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May 14, 2026

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Sophie Kuijper Dickson

Calumet Island byelection

The Municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet will be holding a byelection to fill seat three on its council which was previously occupied by Pierre Jolicoeur. Jolicoeur passed

Fire destroys Clarendon home

Nobody was harmed in the Monday night fire at the home of Reuben and Doug Hodgins. “They would have been dead if they didn’t have

Chamber of Commerce AGM a relaunch, says president

At the Pontiac Chamber of Commerce’s annual general meeting on Thursday evening, Chamber president Sébastien Bonnerot’s message was clear: the regional business development organization is building itself back better and stronger than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic knocked the

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Calumet Island byelection

The Municipality of l’Île-du-Grand-Calumet will be holding a byelection to fill seat three on its council which was previously occupied by Pierre Jolicoeur. Jolicoeur passed away in July. Candidate nominations should be submitted at the municipal office by Oct. 4

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MRC refines agricultural development plan

On Tuesday evening the MRC Pontiac presented the latest version of its plan for developing the agricultural industry in the Pontiac at a public consultation meeting hosted at the new market building in Chapeau.  The plan is referred to as

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Fire destroys Clarendon home

Nobody was harmed in the Monday night fire at the home of Reuben and Doug Hodgins. “They would have been dead if they didn’t have a smoke alarm,” Chief Laframboise said.

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