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It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a

New art highlights crossroads of culture

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 7, 2017 The seventh and final sculpture in a series depicting the history of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais was unveiled in

Pontiac Country Fair keeps it local

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 7-9, 2017 The fourth annual Pontiac Country Fair took place last weekend, featuring vendors, local organizations and more artists than ever

Archer brings home silver

Chris Lowrey ARGENTINA Oct. 11, 2017 Quyon archer Alexandra Paquette will be coming back to her hometown with a shiny silver medal hanging around her

Centre Street gets safer

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Oct. 11, 2017 On a typical school day, students find themselves trapped in a real life version of the classic video game

New scholarship for PHS students

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Sept. 26, 2017 A generous donation by a local citizen will help Shawville student’s with the burden of post-secondary education costs. The

Keeping our kids safe on the internet

In today’s world kids have access to iPads and tablets from such young ages and know how to use them. It’s easy to forget they’re really quite vulnerable searching on their own. Internet safety is something that we, as parents,

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It’s debate week!

Your chance to hear from each of the five candidates vying for the warden position is this Thursday Oct. 12. We will be hosting a debate in the Pontiac High School Auditorium at 7 p.m. and it’s your chance to

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New art highlights crossroads of culture

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 7, 2017 The seventh and final sculpture in a series depicting the history of the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais was unveiled in Luskville Saturday afternoon, rounding out the project. Located in front of the Luskville Community Centre,

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Pontiac Country Fair keeps it local

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 7-9, 2017 The fourth annual Pontiac Country Fair took place last weekend, featuring vendors, local organizations and more artists than ever before. Running Saturday through Monday, families were welcomed to Luskville Falls for all sorts of

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Archer brings home silver

Chris Lowrey ARGENTINA Oct. 11, 2017 Quyon archer Alexandra Paquette will be coming back to her hometown with a shiny silver medal hanging around her neck from the World Youth Archery Championships in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The bow and arrow

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Centre Street gets safer

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Oct. 11, 2017 On a typical school day, students find themselves trapped in a real life version of the classic video game “Frogger” as they dodge cars and trucks to cross Centre Street to get home from

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Fréchette enters the fray for MRC Pontiac warden

Chris Lowrey CALUMET ISLAND Oct. 2, 2017 Former Calumet Island Mayor Pierre Fréchette officially announced his candidacy for the MRC Pontiac warden position on Oct. 2. Fréchette made the announcement at the Cafe de l’île on Calumet Island in front

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New scholarship for PHS students

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Sept. 26, 2017 A generous donation by a local citizen will help Shawville student’s with the burden of post-secondary education costs. The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) announced the creation of the Cone Taxi memorial scholarship at

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