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The Way We Were

Oct. 15,1997 25 Years Ago Cut cable leaves thousands phoneless for eight hours: More than 5,000 Telebec and Bell subscribers in Pontiac were without telephone

Thanking the volunteers

The Pontiac is blessed with many volunteer organizations that do crucial work to make life here better than it would otherwise be, organizations staffed by

A diagnosis

In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other

Spicing up the rally

Brett Thoms Quyon October 15, 2022 The Quyon Lionettes held its 34 annual car rally on Saturday. The event saw about 46 car registrations with

That’s a wrap for artPontiac

Glen Hartle Portage du fort Oct. 14, 2022 ArtPontiac prepares to wrap up the 2022 season and president Cheryl Beillard reflects on her first year

The Way We Were

Oct. 15,1997 25 Years Ago Cut cable leaves thousands phoneless for eight hours: More than 5,000 Telebec and Bell subscribers in Pontiac were without telephone service last Wednesday after a phone cable between Luskville and Quyon was accidentally cut by

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Thanking the volunteers

The Pontiac is blessed with many volunteer organizations that do crucial work to make life here better than it would otherwise be, organizations staffed by people who donate their time and are funded, in large part, by donations. Their volunteer

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A diagnosis

In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other children. It can be in how they write, play, talk, move and really so many

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Marché Pontiac raises funds for seniors

Brett Thoms Quyon October 1, 2022 A flea market called Marché Pontiac was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort Coulonge on Saturday. The market’s purpose was to raise funds for the the Maison de la famille in

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One open, three to go: first mill to reopen

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac Oct. 13, 2022 With a long history of being a logging region and building the local economy around the forestry industry, when mills started closing in 2008, many people were devastated and jobs were lost. At the

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Spicing up the rally

Brett Thoms Quyon October 15, 2022 The Quyon Lionettes held its 34 annual car rally on Saturday. The event saw about 46 car registrations with approximately 180 to 190 participants in total, according to Joan Belsher, one of the organizers

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That’s a wrap for artPontiac

Glen Hartle Portage du fort Oct. 14, 2022 ArtPontiac prepares to wrap up the 2022 season and president Cheryl Beillard reflects on her first year at the helm of the long-standing association. We caught up with her and she was

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