
Mansfield opens new highway rest stop
by Guillaume Laflamme Mansfield and Pontefract May 3, 2024 Mansfield and Pontefract celebrated the official opening of the municipality’s outdoor stopover along Highway 148 across

by Guillaume Laflamme Mansfield and Pontefract May 3, 2024 Mansfield and Pontefract celebrated the official opening of the municipality’s outdoor stopover along Highway 148 across

by Guillaume Laflamme Fort Coulonge May 4, 2024 Women clad in fashionable dresses and dainty hats – think Audrey Hepburn circa My Fair Lady –

Municipality’s shares paid to MRC already more than doubled this year based on higher assessment by Charles Dickson Danford Lake May 6, 2024 When Angela

Move comes as Fort Coulonge becomes 10th municipality to oppose EFW by Charles Dickson Litchfield May 6, 2024 Litchfield municipal council gave unanimous support at

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Fort Coulonge May 2, 2024 The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee says a more than decade-old dream of building a swimming pool
Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Randy Dagenais, as he passed away on Apr. 26 at the
“When you send your child out in the world it’s like your wearing your heart on your sleeve”, a friend once said this to me
25 Years Ago – May 5, 1999 Spence edges out Sallafranque: By a mere 15 votes, Denzil Spence edged Jerome Sallafranque for the right to
Outside the box Dear Editor, The common sense approach to development as reflected in your editorial is, in my view, right on the mark (What
There’s been a problem brewing in some of Pontiac’s lakes in recent years. Invasive species from purple loosestrife to zebra mussels, and now Eurasian water

by Guillaume Laflamme Mansfield and Pontefract May 3, 2024 Mansfield and Pontefract celebrated the official opening of the municipality’s outdoor stopover along Highway 148 across from the George Bryson House on Friday. The new stopover features covered picnic tables, an

by Guillaume Laflamme Fort Coulonge May 4, 2024 Women clad in fashionable dresses and dainty hats – think Audrey Hepburn circa My Fair Lady – spent Saturday afternoon at a high tea event put on by Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church

Municipality’s shares paid to MRC already more than doubled this year based on higher assessment by Charles Dickson Danford Lake May 6, 2024 When Angela Giroux opened her municipal tax bill in February, she couldn’t believe what she saw. On

Move comes as Fort Coulonge becomes 10th municipality to oppose EFW by Charles Dickson Litchfield May 6, 2024 Litchfield municipal council gave unanimous support at its meeting on Monday evening for a resolution to bring the incinerator project to a

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Fort Coulonge May 2, 2024 The Piscine Pontiac Pool committee says a more than decade-old dream of building a swimming pool in the Pontiac is a few steps closer to becoming a reality. The news came
Quyon – Jillian Young Deepest sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Randy Dagenais, as he passed away on Apr. 26 at the age of 54. Thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones as they grieve this
“When you send your child out in the world it’s like your wearing your heart on your sleeve”, a friend once said this to me about her child and it has always resonated heavily with me. It’s so true. Once
25 Years Ago – May 5, 1999 Spence edges out Sallafranque: By a mere 15 votes, Denzil Spence edged Jerome Sallafranque for the right to lead the newly amalgamated Municipality of Allumettes Island. About 50 people gathered at the Demers
Outside the box Dear Editor, The common sense approach to development as reflected in your editorial is, in my view, right on the mark (What does Pontiac need? THE EQUITY, Apr. 17, 2024). For starters, the search for practical ideas
There’s been a problem brewing in some of Pontiac’s lakes in recent years. Invasive species from purple loosestrife to zebra mussels, and now Eurasian water milfoil, have slowly but surely been making their presence known. They may originate elsewhere in
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