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Quick Hits: News in brief

Brett Thoms Pontiac January 30, 2023 Campbell’s Bay by-election Campbell’s Bay announced a by-election to replace Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who passed away last October. If

Sharing the stars

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac January 27, 2022 There’s nothing like a dark sky to allow for the perfect evening of stargazing. No showers, no moon, just

Mario Kart drifts into Coulonge

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge January 28, 2023 The Café Downtown held a Mario Kart tournament last Saturday. The tournament saw 14 gamers compete in Mario Kart

The Pontiac Provincal tournament wrap up

Brett Thoms Shawville January 28, 2023 The U15/U18 Pontiac Provincal Tournament, was held in the Shawville arena last weekend. The tournament saw 15 teams from

43 years in the business

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac January 26, 2022 After 43 years serving the community Yvon Robert is closing down his sales, repairs and rentals store in Luskville.

Ski Pontiac has a new home

Zainab Al-Mehdar Norway Bay January 23, 2023 The volunteer-based organization Ski Pontiac is moving to a new location. On Jan. 21 Ski Pontiac announced their

The housing crisis: a conversation

Zainab Al-Mehdar Gatineau Jan. 14, 2023 To create a dialogue around housing the NDP Pontiac riding association hosted a round table and invited members of

Quick Hits: News in brief

Brett Thoms Pontiac January 30, 2023 Campbell’s Bay by-election Campbell’s Bay announced a by-election to replace Mayor Maurice Beauregard, who passed away last October. If more than one person announces intentions to run, an election will be held on April

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Sharing the stars

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac January 27, 2022 There’s nothing like a dark sky to allow for the perfect evening of stargazing. No showers, no moon, just the stars and the wonder in everyone’s eyes. This was the inspiration behind Aylmer resident

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The Comet’s journey to the championship

Tim Ferrigan Shawville January 29, 2023 All games in the Midget A division were very close and hard fought games. It is a pretty interesting story of how our Comets ended up playing in the A division. At the beginning

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Mario Kart drifts into Coulonge

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge January 28, 2023 The Café Downtown held a Mario Kart tournament last Saturday. The tournament saw 14 gamers compete in Mario Kart 8 for the Nintendo Switch, a racing game that involves Mario characters in vehicles using

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The Pontiac Provincal tournament wrap up

Brett Thoms Shawville January 28, 2023 The U15/U18 Pontiac Provincal Tournament, was held in the Shawville arena last weekend. The tournament saw 15 teams from the Pontiac, the Ottawa Valley, The greater Ottawa-Gatineau area, and as far away as Chambly,

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Luskville building destroyed in Sunday fire

Brett Thoms Luskville January 29, 2023 A fire burned down an out-of-business restaurant and three apartments near the intersection of Hwy. 148 and chemin Eardley Masham on Sunday evening. No one was injured in the fire, but at least one

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43 years in the business

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac January 26, 2022 After 43 years serving the community Yvon Robert is closing down his sales, repairs and rentals store in Luskville. With a heavy heart, Robert has had to say goodbye to the business. THE EQUITY

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Ski Pontiac has a new home

Zainab Al-Mehdar Norway Bay January 23, 2023 The volunteer-based organization Ski Pontiac is moving to a new location. On Jan. 21 Ski Pontiac announced their collaboration with Astra Estates to develop a series of cross-country ski and snowshoe trails along

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The housing crisis: a conversation

Zainab Al-Mehdar Gatineau Jan. 14, 2023 To create a dialogue around housing the NDP Pontiac riding association hosted a round table and invited members of parliament, activists and experts on the matter to discuss the issue. On Jan. 14 the

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