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Toller meets with Forestry Minister

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 29, 2019 MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met with Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks, Pierre Dufour, to discuss the

Card sharks sled and shred

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 2, 2019 Pontiac snowmobilers were in all their glory on Saturday, when a Fort Coulonge bar’s poker run was met

Sharp hooks, sharper darts

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE Feb. 2, 2019 It was a picture-perfect Saturday for dropping lines and tossing darts in Otter Lake, as the local fire

Beans and fresh buns in Thorne

CALEB NICKERSON THORNE Feb. 1, 2019 On Friday night, the Thorne Community Recreation Association hosted their first event of 2019, tempting fate by loading up

Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry

Still Standing to film in Bristol

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Feb. 6, 2019 Residents of Bristol will be on the lookout for film crews in their community next week, as the CBC

On your mark, get set, THROW!

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 31, 2019 On Jan. 31, the Shawville Curling Club kicked off another Community Bonspiel, keeping alive a 44-year-old tradition. The three

Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed

Toller meets with Forestry Minister

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 29, 2019 MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met with Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks, Pierre Dufour, to discuss the future of the forestry industry in the Pontiac. Toller said she was satisfied with how

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Card sharks sled and shred

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 2, 2019 Pontiac snowmobilers were in all their glory on Saturday, when a Fort Coulonge bar’s poker run was met with the perfect conditions for a day of zipping around the countryside. With five stops

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Sharp hooks, sharper darts

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE Feb. 2, 2019 It was a picture-perfect Saturday for dropping lines and tossing darts in Otter Lake, as the local fire department’s annual tournament filled the R.A. Hall. Arriving earlier than the snowstorm, about 160 anglers

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Beans and fresh buns in Thorne

CALEB NICKERSON THORNE Feb. 1, 2019 On Friday night, the Thorne Community Recreation Association hosted their first event of 2019, tempting fate by loading up members of the community with a pile of beans.

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Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry of sustainable development, the environment and the fight against climate change investigated the site, located

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Still Standing to film in Bristol

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Feb. 6, 2019 Residents of Bristol will be on the lookout for film crews in their community next week, as the CBC comedy show Still Standing is arriving in town to tape an upcoming episode. The series

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On your mark, get set, THROW!

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 31, 2019 On Jan. 31, the Shawville Curling Club kicked off another Community Bonspiel, keeping alive a 44-year-old tradition. The three sheets were filled with players from up and down the 148, all competing for the

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Comets trade wins against Maniwaki squad

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Jan. 26, 2019 Just 12 seconds into the first period, the Pontiac Senior Comets knew they were in for a relentless match against the Maniwaki Forestiers on Saturday night. Nonetheless, the local boys persisted in what

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Misplaced longings

My pup has taken to staring at the phone. Unfortunately I cannot communicate to him that ‘a watched phone will not ring.’ I first noticed it the other day. I was reading and I heard whining and when I looked

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