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May 14, 2026

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Sophie Kuijper Dickson

PHS grads cross the stage

Pontiac High School’s 2024 graduating students took a very solid step into adulthood on Saturday evening, crossing the stage to mark their official completion of

Calumet elects Corriveau to council

Lifelong Calumet Island resident Chantal Corriveau was elected to be the seat three councillor for that municipality in a Nov. 3 byelection. The seat became

Remembrance Day in the Pontiac

Communities across the Pontiac are organizing Remembrance Day ceremonies this Sunday, Nov. 10 and Monday, Nov. 11, to remember and honour the soldiers who have

Frankenstein can square dance, too

Vera and Douglas Smith have been making the trip from their home in Gatineau to the Bryson Lions Club’s dances for some 40 years, and

PHS grads cross the stage

Pontiac High School’s 2024 graduating students took a very solid step into adulthood on Saturday evening, crossing the stage to mark their official completion of their high school diplomas. They began their high school journeys in 2019, not knowing that

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Calumet elects Corriveau to council

Lifelong Calumet Island resident Chantal Corriveau was elected to be the seat three councillor for that municipality in a Nov. 3 byelection. The seat became vacant after former councillor Pierre Jolicoeur passed away in July of this year. “They needed

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Remembrance Day in the Pontiac

Communities across the Pontiac are organizing Remembrance Day ceremonies this Sunday, Nov. 10 and Monday, Nov. 11, to remember and honour the soldiers who have served to protect this nation, many of whom sacrificed their lives to protect the freedom

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Frankenstein can square dance, too

Vera and Douglas Smith have been making the trip from their home in Gatineau to the Bryson Lions Club’s dances for some 40 years, and Saturday evening’s Halloween dance and dinner was no exception. “It’s my favourite place to dance,”

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Shawville band opens for Sebastian Bach

Shawville-based hard-rock band Beyond Driven opened for heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa on Oct. 22 to a crowd of over 1,200 people. Bach was popularised through his role as lead singer of hard-rock band

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