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January 14, 2026

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Graduation tour loops through Pontiac

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC June 25, 2020 Grade six students from Dr. S.E. McDowell School got to experience a unique graduation ceremony on June 25, with

Car Rally supports local organizations

Pontiac residents gathered on Thursday night on the Shawville Fairgrounds to celebrate Canada Day with a barbecue and car rally, allowing people to . .

Dentists re-open with new restrictions

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC June 28, 2020 Quebec residents have reason to smile, as some dentists’ offices have begun to open their doors as COVID-19 restrictions

COVID update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 1, 2020 The economy continues to inch closer to being fully re-opened, as the Quebec government allowed . . .

Local gyms skeptical about reopening

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC July 1, 2020 Despite the Quebec government allowing gyms to reopen last week, several of these establishments in Shawville are choosing not

The way we were

July 5, 1995 25 Years Ago Rains don’t dampen spirit: The last parade float had just entered the fair grounds when the rains came down

Campfire safety

SHELLEY HEAPHY As a child, my family camped all summer long, and I remember loving it so very much. I have so many fond memories

MLB draftee with a Shawville connection

Raised in the dugout, much of Jackson Coutts’s life has had something to do with baseball. Jackson, a 22-year-old from Maine with close family ties to Shawville, went through his childhood as a phenomenal athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.

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Dentists re-open with new restrictions

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC June 28, 2020 Quebec residents have reason to smile, as some dentists’ offices have begun to open their doors as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. On June 1, dental offices, along with other bodycare services like hairdressers and

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COVID update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 1, 2020 The economy continues to inch closer to being fully re-opened, as the Quebec government allowed . . .

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Churches vary in their COVID-19 response

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 1, 2020 Churches across the Pontiac are ranging in their approach to the return to in-person services, as the Quebec government allowed places of worship to re-open by extending the indoor gathering limit up to 50

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Local gyms skeptical about reopening

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC July 1, 2020 Despite the Quebec government allowing gyms to reopen last week, several of these establishments in Shawville are choosing not to do so. Shawn Thompson, who owns Extreme Fitness on rue King, told a couple

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The way we were

July 5, 1995 25 Years Ago Rains don’t dampen spirit: The last parade float had just entered the fair grounds when the rains came down in Shawville on Canada Day. But after 20 days of little precipitation, no one seemed

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Campfire safety

SHELLEY HEAPHY As a child, my family camped all summer long, and I remember loving it so very much. I have so many fond memories of . . .

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