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November 26, 2025

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Three municipal councils call for halt to incinerator project Mayor Spence to replace warden as spokesperson on EFW file by Charles Dickson Pontiac Mar. 18,

The Way We Were – March 13, 2024

25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one

St. Patrick’s Day

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. This is a super fun holiday to celebrate with our kiddos. It’s also a day that requires no purchasing.

Social Notes – March 13, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Colton Keon and Breanna Hodgins, as they welcomed their first child on Mar. 3. They are proud parents to

Sunday: Irish tunes at Gavan’s

by Guillaume Laflamme Quyon Mar. 10, 2024 As per Pontiac tradition, beers were raised and hearts rejoiced at the annual St. Patrick’s Day event at

Three municipal councils call for halt to incinerator project Mayor Spence to replace warden as spokesperson on EFW file by Charles Dickson Pontiac Mar. 18, 2024 The councils of the municipalities of Otter Lake, Thorne and Waltham passed resolutions at

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MRC Pontiac funds support bid for abattoir

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Mar. 13, 2024 The MRC Pontiac has confirmed it has offered financial support to a bid that was placed for the purchase of local Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac. The business assets were listed for

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Letters to the Editor – March 13, 2024

Cockamamie idea Dear Editor, The Pontiac continues to lurch from one pipedream to another. Every few years, it seems, a new, larger than life plan to bring great prosperity to the area is being promoted, either by some passing PT

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The Way We Were – March 13, 2024

25 Years Ago – Mar. 10, 1999 Blizzard blocks roads, shuts down county: March roared in like a den of ferocious lions Thursday as one of the worst blizzards this century struck the area. The snowfall, which began Wednesday evening,

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St. Patrick’s Day

March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day. This is a super fun holiday to celebrate with our kiddos. It’s also a day that requires no purchasing. So instead of buying anything, make some crafts and talk about leprechauns and leprechaun traps,

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Social Notes – March 13, 2024

Quyon – Jillian Young Congratulations to Colton Keon and Breanna Hodgins, as they welcomed their first child on Mar. 3. They are proud parents to a baby boy named Nashton. Wishing them all the best as they settle in with

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Pontiacer organizes first-of-its-kind bull sale

When he’s not raising purebred Bouvier dogs, or tending to his large greenhouse operation, or hosting and running the Pontiac Farmers’ Market each Saturday from May to October, or acting as the treasurer for the UPA (Union des Producteurs Agricoles),

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Sunday: Irish tunes at Gavan’s

by Guillaume Laflamme Quyon Mar. 10, 2024 As per Pontiac tradition, beers were raised and hearts rejoiced at the annual St. Patrick’s Day event at Gavan’s Hotel in Quyon on Sunday, a week ahead of the annual Irish celebration. Hosting

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