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.

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 21, 2017 On Friday, staff and students from Pontiac High School (PHS) gathered at the R.A. field in Shawville for a PD Day softball tournament. This is the fourth year the tournament has run and 70

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 21, 2017 The weather was perfect on Thursday morning as over 300 staff and students at Pontiac High School (PHS) gathered for the annual Terry Fox Run. The Proclaimers’ famous song “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)”

Caleb Nickerson FORT COULONGE Sept. 21, 2017 Dozens of loyal listeners came out to Fort Coulonge Thursday afternoon as staff at CHIP 101.9 FM hosted a barbecue on the front steps of the station. Hotdogs, drinks and cake were served

Like it says in the book of Ecclesiastes, “There is a time for everything and a season for every activity … A time to plant and time to uproot … a time to tear down and a time to build.”