STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Dec. 3, 2020 The Municipality of Pontiac announced a balanced budget for 2021 in the amount of $9,631,820 during a special council meeting on Dec. 3. The budget total increased from $9,253,303 in 2020. Residents

The Governor General’s Academic Medal is awarded to the student with the highest grade average in their high school. École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge’s winner of the award Maxime Fortin, right, is seen here holding the medal with Principal Julie

EMILY HSUEH Carson and Tait Becke are brothers by blood, music, and business. They grew up together, performed together, and lived together on the other side of the world. Now, the brothers’ spotlight is on Pontiac Enchanté, a year-round classical

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Dec. 2, 2020  Over the past few weeks, doctors across the province have spoken out about what they call the “hyper-centralization” of management in health care facilities. The collective, made up of more than 700 physicians from

CALEB NICKERSON How do you want to die? It’s a difficult question but nearly everyone has an answer.  A tougher question is, does your family know what your end of life preferences are?  It’s not a topic typically brought up

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Dec. 2, 2020  Premier François Legault used a press conference on Nov. 24 to revise the conditions to the “moral contract” that he had asked Quebecers to agree to. People can now join in up to two

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 25, 2020  The MRC Pontiac’s monthly meeting of mayors met on Nov. 25, with the main agenda items being the 2021 budget, Fibre Pontiac and local layoffs. Warden Jane Toller and all 18 mayors were in

EMILY HSUEH CAMPBELL’S BAY  Nov. 29, 2020  Though the annual firemen’s ball could not be held this year, the municipalities of Campbell’s Bay and Litchfield believed it was still important to honour the CBLFD firefighters’ achievements and careers.  A small,