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.”

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 21, 2017 On Thursday morning, various stakeholders and local officials met at the MRC office in Campbell’s Bay to discuss a new initiative to support English-speaking caregivers for seniors in the Pontiac. Connexions Resource Centre,

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 19, 2017 Come 2018, a new company will be handling the dispatching of local first responders in the MRC Pontiac. Currently, local emergency calls are routed to Groupe CLR, the largest private 911 call centre

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 19, 2017 At the most recent meeting of the Council of Mayors in Campbell’s Bay on Sept. 19, the contract for the third phase of renovations to the MRC offices was awarded to the Gatineau-based

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Sept. 21, 2017 Last Thursday evening, the Gatineau-based notary firm Gagné Isabelle Patry Laflamme and Associates celebrated the 20th anniversary of their branch in Shawville. The office’s parking lot on rue Victoria was filled with tables as

Caleb Nickerson ALLUMETTES ISLAND Sept. 22, 2017 On Friday, 70 farmers and agricultural producers from across the Pontiac gathered in the middle of rue Saint-Jacques in Chapeau for an evening of homegrown food and drink. Dubbed the ‘Farm to Fork

Caleb Nickerson BRISTOL Sept. 13, 2017 If you were cruising the Ottawa River last Wednesday evening you might have sworn you had travelled back in time. An old steam-powered vessel, with its paddle wheel chugging away, made the trek from

Caleb Nickerson WALTHAM Sept. 15, 2017 Several local prospectors are hoping that their claim north of Waltham will prove large enough to attract a company to extract it. Situated near the Black River off of chemin Rochon, the site boasts

On Sept. 10, a young singer with local roots made her way to the podium at one of the premier talent contests in Ottawa. Elizabeth Jones, who grew up in Quyon from the age of nine to 15, was crowned