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August 13, 2026

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MoP hosts family picnic

LUSKVILLE June 15, 2019 On June 15, about 150 eager kids and their parents attended the Municipality’s 5th annual Family Picnic, organized by Pontiac Parents

Village en Fete rained out

.D. Potié FORT COULONGE June 15, 16, 2019 Last weekend, hundreds of Pontiac residents convened at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge for the

Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off

Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of

The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 22, 1994 25 Years Ago Fire burns 100 bales of hay: Lightning has been named the cause of a June

Fine motor development

by Shelley Heaphy “Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles in movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill).” Fine motor skills allow us to make small movements, for

SADC annual general meeting highlights

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE June 13, 2019 On June 13, around 40 Pontiac business people and entrepreneurs gathered at the Chutes de Coulonge for the

MoP hosts family picnic

LUSKVILLE June 15, 2019 On June 15, about 150 eager kids and their parents attended the Municipality’s 5th annual Family Picnic, organized by Pontiac Parents of the Municipality of Pontiac (PMP) in collaboration with Group Action Jeunesse (GAJ). The rainy

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Village en Fete rained out

.D. Potié FORT COULONGE June 15, 16, 2019 Last weekend, hundreds of Pontiac residents convened at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort-Coulonge for the town’s annual Bazaar for some leisure and entertainment in support of a local charity group.

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British jazz pianist wows locals in Luskville

J.D. Potié LUSKVILLE June 15, 2019 On June 15, around 40 arts enthusiasts from the Pontiac and beyond gathered at Venturing Hills Farm in Luskville for an intimate set of quasi-improvised, jazzy piano, masterfully delivered by a British jazzman. The

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The day the language police came to town

by Chris Lowrey The events of June 17, 1999 occupy a strange place in the collective memory of Shawville residents. That was the day that a representative from the Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages – often referred to

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Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Dear Editor, This past December/January, our municipality had a special project going on and kept our municipal workers working well past their traditional lay off time, working with shovels, water pumps and dump trucks. It should have been no surprise

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Recognizing our public servants

Dear Editor, Last week we celebrated National Public Service week and we want to take a moment to recognize the hard work and dedication of so many thousands of public servants from across our region. We value the excellence of

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The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 22, 1994 25 Years Ago Fire burns 100 bales of hay: Lightning has been named the cause of a June 14 blaze which destroyed about 100 bales of hay on Remo Pasteris’ farm. No one

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Fine motor development

by Shelley Heaphy “Fine motor skill is the coordination of small muscles in movement (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_motor_skill).” Fine motor skills allow us to make small movements, for example holding a crayon, tying shoes, opening lunch containers, doing up buttons, cutting with scissors

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SADC annual general meeting highlights

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE June 13, 2019 On June 13, around 40 Pontiac business people and entrepreneurs gathered at the Chutes de Coulonge for the Pontiac Futures Community Development Corporation’s (SADC) annual general meeting (AGM). A number of community leaders

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