Freezing rain storm expected Tuesday night through Wednesday
March 10, 2026
School boards have cancelled buses and announced schools and daycares will be closed because of the weather.
School boards have cancelled buses and announced schools and daycares will be closed because of the weather.
For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has
Eleven of 16 doctors residency positions unfilled in Outaouais after first round of apps According to Le Droit, roughly two thirds (11 of 16) family
At the February MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting, the council approved provisions for bad debt in anticipation of several business loans the MRC gave
The Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) has parted ways with its executive director Alina Holmes, for reasons that are currently unclear. The non-profit organization,
The Sheenboro Archives held its first St. Patrick’s tea at the municipal hall on Sunday afternoon, and hopes to turn the event into an annual
The RA grounds in Otter Lake were busy over the weekend as the municipality’s 150th anniversary committee hosted its winter carnival, in spite of the
This week we are continuing our dive into the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973.
Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt
School boards have cancelled buses and announced schools and daycares will be closed because of the weather.
For those old enough to remember the post 9/11 period and the early years of the so-called global war on terror, this past week has been like an acid flashback. Back then it would have been hard to believe that
Eleven of 16 doctors residency positions unfilled in Outaouais after first round of apps According to Le Droit, roughly two thirds (11 of 16) family medicine residency positions in the Outaouais region haven’t been filled after the first round of
At the February MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting, the council approved provisions for bad debt in anticipation of several business loans the MRC gave out during the pandemic not being paid back. This came as a recommendation from the
The Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ) has parted ways with its executive director Alina Holmes, for reasons that are currently unclear. The non-profit organization, which is primarily funded by the federal heritage department, has a mission statement to support
The Sheenboro Archives held its first St. Patrick’s tea at the municipal hall on Sunday afternoon, and hopes to turn the event into an annual one. Archives member Tim Doyle explained that the group had packed the hall for the
The RA grounds in Otter Lake were busy over the weekend as the municipality’s 150th anniversary committee hosted its winter carnival, in spite of the rainy weather. The weekend kicked off on Friday night with a talent show that packed
This week we are continuing our dive into the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973. This week’s selection is Johnny cake. Johnny who? Depp? Cochran? Who knows, who cares, so
Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt to provide relief to an industry that has been hit hard by tariffs, according to
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