“Otter Lake diehards” only: Fishing derby supports local RA
February 7, 2026
Out on the frigid ice of Farm Lake, skidoo tracks zigzagged through the snow to a variety of huts and tents, as the Raymond Johnston
Out on the frigid ice of Farm Lake, skidoo tracks zigzagged through the snow to a variety of huts and tents, as the Raymond Johnston
Mayors have approved a $75K tourism marketing budget for this year, as well as a new truck for the TNO.
Concerns around Quebec’s new immigration program The Quebec government has announced a new immigration pathway, after cancelling the Programme de l’expérience québécois (PEQ), a popular
Prior to being elected, the current mayor of Portage-du-Fort Kevin Murphy was ordered to pay the municipality $62,893 plus interest and costs after he improperly
A garage fire on Queen Street in Shawville got a quick response from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department on Monday, as it was just down the
This past weekend, the Pontiac Community Players performed four sold-out shows of their latest production Boeing, Boeing at the Pontiac High School auditorium. The play
On Friday evening, the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge was packed for the ninth Lumberjack Dinner. The tradition was started by Jane Toller, herself
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on Jan. 29, there were two big grants awarded through the FRR component four funding envelope,
A local resident and PhD candidate from the University of Guelph is looking to hear from entrepreneurs in MRC Pontiac as part of her research.
Out on the frigid ice of Farm Lake, skidoo tracks zigzagged through the snow to a variety of huts and tents, as the Raymond Johnston Community Centre in Otter Lake hosted the fifth annual fishing derby in support of the
Mayors have approved a $75K tourism marketing budget for this year, as well as a new truck for the TNO.
Concerns around Quebec’s new immigration program The Quebec government has announced a new immigration pathway, after cancelling the Programme de l’expérience québécois (PEQ), a popular pathway to attain permanent residency in the province last November. The new program, known by
Prior to being elected, the current mayor of Portage-du-Fort Kevin Murphy was ordered to pay the municipality $62,893 plus interest and costs after he improperly terminated his garbage collection and snow removal contracts with the municipality in 2022. The final
A garage fire on Queen Street in Shawville got a quick response from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department on Monday, as it was just down the street from the fire hall. Chief Lee Laframboise said that they got the call about
This past weekend, the Pontiac Community Players performed four sold-out shows of their latest production Boeing, Boeing at the Pontiac High School auditorium. The play is an influential comedy written by French playwright Marc Camoletti. The plot centres on Bernard
On Friday evening, the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort-Coulonge was packed for the ninth Lumberjack Dinner. The tradition was started by Jane Toller, herself a descendant of local lumber barons the Brysons, as a way to commemorate the region’s
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on Jan. 29, there were two big grants awarded through the FRR component four funding envelope, which is distributed by the provincial ministry of municipal affairs and administered by MRC Pontiac.
A local resident and PhD candidate from the University of Guelph is looking to hear from entrepreneurs in MRC Pontiac as part of her research. Melanie McCann Lang, a student at the School of Environmental Design and Rural Development, said
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