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December 3, 2025

The Equity

Why we need a pool

Dear Editor, As we move forward attracting business and investment to the Pontiac we need to provide the Pontiac with attractions and amenities so that

Patience By Shelley Heaphy

I don’t know if it’s summer vacation or the heat, but I’m in serious need of some help with keeping calm and being patient with

Local fastpitch update

SHAWVILLE Two games took place on July 17, starting with the 7 p.m. game of the Tubman Autobody Twins against the Young’s Appliance Repairs Inc.

Who owns Curley Lake Road?

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC July 25, 2018 The question of who owns Curley Lake Road appears to be one of the sticking points going

And then there was one

CHRIS LOWREY FORT COULONGE July 10, 2018 There will only be one team representing the Pontiac when the Outaouais Senior A Hockey League (OSAHL) inaugural

Bristol library set for big overhaul

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL July 21, 2018 The Bristol Library will be experiencing some significant overhauls in the near future, allowing for expanded service hours and

Why we need a pool

Dear Editor, As we move forward attracting business and investment to the Pontiac we need to provide the Pontiac with attractions and amenities so that the increased population chooses to live here. We also need to improve a better quality

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The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

July 21, 1993 25 Years Ago Heroic rescue saves lives: On July 18, at the beach in Quyon, quick, selfless action saved two young men from drowning. Sometime around noon, Scott Smith, 12 ,and Lonnie Collier, 15, both of Aylmer

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Patience By Shelley Heaphy

I don’t know if it’s summer vacation or the heat, but I’m in serious need of some help with keeping calm and being patient with my kids. I absolutely love almost every moment of spending summer with the kiddos this

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When one door closes, a window opens

While the Shawville Senior Pontiacs will have to wait for at least one more year before they hit the ice, local hockey fans still have an option to take in Senior A hockey in the Pontiac. The Fort Coulonge Comets

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Local fastpitch update

SHAWVILLE Two games took place on July 17, starting with the 7 p.m. game of the Tubman Autobody Twins against the Young’s Appliance Repairs Inc. Royals. The Twins swept over the Royals, winning 14-0. Pitching for the Twins was Shane

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Farewell, for now, to Under the Pines

Photos and story by Donald Teuma-Castelletti The seventh – and what may well be the final – Under the Pines concert was a show so invigorating, there was barely a body able to contain their foot stomping in time with

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Who owns Curley Lake Road?

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC July 25, 2018 The question of who owns Curley Lake Road appears to be one of the sticking points going forward in the negotiations between the Municipality of Pontiac, the National Capital Commission (NCC) and

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And then there was one

CHRIS LOWREY FORT COULONGE July 10, 2018 There will only be one team representing the Pontiac when the Outaouais Senior A Hockey League (OSAHL) inaugural season gets underway this fall. The Shawville Senior Pontiacs will now be based out of

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Bristol library set for big overhaul

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL July 21, 2018 The Bristol Library will be experiencing some significant overhauls in the near future, allowing for expanded service hours and more resources once it’s been moved to the new location. Nearly $95,000 in funding has

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Pontiac Community Gym gaining strength

CHRIS LOWREY QUYON July 25, 2018 The Pontiac Community Gym, an initiative spearheaded by the Quyon Family Centre, is on track to open this fall. The facility will be geared towards social, as well as physical, well-being. Since the facility

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