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July 23, 2026

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Carrefour hosts intercultural 5 à 7

On Wednesday evening, the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac held a 5 à 7 at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge to welcome newcomers to the region.  Nicky

Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday

Top CISSSO doctors resign over Bill 2

Over the weekend, it was reported that three department heads with the regional health authority CISSSO had stepped down in response to Bill 2, the

Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre

Carrefour hosts intercultural 5 à 7

On Wednesday evening, the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi du Pontiac held a 5 à 7 at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge to welcome newcomers to the region.  Nicky Mahamba, an employee with the Carrefour’s Place aux Jeunes program, explained that the evening was

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Construction begins on new Shawville daycare

Construction is now under way for the new public daycare planned for the corner of Clarendon St. and Isabella St. in Shawville.  The government-subsidized daycare, or CPE (centre de petite enfance), will be run by the 1-2-3 Picabou Child Care

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Pontiac cheers on the Jays

Some 50 Jays fans turned out to cheer on the team in Game 7 at the watch party hosted by the Shawville RA on Saturday night. The final game of the World Series had the crowd pacing, shouting, and occasionally

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Top CISSSO doctors resign over Bill 2

Over the weekend, it was reported that three department heads with the regional health authority CISSSO had stepped down in response to Bill 2, the controversial healthcare law the CAQ signed into existence on Oct. 24 to overhaul the way

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Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre for the region’s first Christmas market of the holiday season – the Otter Lake Christmas

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