Connor Lalande Pontiac May 13, 2023 Horse riding enthusiasts gathard at JEA Farm for a Cowboy Racing Clinic this past Saturday. An event that challenges riders and their horses with navigating a series of increasingly complex obstacles, a cowboy challenge

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge May 12, 2023 As a part of their efforts to expand the variety of events held at Café Downtown, employee Heidi Newberry and owner Natasha Lamadeleine threw a foam party last Saturday. “We did one when I

Connor Lalande Quyon May 15, 2023 Director of Financial Resources at the Western Quebec School Board, Martine Lupien, presented Onslow Elementary School with a $1000 cheque for new recreational equipment this past Monday. A participant in the annual Grand défi

Glen Hartle Pontiac May 13, 2023 The Pontiac Farmers’ Market opened the season under sunny skies on May 13, just in time for Mother’s Day shoppers and cottagers returning for the summer. Host Ron Hodgins once again dazzled with his

Glen Hartle Shawville May 16, 2023 Café 349 has a new exhibit adorning her walls and it is compliments of artPontiac and the Pontiac High School’s Visual Arts students. In fact, this collection is their third annual show and is

The Pontiac-wide school bus driver strike, represented by Teamster Local 106, against Sogesco, the company that owns Autobus Lasalle, continues as frustration among parents mounts. Last Thursday, the Ministry of Labour reached out to the union’s representatives to gauge their

The Bristol Community Association (BCA) hosted their first talent show in seven years and it was a resounding success, all around. Their twofold set of goals was to host an event bringing the community together and to raise funds for

Main Street in Shawville was abuzz with activity during the town’s street market this past Saturday. With sections of the roadway closed off to vehicles, vendors and artisans from throughout the area set up booths to showcase the wide variety

The Regional Association of West Quebecers held a public screening of a documentary titled What We Chose to Remember last Saturday night in Pontiac High School’s auditorium. The filmmaker, Guy Rex Rodgers, also attended the screening to present his thoughts