As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. Our

Thrifty shoppers gathered to celebrate the opening of Shawville’s much-anticipated liquidation centre by combing its bins for deals on Saturday morning. Customers were lined up a half-hour before the store’s opening to catch a glimpse of what treasures it had

Shawville residents hungry for casual fare are in luck this summer. The town’s Main Street chip stand has reopened after a year-long hiatus, this time with a new cook. Now called Poutine du Paradis (Paradise Poutine), the stand is the

Pedestrian traffic took over Shawville’s Main Street on Saturday for the first street market of the summer season. The town was abuzz with life as curious shoppers browsed wares from around 30 vendors, selling everything from freeze-dried foods to photographs

The Otter Lake Community Assembly’s first official meeting on Saturday saw members narrow down a select few projects the group will focus its efforts on over the coming weeks and months. After a lively discussion from the roughly 20 attendees

Some 600 men descended upon the Shawville arena on Friday night in a men’s night event organized by the Pontiac Arena Fund. This event was the group’s second in a series of fundraisers in support of an estimated $2 million

French and English learners alike got out of their comfort zones on May 7 for a conversational language exchange at Shawville’s Café 349. Put on by the Regional Association of West Quebecers (RAWQ), the event provided a space for the

Pontiacers in need of basic dental care this week have one more reason to smile, as the county’s newest dental hygiene clinic welcomed patients for the first time on May 12. Blanche Pontiac, located on Front Street in Campbell’s Bay,