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July 23, 2026

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Forum on youth health held Friday 

On Friday morning, dozens of community, health and social service workers gathered at the Campbell’s Bay RA Hall for a forum on youth health.  The

Your province this week — March 17

Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne  Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the

Calumet man conquers Mount Kilimanjaro

L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet resident Martin Bertrand is now one of an estimated few hundred thousand people who can claim to have summited Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. Located in

Your province this week

Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt

ESSC grads toss their caps

Students in École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge’s 2025 graduating class celebrated the official end of their high school careers on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 21), crossing the stage

Forum on youth health held Friday 

On Friday morning, dozens of community, health and social service workers gathered at the Campbell’s Bay RA Hall for a forum on youth health.  The day was a collaboration between the regional health authority CISSSO and the Table Éducation Outaouais

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PHS theatre program puts one on for the ages

The Pontiac High School (PHS) auditorium was rockin’ and rollin’ last week for the  school’s production of Rock of Ages, which sold out four times over five shows.  The plot of the classic Broadway musical follows small-town Kansas girl Sherrie

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Your province this week — March 17

Bloc, Libs set for rematch in federal riding of Terrebonne  Following a Supreme Court decision back in February overturning its 2025 federal election result, the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne is heading back to the polls, CBC News reports. The two

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Calumet man conquers Mount Kilimanjaro

L’Île-du-Grand-Calumet resident Martin Bertrand is now one of an estimated few hundred thousand people who can claim to have summited Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro. Located in Tanzania, Uhuru Peak in Kilimanjaro National Park is the tallest peak in Africa and one

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Your province this week

Quebec scraps royalty program for sawmills The Quebec government announced last week the termination of a royalty program for sawmills in the province, an attempt to provide relief to an industry that has been hit hard by tariffs, according to

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ESSC grads toss their caps

Students in École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge’s 2025 graduating class celebrated the official end of their high school careers on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 21), crossing the stage to mark the completion of their diplomas.  Forty students returned to the high school for

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Pontiac High outdoor ed puts on inaugural Loppet

Students from Pontiac High School and McDowell Elementary were whizzing around the PHS school grounds on Friday in the school’s inaugural Pontiac Loppet.  What exactly is a loppet, you might ask? Well, according to PHS outdoor education teacher Jordan Kent,

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