Bracing for flooding
April 28, 2025
Pontiac municipalities are bracing for possible flooding this week. Here’s what some of them are doing to prepare.
Pontiac municipalities are bracing for possible flooding this week. Here’s what some of them are doing to prepare.
The Sheenboro Parish Hall opened its doors on Sunday to welcome square dancers new and old for an afternoon of two-stepping and do-si-doing to tunes
Bristol resident Valerie Henderson was on her way out the door to meet with friends towards the end of March when the phone rang. When
Local theatre group Pontiac Community Players (PCP) held its annual general meeting Saturday morning to go over its 2024 annual report and financial information. Greg
A small group of Pontiac residents interested in running in this fall’s municipal elections gathered at the Shawville Community Lodge Saturday morning for a crash
The average amount of time Pontiac Hospital emergency room (ER) patients waited on stretchers before being moved to a hospital bed more than doubled in
Connie Twolan gingerly lifts a thick black binder off a shelf in Bristol’s municipal hall and slides it onto the table. Opening the binder, she
The Pontiac Soil Management Club held its annual general meeting at Shawville’s Community Lodge on Apr. 24 to update members and the public on club
Local author Kim McDougall’s newest book is set in the Pontiac, but it’s not exactly the Pontiac you might recognize. Sure, there are dépanneurs, chip
The second annual Poetry in the Pontiac event brought together a group of writers at Hursty’s Bar and Grill in Shawville on Apr. 23 for
Pontiac municipalities are bracing for possible flooding this week. Here’s what some of them are doing to prepare.
The Sheenboro Parish Hall opened its doors on Sunday to welcome square dancers new and old for an afternoon of two-stepping and do-si-doing to tunes provided by musicians Sherryl Fitzpatrick, Terri-Lynn Mahusky, Kerry Vaillancourt and Gail Gavan. The event was
Bristol resident Valerie Henderson was on her way out the door to meet with friends towards the end of March when the phone rang. When she picked up, she was informed she was being awarded the Lieutenant Governor’s Medal which
Local theatre group Pontiac Community Players (PCP) held its annual general meeting Saturday morning to go over its 2024 annual report and financial information. Greg Graham, who was re-elected as the president of the PCP’s board of directors, took a
A small group of Pontiac residents interested in running in this fall’s municipal elections gathered at the Shawville Community Lodge Saturday morning for a crash course on how to run a campaign. The event was organized by Linda Davis, who
The average amount of time Pontiac Hospital emergency room (ER) patients waited on stretchers before being moved to a hospital bed more than doubled in the past year, according to new data provided by Outaouais healthcare authority CISSSO. The numbers
Connie Twolan gingerly lifts a thick black binder off a shelf in Bristol’s municipal hall and slides it onto the table. Opening the binder, she flips to one of her favourite photographs, a sepia image from the 1930s depicting two
The Pontiac Soil Management Club held its annual general meeting at Shawville’s Community Lodge on Apr. 24 to update members and the public on club news from the past year. The club, formed in the mid-90s, offers services to local
Local author Kim McDougall’s newest book is set in the Pontiac, but it’s not exactly the Pontiac you might recognize. Sure, there are dépanneurs, chip trucks, and that cozy small-town feel – but there’s also an evil fairy lurking deep
The second annual Poetry in the Pontiac event brought together a group of writers at Hursty’s Bar and Grill in Shawville on Apr. 23 for an evening of poetry reading. Organizer Jennifer Mulligan said about 10 people attended the event,
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