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January 14, 2026

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Spring is all around us

I feel we were a bit spoiled this year – and now spring has sprung early. It’s time to enjoy some springtime fun. The outdoors

Jiu-jitsu classes now available in Shawville

by Guillaume Laflamme Shawville Mar. 12, 2024 A long-time martial arts practitioner has begun offering Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes in Shawville for children and adults. Travis

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,

Spring is all around us

I feel we were a bit spoiled this year – and now spring has sprung early. It’s time to enjoy some springtime fun. The outdoors become a new land when the snow melts after being covered up all winter. Read

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Shawville visits Ireland for an afternoon

by Guillaume Laflamme Shawville Mar. 16, 2024 Over 70 people enjoyed a virtual tour of Ireland to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Saturday at the Shawville Anglican Church hall. The event saw Jim Beattie, a musician originally from Ireland, guide

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Le Patro serves up Irish stew for St. Paddy’s

by GuilLaume Laflamme Fort Coulonge Mar. 17, 2024 Pontiac residents gathered for a feast of home-cooked Irish stew at Le Patro de Fort-Coulonge/Mansfield to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Sunday. The evening was packed with activities including some social games

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Jiu-jitsu classes now available in Shawville

by Guillaume Laflamme Shawville Mar. 12, 2024 A long-time martial arts practitioner has begun offering Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes in Shawville for children and adults. Travis Neumann, founder of Shawville Martial Arts, is leading the classes hosted at Pontiac High School

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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, 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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