darwin Zimmerling in January, was denied bail by a judge at the Gatineau courthouse on June 8. Police

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MoP launches tourist map

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 4, 2017 The Municipality of Pontiac is looking to encourage visitors to the region with a new promotional tool. On July 4, the municipality launched the first edition of its tourist road map, which highlights local

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