Giant pumpkin contest brings big competition
September 29, 2020
EMILY HSUEH CLARENDON Sept. 26, 2020 Spectators of all ages were pumped to watch their kin squash the competition at Starborn Farms’ giant pumpkin contest
EMILY HSUEH CLARENDON Sept. 26, 2020 Spectators of all ages were pumped to watch their kin squash the competition at Starborn Farms’ giant pumpkin contest
EMILY HSUEH Gema Villavicencio was never a farmer. She grew up in Nicaragua where she and her family owned some chickens, but she never raised
EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Sept 17 – 19, 2020 It was a deadly week for motorcyclists in the region, as two accidents in the span of
STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 16, 2020 MRC Pontiac’s Regional Council of Mayors gathered for its monthly meeting on Sept. 16, meeting in-person at Campbell’s
The Pontiac Terry Fox challenge is currently underway, with participants taking to their local trails and streets to log kilometres up until Sept. 30. The
During COVID-19, artists are busy, many maintaining visibility/selling via social media such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and websites. Here, Quyon artist Katharine Fletcher is shown
EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Sept. 23, 2020 The Shawville United Church may be closed for services, but the church is still playing host to a community
MIKE ATHEY CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 18, 2020 The Shawville Fair may have been cancelled, but that didn’t stop the Friends of St. Joseph’s Manor from
STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 16, 2020 A woman from the Fort Coulonge/Mansfield et Pontefract area self-reported her positive COVID-19 test on Sept. 18. CHIP 101.9
STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Sept. 16, 2020 A Stittsville man was seriously injured in a boating accident on Sept. 16, falling out of his
EMILY HSUEH CLARENDON Sept. 26, 2020 Spectators of all ages were pumped to watch their kin squash the competition at Starborn Farms’ giant pumpkin contest on Sept. 26. Fifteen giant pumpkins and other gourds were lined up in front of
EMILY HSUEH Gema Villavicencio was never a farmer. She grew up in Nicaragua where she and her family owned some chickens, but she never raised cattle, tended to fields of vegetables, or harvested crops. At the age of 14, Villavicencio
EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Sept 17 – 19, 2020 It was a deadly week for motorcyclists in the region, as two accidents in the span of three days claimed the lives of two men. On Sept. 17 at around 7:30 p.m.,
STEPHEN RICCIO CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 16, 2020 MRC Pontiac’s Regional Council of Mayors gathered for its monthly meeting on Sept. 16, meeting in-person at Campbell’s Bay RA Hall. Île du Grand Calumet Mayor Serge Newberry was absent from the meeting
The Pontiac Terry Fox challenge is currently underway, with participants taking to their local trails and streets to log kilometres up until Sept. 30. The goal for the end of the month is for the Pontiac walkers, runners and bikers
During COVID-19, artists are busy, many maintaining visibility/selling via social media such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and websites. Here, Quyon artist Katharine Fletcher is shown being videotaped at her Spiritwood Studio for the MAG (Merrickville Artist Guild) Virtual Studio Tour.
EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Sept. 23, 2020 The Shawville United Church may be closed for services, but the church is still playing host to a community staple, with COVID-19 restrictions of course. Every Thursday morning from 9 a.m. to noon, the
MIKE ATHEY CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 18, 2020 The Shawville Fair may have been cancelled, but that didn’t stop the Friends of St. Joseph’s Manor from holding a fair of their own on Sept. 18. Residents and staff dressed up in
STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 16, 2020 A woman from the Fort Coulonge/Mansfield et Pontefract area self-reported her positive COVID-19 test on Sept. 18. CHIP 101.9 reported that Marie-Pier Morais, a CISSSO employee, posted to her Facebook that she contracted the
STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Sept. 16, 2020 A Stittsville man was seriously injured in a boating accident on Sept. 16, falling out of his watercraft in the Ottawa River near chemin du Bord de l’Eau in Luskville. The man,
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