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April 9, 2026

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Pontiac Summer job fair returns

Brett Thoms Shawville April 12, 2023 Carrefour Jeunesse held a Pontiac Summer Job Fair last Wednseday. The event was held both in-person and virtually, with

“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the

The Notes – April 12, 2023

Waltham: Helen Perry Well, we survived the ice storm last week. We were out of power for a few hours on Wednesday. Some people were

Small town life

As our town continues to clean up after what was a massive freezing rain storm last week, I took a minute to reflect on how

Pontiac Summer job fair returns

Brett Thoms Shawville April 12, 2023 Carrefour Jeunesse held a Pontiac Summer Job Fair last Wednseday. The event was held both in-person and virtually, with over a dozen employers conducting interviews with 142 job seekers. The event used the software

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“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the Ottawa River, has warned of major flooding of the Ottawa River from Lake Coulonge to

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Gatineau man arrested for drunk driving in MoP

Brett Thoms Municipality of Pontiac April 9, 2023 On Sunday, at approximately 6:20 p.m., a 35-year-old man from Gatineau was arrested while driving under the influence of alcohol, according to MRC des Collines police Facebook post. At the time of

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The Notes – April 12, 2023

Waltham: Helen Perry Well, we survived the ice storm last week. We were out of power for a few hours on Wednesday. Some people were not so lucky as they were out of power for several days. It sure did

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Small town life

As our town continues to clean up after what was a massive freezing rain storm last week, I took a minute to reflect on how lucky we are to live in a small community. In this latest storm, we lost

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