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August 13, 2026

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Local biblio wins big

The Shawville-Clarendon library has received more financial support from the two municipalities that fund it than any other library in the Outaouais region, and for

Abattoir co-op application submitted

The nine producers who last winter collaborated with MRC Pontiac to save the region’s only abattoir when its assets were listed for sale are one

Litchfield may become home to salmon farm

The Pontiac may become home to Canada’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the next five years, if its proponent is granted the permits it needs to run the facilities. Outaouais-based business Samonix is hoping to build the fish farm

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Shawville Shooz steps into the next generation

The Boutique Shawville Shooz store located at 387 Main Street in Shawville is now under new ownership. The shoe store, formerly owned by Jill McBane, was recently purchased by Stephane and Michelle Landry, a couple native to the Pontiac region

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Local biblio wins big

The Shawville-Clarendon library has received more financial support from the two municipalities that fund it than any other library in the Outaouais region, and for this it has received an award. The token of recognition was given by the Biblio

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Abattoir co-op application submitted

The nine producers who last winter collaborated with MRC Pontiac to save the region’s only abattoir when its assets were listed for sale are one step closer to forming the co-operative that will govern the slaughterhouse once it is back

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Shawville blood drive makes donating more doable

The Pontiac Agricultural Society held its first-ever blood drive on Thursday afternoon in the Agricultural Hall at the Shawville fairgrounds. The event was hosted in conjunction with Héma-Québec, the non-profit responsible for recruiting blood donors and managing blood donations in

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