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November 26, 2025

The Equity

Ski Pontiac Lights It Up

by Glen Hartle Norway Bay Jan. 27, 2024 Ski Pontiac made good on the promise of a night to remember by hosting the first of

Doing It Wrong, Rightly

Pontiac Community Players wraps up latest production over the weekend by Glen hartle Shawville Jan. 25-27, 2024 The Pontiac Community Players had a successful run

Words Matter by Christine Anderson

A member of Friends of the Pontiac asks questions about the proposal to locate an Energy-from-Waste incinerator in the Pontiac. In June 2023, a public

Letters to the Editor January 24, 2024

Culture centre dream Dear Editor, Last year at the Pontiac Archives, we planned several talks about local history, especially for Shawville’s 150th anniversary. We are

Ski Pontiac Lights It Up

by Glen Hartle Norway Bay Jan. 27, 2024 Ski Pontiac made good on the promise of a night to remember by hosting the first of two Moonlight Ski events on Saturday evening at Astra Estates in Norway Bay. With the

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Doing It Wrong, Rightly

Pontiac Community Players wraps up latest production over the weekend by Glen hartle Shawville Jan. 25-27, 2024 The Pontiac Community Players had a successful run on the Pontiac High School stage with its production last week of The One-Act Play

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Car wraps hydro pole in Shawville, no injuries

Sophie Kuijper Dickson Shawville Jan. 24, 2024 A green sedan crashed into a hydro pole on Main Street in Shawville on the afternoon of Jan. 24., just a couple of doors west of St. Paul’s Anglican Church. Shawville-Clarendon Fire Chief

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New flood maps to be presented this spring

Maps will determine risk based on frequency and depth of flooding by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Pontiac Jan. 29, 2024 The Quebec government has plans to release new permanent flood maps for the province this spring, to replace the interim maps

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Pontiac Agricultural Society elects new president

Ralph Lang takes over from Vaughan Bastien for 2024 by Charles Dickson Shawville Jan. 25, 2024 Ralph Lang was elected president of the Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) for 2024 at the organization’s annual general meeting held in Shawville on Thursday

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Words Matter by Christine Anderson

A member of Friends of the Pontiac asks questions about the proposal to locate an Energy-from-Waste incinerator in the Pontiac. In June 2023, a public presentation was given by Pontiac warden Jane Toller on behalf of the MRC Council of

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The Way We Were – January 24, 2024

25 Years Ago – Jan. 20, 1999 Fire rips through Hobbs’ feed mill: A blocked elevator appears to be the cause of a fire which ripped through the top story of H.I. Hobbs and Sons’ feed mill Thursday. Filled with

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Letters to the Editor January 24, 2024

Culture centre dream Dear Editor, Last year at the Pontiac Archives, we planned several talks about local history, especially for Shawville’s 150th anniversary. We are continuing the presentations this year. As a result, more people are bringing their historical documents

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