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June 18, 2026

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Sophie Kuijper Dickson

Oldtimers rock Brockville, again

he Pontiac Oldtimers hockey team travelled to Brockville for the third year in a row to participate in the Brockville Magedomas Old Timers HockeyFest held

Quyon ferry reopens

The ferry’s first trip crossed the Ottawa River at 5:30 a.m. on Mar. 26.

Return-to-office hits home

Last week, with the flip of a switch, Pontiac mayors voted unanimously to end the MRC’s work-from-home policy. There was no consultation with its 40

No fire, just a scaredy cat

Fort-Coulonge firefighters spent Friday morning rescuing a scared cat from a tree. Assistant chief Gilles Dionne said the department got the call around 9 a.m.

Easter Bunny sends Pontiac kids on the hunt

A swarm of children carrying Easter egg baskets spread over the Bryson RA grounds in Sunday morning’s sun as they raced, some panicked, to collect as many of Easter eggs as possible in the RA’s annual hunt.  While the kids

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Oldtimers rock Brockville, again

he Pontiac Oldtimers hockey team travelled to Brockville for the third year in a row to participate in the Brockville Magedomas Old Timers HockeyFest held Mar. 24-25.  Up against teams of skaters aged 60 and up from Brockville, Kemptville, Westport,

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Return-to-office hits home

Last week, with the flip of a switch, Pontiac mayors voted unanimously to end the MRC’s work-from-home policy. There was no consultation with its 40 or so employees, not even a warning that this would be coming. Most learned of

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No fire, just a scaredy cat

Fort-Coulonge firefighters spent Friday morning rescuing a scared cat from a tree. Assistant chief Gilles Dionne said the department got the call around 9 a.m. that day, while a group of firefighters were already at the station doing some cleaning

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