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November 26, 2025

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Algonquins oppose Chalk River dump

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 26, 2022 The Kebaowek First Nation hosted an online roundtable titled No Consent for Nuclear Waste on Algonquin Lands last Thursday.

CAQ holds policy convention

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 30, 2022 The CAQ held a policy convention last weekend in Drummondville, which was the party’s last major gathering before October’s

The Way We Were

May 28,1997 25 Years Ago Ten B&E’s in one week: From Waltham to Pontiac Station and nearly every place in between was hit with a

Bug Safety

Am I crazy, or have the bugs been horrific the past few weeks? We’ve had to carry our bug spray around with us like .

Let’s go to work Pontiac

Dear Editor, As investors arrive to the Pontiac contemplating opening various businesses and in particular forestry mills, a common question is asked of me. Will

A better way

The passage of Bill 96 will have a lot of unfortunate consequences for both Quebec anglophones and new immigrants arriving to the province. Preventing people

Planting Trees

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville May 28, 2022 Dedicated to celebrating the month of the Tree and Forests the MRC Pontiac staff were giving out free trees

Hurling axes in the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Mansfield-et-Pontefract May 29, 2022 The Coopérative Aventure Hélian held the grand opening of six new axe throwing lanes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Sunday. The

Algonquins oppose Chalk River dump

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 26, 2022 The Kebaowek First Nation hosted an online roundtable titled No Consent for Nuclear Waste on Algonquin Lands last Thursday. The roundtable was attended by the chiefs of various Algonquin nations, as well as .

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CAQ holds policy convention

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 30, 2022 The CAQ held a policy convention last weekend in Drummondville, which was the party’s last major gathering before October’s election. The theme of the meeting was . . .

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The Way We Were

May 28,1997 25 Years Ago Ten B&E’s in one week: From Waltham to Pontiac Station and nearly every place in between was hit with a rash of break and enters and robberies this past week. The Campbell’s Bay detachment of

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Bug Safety

Am I crazy, or have the bugs been horrific the past few weeks? We’ve had to carry our bug spray around with us like . . .

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Let’s go to work Pontiac

Dear Editor, As investors arrive to the Pontiac contemplating opening various businesses and in particular forestry mills, a common question is asked of me. Will there be people in the Pontiac who want to work? We know that throughout the

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A better way

The passage of Bill 96 will have a lot of unfortunate consequences for both Quebec anglophones and new immigrants arriving to the province. Preventing people from receiving basic services in a language that they have used from birth in .

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Conservative leadership race comes to the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay May 29, 2022 The federal Conservative Party leadership candidate Leslyn Lewis visited the Pontiac at the Church of Faith, Praise and Prayer in Campbell’s Bay on a campaign stop. Lewis, who is an MP representing Haldimand-Norfolk

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Planting Trees

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville May 28, 2022 Dedicated to celebrating the month of the Tree and Forests the MRC Pontiac staff were giving out free trees to community members as part of the Tree and Forests Festival. The staff set up

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Hurling axes in the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Mansfield-et-Pontefract May 29, 2022 The Coopérative Aventure Hélian held the grand opening of six new axe throwing lanes in Mansfield-et-Pontefract on Sunday. The idea of the axe throwing centre was . . .

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