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January 14, 2026

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Tourists invited to enjoy the Pontiac

Mike Athey PONTIAC Oct. 10 – 11, 2020 Several businesses in the Pontiac on Oct. 10 and 11, to offered visitors tours, samples and experiences

No injuries in Clarendon rollover

Emergency crews were called out to chemin Maplehodge The parking lot of the Shawville Fairgrounds had a sizable turnout of vehicles on Saturday night for

COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 While COVID-19 numbers in the Pontiac slowly creep up, case increases elsewhere in the Outaouais have increased to the

Warning signs

The light that tells me my tires are low went on the other day. I thought about doing something and didn’t. How foolish. Tuesday a

Halloween — COVID edition

In our house, costumes are still being decided and Halloween is much anticipated. I have three kiddos who aren’t considering fall without Halloween. I, having

Tourists invited to enjoy the Pontiac

Mike Athey PONTIAC Oct. 10 – 11, 2020 Several businesses in the Pontiac on Oct. 10 and 11, to offered visitors tours, samples and experiences to showcase their enterprises. It was part of an initiative created by Tourism Outaouais called

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No injuries in Clarendon rollover

Emergency crews were called out to chemin Maplehodge The parking lot of the Shawville Fairgrounds had a sizable turnout of vehicles on Saturday night for the third free drive-in movie night to take place in the region, a part of

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COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 While COVID-19 numbers in the Pontiac slowly creep up, case increases elsewhere in the Outaouais have increased to the point where the provincial government announced on Oct. 10 that Gatineau and MRC des Collines

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Municipalities receive COVID-19 expense funding

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 2, 2020 A joint federal and provincial package of $1.2 million in financial aid is coming to Pontiac municipalities to help compensate for COVID-induced expenses. The aid package will be distributed between MRC Pontiac municipalities as

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Sphinx Resources to resume Calumet drilling

Mike Athey L’ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMET Oct. 14, 2020 The Sphinx Resources mining company is prepared to start drilling on Oct. 22 at several dig sites on L’Île du Grand Calumet. The company will drill at three locations its Calumet-Nord

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Warning signs

The light that tells me my tires are low went on the other day. I thought about doing something and didn’t. How foolish. Tuesday a friend noticed my tire and told me that. . .

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Halloween — COVID edition

In our house, costumes are still being decided and Halloween is much anticipated. I have three kiddos who aren’t considering fall without Halloween. I, having had to deliver so many disappointments over the last six months am dragging my feet

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