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April 2, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

Transparency, por favor

On Wednesday, the powers that be in our fair county met to discuss the region’s business in their monthly public meeting, held via Zoom video

Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling

Legault lashes out

Last Wednesday, the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) released the data from a poll they had conducted, which compared

Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for

Long-serving politican passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 15 2020  On Friday, long-time local politician and former MRC Pontiac Warden Raymond Durocher passed away at home at the age

Transparency, por favor

On Wednesday, the powers that be in our fair county met to discuss the region’s business in their monthly public meeting, held via Zoom video conference due to the pandemic situation.  While most of the exchanges were congenial and straightforward,

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Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling their summer day camp for the 2020 season.  Program coordinator Martin Riopel said that they

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Fires keep Otter Lake department busy

CALEB NICKERSON OTTER LAKE May 20-21, 2020  Fire crews in Otter Lake were kept busy last week, with two sizable brush fires that consumed several acres of forest.  The first fire was called in at 4:41 p.m. on May 20,

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Legault lashes out

Last Wednesday, the Quebec Community Groups Network and the Association for Canadian Studies (ACS) released the data from a poll they had conducted, which compared the amount of COVID-19 anxiety felt by francophones and anglophones. The survey found that one

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Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for dealing with the changes caused by COVID-19.  The call was led by Catherine Fair and

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Long-serving politican passes away

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 15 2020  On Friday, long-time local politician and former MRC Pontiac Warden Raymond Durocher passed away at home at the age of 62. He leaves behind his wife, two children and three grandchildren (with a fourth

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