Danford celebrates transfer of Bethany Hall to municipal ownership
February 28, 2026
For 50 years, Danford Lake’s Bethany Hall has hosted card tournaments and carnivals, dances and dinners, weddings and wakes. Since the hall was first erected
For 50 years, Danford Lake’s Bethany Hall has hosted card tournaments and carnivals, dances and dinners, weddings and wakes. Since the hall was first erected
Eight Chapeau clans reunited over the weekend to go head-to-head with their rivals in the community’s 18th annual family hockey tournament at the Upper Pontiac
Students in École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge’s 2025 graduating class celebrated the official end of their high school careers on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 21), crossing the stage
When Olivia Davis first got into her canoe on the Dumoine River last summer, she could not, for the life of her, get it to
The walls of the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort were filled with expressions of love on Friday evening for the opening of artPontiac’s new exhibit,
A local information session about a lesser known but serious women’s health risk drew some attention on Feb. 13. Activist group Citizens of the Pontiac
A 77-year-old Ottawa man died in the collision. Four other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Love your neighbour as yourself. We know this from the Bible. But covid taught us to be a little scared of our neighbours, and maybe
Since January, there’s been a growing buzz about Quebec’s English eligibility certificate – what it is and who needs it. The Quebec English School Boards
The Shawville Curling Club’s already delayed season is facing another setback. Last week the club sent an email to membership sharing the news that the
For 50 years, Danford Lake’s Bethany Hall has hosted card tournaments and carnivals, dances and dinners, weddings and wakes. Since the hall was first erected by a team of volunteers in 1976, the building has been a focal point for
Eight Chapeau clans reunited over the weekend to go head-to-head with their rivals in the community’s 18th annual family hockey tournament at the Upper Pontiac Sports Complex.
Students in École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge’s 2025 graduating class celebrated the official end of their high school careers on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 21), crossing the stage to mark the completion of their diplomas. Forty students returned to the high school for
When Olivia Davis first got into her canoe on the Dumoine River last summer, she could not, for the life of her, get it to go straight. Headwinds, currents, and whitewater rapids made it difficult for her and her paddling
The walls of the Stone School Gallery in Portage-du-Fort were filled with expressions of love on Friday evening for the opening of artPontiac’s new exhibit, The Spectrum of Love. Artists from the Pontiac and beyond had works on display that
A local information session about a lesser known but serious women’s health risk drew some attention on Feb. 13. Activist group Citizens of the Pontiac organized an online presentation about women’s heart and vascular disease, which was streamed to audiences
A 77-year-old Ottawa man died in the collision. Four other people suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Love your neighbour as yourself. We know this from the Bible. But covid taught us to be a little scared of our neighbours, and maybe a little scared of ourselves. The pandemic transformed us all from agents of love and
Since January, there’s been a growing buzz about Quebec’s English eligibility certificate – what it is and who needs it. The Quebec English School Boards Association launched a “use it or lose it” campaign in some Montreal media, advising anglophone
The Shawville Curling Club’s already delayed season is facing another setback. Last week the club sent an email to membership sharing the news that the delivery of the replacement brine pump needed to get the ice plant back up and
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