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August 20, 2026

K.C. Jordan

Last Dance brings Coronation Hall alive

It’s the year 1960. Elvis Presley is top of the charts, cigarettes cost 45 cents a pack, and Saturday nights in small-town Bristol mean a visit to the local dance hall.   Coronation Hall is where hundreds of young people

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Islandfest another hit on L’Isle-aux-Allumettes

The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes is celebrating another successful Islandfest after expanding several of its events and even offering new events this year. The annual festival featured an array of fun activities for the whole family, including various sports, live music,

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Beach wheelchair to make swimming more accessible

People with mobility limitations will now be able to enjoy the Pontiac region’s many bodies of water thanks to a new floating beach wheelchair made available by a new partnership between two local organizations.  The chair, which features a frame,

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Molly Dowe dubbed 2026 Shawville Fair Ambassador 

Three well-spoken young women delivered speeches Thursday evening about the virtues of their respective agricultural divisions, in hopes of being named this year’s Shawville Fair Ambassador.  Molly Dowe, Khloe Drummond and Grace Kelly were the three candidates for this year’s

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LOCAL EVENTS

Samonix Public Hearing

August 25, 2026

167th Cobden Fair

August 28, 2026 - August 30, 2026

48th Annual Canadian Fiddle & Stepdancing Championship

August 31, 2026 - September 7, 2026

170th Expo Shawville Fair

September 3, 2026 - September 7, 2026

Sportsman Show

September 5, 2026

171st Renfrew Fair

September 10, 2026 - September 13, 2026

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