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Onslow Elementary makes graduation happen

Eva Baldi Quyon June 22, 2021 Unprecedented times call for revolutionary solutions to keep traditions alive.  For years, Onslow elementary school has honoured their graduates with

PHS celebrates two years of grads

Emily Hsueh SHAWVILLE June 25-26, 2021  Two years worth of Pontiac High School grads donned their finest attire last weekend to celebrate the next chapter

Waiting for the rain

Sophie Kuijper Dickson For the first two months of the growing season, the Pontiac, and much of North America, experienced some degree of abnormally dry

Circle dancing along the river

Eva Baldi Quyon June 30, 2021 The warm weather and the cool breeze off the river made for a perfect day as Diane Schreiner led

Political DNA

Quyon’s Melanie Lang running for office in Southern Ontario Charles Dickson Pontiac June 24, 2021 Former Quyon resident Melanie Lang will be running as a

Onslow Elementary makes graduation happen

Eva Baldi Quyon June 22, 2021 Unprecedented times call for revolutionary solutions to keep traditions alive.  For years, Onslow elementary school has honoured their graduates with a ceremony in the gymnasium. This year, school administrators and teachers were unsure if the

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PHS celebrates two years of grads

Emily Hsueh SHAWVILLE June 25-26, 2021  Two years worth of Pontiac High School grads donned their finest attire last weekend to celebrate the next chapter of their lives. On Friday, June 25, the graduating class of 2021 and their families

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Waiting for the rain

Sophie Kuijper Dickson For the first two months of the growing season, the Pontiac, and much of North America, experienced some degree of abnormally dry conditions. The Government of Canada’s May 2021 Drought Assessment classified most of the Ottawa Valley

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Political DNA

Quyon’s Melanie Lang running for office in Southern Ontario Charles Dickson Pontiac June 24, 2021 Former Quyon resident Melanie Lang will be running as a Liberal in the next federal election for the southern Ontario riding of Wellington-Halton Hills. Lang

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Artists’ talk: a deep dive into local art

Thomas Beck Shawville June 26, 2021 Last Saturday, people were able to discover more about natural and cultural art as Art Pontiac held its second installment of their four-event Artists’ Talk series.  The conference was held over Zoom and introduced

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Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

Pines in the Sand - Lemke Family Roots and Branches

August 17, 2025
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

The Bromley Historical Society welcomes Renfrew County historian Dave Lemkay to speak on Pines in the Sand – Lemke Family Roots and Branches. This free public presentation takes place on Sunday, August 17, 2pm, at the Old Town Hall, 498 Micksburg Road, Osceola. His talk draws on his extensive family research from Germany to Petawawa Township, across North America and the world. Refreshments will be served.

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

Expo Shawville Fair 2025

August 28, 2025 - September 1, 2025
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