Writers win essay contest
June 27, 2017
Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of
Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of
June 23, 1992, 25 Years Ago Golfers give $5,000 to PCH: Last Saturday, at the Norway Bay Golf Club, 110 golfers played for the betterment
Water safety Every year around this time, sadly, we hear of drownings in the news. We all know how to keep our kids safe around
Dear Editor, A petition to the federal environment commissioner Julie Gelfand, filed on June 20 with the Office of the Auditor-General, seeks the commissioner’s help
Last week, Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard sounded off on the recent stabbing of a security guard in Michigan by a Quebec native. Couillard said that
Chris Lowrey PONTIAC June 28, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has announced that it has appointed a new director general. Bernard Roy, who has served as
Chris Lowrey FORT COULONGE June 20, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has thrown its support behind an initiative spearheaded by local entrepreneur Jane Toller to bring
Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC June 20, 2017 A long-term plan to smooth out some of the more disastrous roads in the Pontiac is getting closer to
I was visiting my granddaughter this weekend and noticed their road has two large ruts in it. I steered away from that part thinking that
Congratulations to Sue and Brent Hemphill who are first-time grandparents. Their daughter gave birth to a healthy daughter, Hadley last week. Sue and Brent live
Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada. Irelann Hodgins won first place and Sydney Sharpe took
June 23, 1992, 25 Years Ago Golfers give $5,000 to PCH: Last Saturday, at the Norway Bay Golf Club, 110 golfers played for the betterment of the Pontiac Community Hospital. The price of $75 per golfer included nine holes of
Water safety Every year around this time, sadly, we hear of drownings in the news. We all know how to keep our kids safe around water but it never hurts to have a little refresher. As our kids start to
Dear Editor, A petition to the federal environment commissioner Julie Gelfand, filed on June 20 with the Office of the Auditor-General, seeks the commissioner’s help in probing the origins of the radioactive waste dump proposal that has been ringing alarm
Last week, Quebec Premier Phillippe Couillard sounded off on the recent stabbing of a security guard in Michigan by a Quebec native. Couillard said that “you cannot disconnect this type of event, terrorism, from Islam in general.” It’s a stunning
Chris Lowrey PONTIAC June 28, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has announced that it has appointed a new director general. Bernard Roy, who has served as assistant director since May 2016, will officially take over the directorship on July 1. Roy
Chris Lowrey FORT COULONGE June 20, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has thrown its support behind an initiative spearheaded by local entrepreneur Jane Toller to bring a public pool to Fort Coulonge. The proposal was made at the MRC council meeting
Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC June 20, 2017 A long-term plan to smooth out some of the more disastrous roads in the Pontiac is getting closer to fruition, but it won’t come cheap. Even with funding coming from Quebec’s Ministry of Transportation
I was visiting my granddaughter this weekend and noticed their road has two large ruts in it. I steered away from that part thinking that if I got into those ruts I might not get out. It got me thinking.
Congratulations to Sue and Brent Hemphill who are first-time grandparents. Their daughter gave birth to a healthy daughter, Hadley last week. Sue and Brent live on Johnson Lake Road. Last Sunday we had quite a storm here in Ladysmith around
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