Celebrating Valentine’s with the United Church
February 7, 2026
On Saturday afternoon the United Church Hall in Shawville was packed with red-clad attendees for the annual Valentines Tea. Organizer Heather Dale said that while
On Saturday afternoon the United Church Hall in Shawville was packed with red-clad attendees for the annual Valentines Tea. Organizer Heather Dale said that while
On Saturday, Killarney’s Bar in Shawville was packed with brightly coloured jerseys for the second annual Faye Greer Memorial darts tournament. Organizer Tanya Greer said
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
On Saturday afternoon the United Church Hall in Shawville was packed with red-clad attendees for the annual Valentines Tea. Organizer Heather Dale said that while she and Hailey Murray had been the key organizers of the event for several years,
On Saturday, Killarney’s Bar in Shawville was packed with brightly coloured jerseys for the second annual Faye Greer Memorial darts tournament. Organizer Tanya Greer said that she organized the tournament as a way of honouring her mother. “She played darts
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
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