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On Monday morning Shawville stone mason Wade Ellison could be found rolling a massive ball of black yarn from one end of the town’s curling


On Monday morning Shawville stone mason Wade Ellison could be found rolling a massive ball of black yarn from one end of the town’s curling




Geoffrey James doesn’t miss the presence of a Tim Hortons in the Pontiac. He is “totally bored” with the chain, to use his words, and


A new Indigenous-led conservation initiative in the Outaouais is working to protect 30 per cent of the region’s land and freshwater ecosystems by the year


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


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


“Some people have lost everything. Their house. Their clothes. Their food. They’ve even lost their relatives that drowned,” says Jean-Marc Soucie, one in a small


Former committee members are calling for it to be reinstated and given an official mandate.


Our readers submitted photos of the dazzling display of northern lights last week. See them here.


As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a


On Monday morning Shawville stone mason Wade Ellison could be found rolling a massive ball of black yarn from one end of the town’s curling rink to the other, and then freezing it in place with a small spray bottle.




Geoffrey James doesn’t miss the presence of a Tim Hortons in the Pontiac. He is “totally bored” with the chain, to use his words, and not just because he can rarely find the chili he relies on as his go-to


A new Indigenous-led conservation initiative in the Outaouais is working to protect 30 per cent of the region’s land and freshwater ecosystems by the year 2030. Leaders from Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation’s natural resources and wildlife office will be


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,”


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


“Some people have lost everything. Their house. Their clothes. Their food. They’ve even lost their relatives that drowned,” says Jean-Marc Soucie, one in a small group of semi-retired hydro technicians from the Pontiac who spent three weeks restoring power in


Former committee members are calling for it to be reinstated and given an official mandate.


Our readers submitted photos of the dazzling display of northern lights last week. See them here.


As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. This
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