‘It takes a village’: Sauerkraut volunteers prep for Oktoberfest
September 11, 2024
The making of sauerkraut for Ladysmith’s annual celebration of German culture has been a tradition since 1985, the year the festival was first incorporated.
The making of sauerkraut for Ladysmith’s annual celebration of German culture has been a tradition since 1985, the year the festival was first incorporated.
Kendyl Smith-Trimm was about as happy as a kid can get. Her curly blonde hair and smile could always light up a room, said her
Radiology technologists in four rural Outaouais hospitals, including the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, will receive an additional $4,000 bonus, matching the $22,000 bonuses offered previously
In July, THE EQUITY reported that Litchfield’s Pontiac Industrial Park could become the home of a land-based salmon farm sometime in the near future. (Litchfield
The 2024 Shawville Fair officially kicked off on Thursday night with the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting under the big circus tent. Fair president Ralph Lang
An ecotourism business based in Thorne has received $99,325 from the federal government to expand their offerings. Chalets Prunella, which currently operates four a-frame luxury
The MRC Pontiac is looking into what would be involved in hosting a solar energy farm in the region, and at the Council of Mayors
“We came together with a common goal to preserve a much needed local service,” producers say.
The Municipality of Waltham held a by-election over the weekend, electing Brendan Adam as the new councillor for Seat 4. The polls, which were open
At last week’s MRC Pontiac monthly Council of Mayors meeting, back in session after a one-month summer break, it was announced that Otter Lake mayor
The making of sauerkraut for Ladysmith’s annual celebration of German culture has been a tradition since 1985, the year the festival was first incorporated.
Kendyl Smith-Trimm was about as happy as a kid can get. Her curly blonde hair and smile could always light up a room, said her mom, Cheryl Smith. Kendyl was curious and loved adventures, especially at their family cottage. The
Radiology technologists in four rural Outaouais hospitals, including the Pontiac Hospital in Shawville, will receive an additional $4,000 bonus, matching the $22,000 bonuses offered previously to technologists in Gatineau, Hull and Papineau hospitals, per an announcement by the union representing
In July, THE EQUITY reported that Litchfield’s Pontiac Industrial Park could become the home of a land-based salmon farm sometime in the near future. (Litchfield may become home to salmon farm, THE EQUITY, July 3, 2024) Samonix, the Outaouais-based company
The 2024 Shawville Fair officially kicked off on Thursday night with the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting under the big circus tent. Fair president Ralph Lang thanked the around 30 volunteers with the Pontiac Agricultural Society who helped to organize this
An ecotourism business based in Thorne has received $99,325 from the federal government to expand their offerings. Chalets Prunella, which currently operates four a-frame luxury chalets on a secluded 75-acre property, received the funds through a new program announced at
The MRC Pontiac is looking into what would be involved in hosting a solar energy farm in the region, and at the Council of Mayors meeting on Aug. 21, the mayors approved for the MRC to sign a confidentiality agreement
“We came together with a common goal to preserve a much needed local service,” producers say.
The Municipality of Waltham held a by-election over the weekend, electing Brendan Adam as the new councillor for Seat 4. The polls, which were open on Sunday with advance polling on Thursday, saw 111 voters, representing 39 per cent of
At last week’s MRC Pontiac monthly Council of Mayors meeting, back in session after a one-month summer break, it was announced that Otter Lake mayor Terry Lafleur has been hired as the MRC’s new assistant director general. This is a
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