Upper Pontiac spends cold snap powerless
January 26, 2026
Over 2,000 residents in the upper Pontiac endured some portion of the weekend’s cold snap without any electricity after the power grid, overloaded from the
Over 2,000 residents in the upper Pontiac endured some portion of the weekend’s cold snap without any electricity after the power grid, overloaded from the
Environment Canada is forecasting overnight temperatures will dip below – 30 C with windchill on Friday and Saturday.
An Ottawa man and Chapeau woman are facing drug-trafficking charges following a drug seizure in Pembroke on Jan. 21.
Fourteen years ago, Shawville’s Royal Bank of Canada encountered maybe one case of fraud every month, according to branch manager Meagan Derouin. She said these
That’s how many Pontiac kitchen tables hosted dairy farmers as they told their spouses, children, and aging parents that they were closing the doors on
Some 200 people packed Harrington Hall to share concerns with the new curbside pickup program.
The Quyon Lions Club hosted its third monthly community breakfast on Sunday morning in the town’s community centre, a new tradition it started in November
The warning comes after an increase in overdoses and suspected overdose-related deaths in the Renfrew and Arnprior areas.
Renée Nicole Good was a 37-year-old woman, a mother of three, a writer, someone who liked to sing. Her neighbours seemed to like her. She
While six Pontiac doctors had originally indicated plans to leave, only two are going through with it.
Over 2,000 residents in the upper Pontiac endured some portion of the weekend’s cold snap without any electricity after the power grid, overloaded from the surge in electrical demand as the temperatures hovered around -30 C, shut down just before
Environment Canada is forecasting overnight temperatures will dip below – 30 C with windchill on Friday and Saturday.
An Ottawa man and Chapeau woman are facing drug-trafficking charges following a drug seizure in Pembroke on Jan. 21.
Fourteen years ago, Shawville’s Royal Bank of Canada encountered maybe one case of fraud every month, according to branch manager Meagan Derouin. She said these days, she is seeing an average of two cases every day. “It’s all different types
That’s how many Pontiac kitchen tables hosted dairy farmers as they told their spouses, children, and aging parents that they were closing the doors on their generations-old family farm. That’s how many Pontiac farmers were suffocated by Canada’s supply management
Some 200 people packed Harrington Hall to share concerns with the new curbside pickup program.
The Quyon Lions Club hosted its third monthly community breakfast on Sunday morning in the town’s community centre, a new tradition it started in November to raise money for the club. From 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., a steady stream
The warning comes after an increase in overdoses and suspected overdose-related deaths in the Renfrew and Arnprior areas.
Renée Nicole Good was a 37-year-old woman, a mother of three, a writer, someone who liked to sing. Her neighbours seemed to like her. She had apparently never been charged with anything beyond a traffic ticket. Her ex-husband described her
While six Pontiac doctors had originally indicated plans to leave, only two are going through with it.
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