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May 14, 2026

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Sophie Kuijper Dickson

PHS Grade 9s give uni a go

Casino games, breathing techniques, and park designing – just a few of the learning activities in which a small group of Grade 9 Pontiac High

Bristol eyeing June pier re-opening

The Municipality of Bristol is on track to reopening its landmark pier in Norway Bay in time for this year’s cottage season, after keeping it

Highway repairs resume on four-lanes

The province has resumed work repairing the four-lane stretch of Highway 148 that passes through Luskville, with plans to repave the entire section by the

PHS Grade 9s give uni a go

Casino games, breathing techniques, and park designing – just a few of the learning activities in which a small group of Grade 9 Pontiac High School (PHS) students participated during their week-long stint at university in Ottawa earlier this month.

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Bristol eyeing June pier re-opening

The Municipality of Bristol is on track to reopening its landmark pier in Norway Bay in time for this year’s cottage season, after keeping it closed due to safety concerns for the entirety of last summer. At Bristol’s May 5

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Giant Tiger gives big to McDowell breakfast club

The Shawville Giant Tiger recently donated $3,500 to the McDowell Elementary School Home and School committee, which will be given directly to the school’s breakfast club so it can continue to feed the increasing number of children being signed up

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Highway repairs resume on four-lanes

The province has resumed work repairing the four-lane stretch of Highway 148 that passes through Luskville, with plans to repave the entire section by the end of September, according to a press release from the Ministère des Transports du Québec

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Pontiac ER stretcher wait times more than double

The average amount of time Pontiac Hospital emergency room (ER) patients waited on stretchers before being moved to a hospital bed more than doubled in the past year, according to new data provided by Outaouais healthcare authority CISSSO. The numbers

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