Nobody was injured Wednesday afternoon after a pellet stove at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) malfunctioned, causing smoke to circulate through the school’s ventilation system and
The nonprofit hopes a website redesign will help the org reconnect with past members and volunteers.
The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board’s (ORRPB) latest river conditions forecast says while water levels are generally decreasing and are expected to stabilize across the
As a young lad, Mike Rusenstrom spent many an evening at the Shawville arena watching the older kids perfect their slapshots. “You were the little
The Pontiac syndicate of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) had a lively debate about increasing union dues before it could officially begin its 2025
Hydro-Québec hosted an open house in Quyon on Mar. 26 to address the public’s concerns about upcoming work on the power lines. The company is
The MRC Pontiac has released the results of a territory-wide housing survey it conducted a year ago in a statistical report highlighting key stats and
Four Pontiac municipalities are taking a new approach to community project development this year, one that will see greater participation and input from the municipalities’
The Fort Coulonge Comets hosted a final home opener for all of the association’s minor hockey teams on Sunday at the Centre de Loisirs des
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
Nobody was injured Wednesday afternoon after a pellet stove at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) malfunctioned, causing smoke to circulate through the school’s ventilation system and all occupants of the building to be evacuated. Mansfield and Pontefract fire chief Patrick Bertrand
The nonprofit hopes a website redesign will help the org reconnect with past members and volunteers.
The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board’s (ORRPB) latest river conditions forecast says while water levels are generally decreasing and are expected to stabilize across the watershed over the next few days, spring runoff is expected to increase in the southern
As a young lad, Mike Rusenstrom spent many an evening at the Shawville arena watching the older kids perfect their slapshots. “You were the little kid watching the big kids, hoping you could be that good,” he said. Now that
The Pontiac syndicate of the Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) had a lively debate about increasing union dues before it could officially begin its 2025 annual general assembly on Mar. 27. The meeting’s start was delayed by about 40 minutes
Hydro-Québec hosted an open house in Quyon on Mar. 26 to address the public’s concerns about upcoming work on the power lines. The company is planning to upgrade the nearly hundred-year-old transmission lines between Quyon and Wyman in the coming
The MRC Pontiac has released the results of a territory-wide housing survey it conducted a year ago in a statistical report highlighting key stats and takeaways. The survey, opened in Feb. 2024, was available to the public for two months
Four Pontiac municipalities are taking a new approach to community project development this year, one that will see greater participation and input from the municipalities’ residents. The initiative, called “participatory budgeting,” will invite community members in Otter Lake, Allumette Island,
The Fort Coulonge Comets hosted a final home opener for all of the association’s minor hockey teams on Sunday at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs arena in Fort Coulonge. Six Comets teams took the ice for the final game
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
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