Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE May 26, 2018 Just as spring has rolled around once again, so has the time for farmers’ markets and Shawville’s is no exception. Now located in the poultry building of the Shawville Fairgrounds, folks can find the

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL May 24, 2018 Pontiac residents looking to understand growing up in a much different part of Canada had to chance to last Thursday, when former Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq visited a church in Bristol. Hosted by the

CALEB NICKERSON NEPAL May 30, 2018 A local teacher and Calumet Island councillor recently returned from a trip to the Himalayas and the base camp of Mt. Everest, with plenty of photos and stories for his students. Martin Bertrand said

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 24, 2018 On May 24, students at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School gathered in the gymnasium to celebrate the school’s athletes that competed at the annual track and field competitions on May 17 and 18. Parents

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC May 23, 2018 Thanks to a newly-revised Quebec government regulation, two groups have been mandated to find candidates for a committee tasked with improving healthcare for Quebec’s English community. The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN) and the

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 30, 2018 On May 25, adventure seekers piled into the auditorium at Pontiac High School for an evening of adrenaline-spiking, vertigo-inducing films. Six features were shown in total, for a total run time of a little

Photos and story by CALEB NICKERSON When most people think of sustainable, organic agriculture, they usually think of fruit and veggie stalls at the local farmers’ market, or a stand at the end of the laneway. But one business in

Chris Lowrey OTTER LAKE May 22, 2018 An investigation is underway to determine how a dog was found in rough shape near a rocky shoreline in Otter Lake. According to a representative from the Gatineau SPCA, they got a call

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON May 30, 2018 Despite the recent rainfall over the weekend, the local fire department is asking residents to comply with the laws of the land surrounding bonfires and the like. Though the fire ban was lifted in

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC May 22, 2018 After years of land line outages throughout the Pontiac, it looks like the region will finally get the redundant phone lines that have been sorely needed. Bell announced that it will be spending more