Thorne votes down first responder petition
May 12, 2026
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their
It was raining men – and donations for the Shawville Arena – at the second annual men’s night on Friday hosted by the Pontiac Arena
Bristol resident Deb Powell is the latest resident of that municipality to be honoured for volunteerism, receiving the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for excellent volunteer service.
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since
Otter Lake has received provincial approval to lay canvas tarps at the Farm Lake boat launch in hopes of choking out the invasive Eurasian milfoil
New president Marie-Ève Lizée says she wants to keep growing registrations.
Outfitters in the Pontiac’s backcountry are facing loss of income, while the MRC tries to find a fix.
Two-month-old Ivy Theresa Helmer and mom Kiesha Brisebois received a gift basket full of goodies.
When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was. Known for its sheer size –
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their 17-month-old son suffered a seizure in April. On Apr. 18, Thorne resident Bayley Lemay’s 17-month-old
It was raining men – and donations for the Shawville Arena – at the second annual men’s night on Friday hosted by the Pontiac Arena Fund (PAF). President Mike Rusenstrom estimates an attendance of over 600 for Friday’s event, the
Bristol resident Deb Powell is the latest resident of that municipality to be honoured for volunteerism, receiving the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal for excellent volunteer service. Powell has volunteered with different organizations since moving to Bristol about 15 years ago. She
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since the beginning of April, as of May 8 SOPFEU had responded to 24 fires in
Otter Lake has received provincial approval to lay canvas tarps at the Farm Lake boat launch in hopes of choking out the invasive Eurasian milfoil plant growing there. A few weeks ago, the province’s Ministry of Environment approved the municipality’s
New president Marie-Ève Lizée says she wants to keep growing registrations.
Outfitters in the Pontiac’s backcountry are facing loss of income, while the MRC tries to find a fix.
Two-month-old Ivy Theresa Helmer and mom Kiesha Brisebois received a gift basket full of goodies.
When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was. Known for its sheer size – exceeding five feet in length and weighing about the same as a two-year-old child –
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