“When I first moved up here, people had thought I’d lost my mind,” Steve Durand said incredulously. “This whole off-grid, cabin culture movement was still in its infancy and I don’t think many people understood what I was trying to

Pontiac High School brought back its annual sports banquet and award ceremony last Thursday. This is the first time the banquet has been held since 2013. Over the course of the event, awards for hockey, track and field, basketball, overall

In what has become a tradition, Quyon held the third annual Rumble By The River cycle polo tournament from May 19 until May 22. Taking place on the hockey rink and fields that surround the Quyon Community Centre, the event

Situated alongside Norway Bay’s picturesque beachfront, the annual Bristol Market held its first gathering of the season this past Saturday. While heavy rains did their best to put a damper on the occasion, vendors and shoppers alike turned out in

Brett Thoms Shawville May 19, 2023 The Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation (FHC Pontiac) held a press conference to announce the expansion of the oncology facilities in the Pontiac Hospital last Friday. FHC Pontiac raised over $30,000 to expand the facilities,

Brett Thoms Shawville May 18, 2023 The 11th edition of the Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School Spring Fair was held last Thursday. Admission to the fair was free but attendees could buy tickets for $5 each which got them access

Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay May 17, 2023 The MRC Council of Mayor’s held its monthly public meeting last Wednesday. The meeting saw a series of diverse resolutions passed, ranging from a response to the most recent round of flooding, a

Under the vivid blue sky that cascades over the horizon, you knock on the door of the large stone house that sits by the river at 17 rue Mill, Portage-du-Fort, and admire the impressive structure that stands before you. Meandering

Sûreté du Québec (SQ) has reported a number of incidents within the territory of the MRC Pontiac over the course of the last week. Drug Busts There were two drug busts in Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield-et-Pontefract last Thursday. The first involved

Connor Lalande Pontiac May 13, 2023 Horse riding enthusiasts gathard at JEA Farm for a Cowboy Racing Clinic this past Saturday. An event that challenges riders and their horses with navigating a series of increasingly complex obstacles, a cowboy challenge