Donald Teuma-Castelletti MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT May 11-13, 2018 While one family in Otter Lake is dealing with an unimaginable tragedy at the moment, their community has continued to rally behind them, this time offering support through a fundraising baseball tournament.

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 16, 2018 The Shawville Lions Club is hoping that the general public participates in their latest community service campaign. The Message in a Bottle project was orginally started by Lions members in the UK and spread

GOUV. DU QUÉBEC Communiqué QUEBEC Le 25 avril 2018 Pour souligner l’engagement exceptionnel des personnes aînées qui contribuent bénévolement à l’amélioration de la qualité de vie et à la participation sociale des aînés de la région de l’Outaouais, la ministre

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 4, 2018 On May 4, grade 11 students from Pontiac High School (PHS) got a taste of the startup world as they pitched their business plans to a panel of dragons, er, panthers. Teacher Jordan Kent

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE May 1, 2018 Two games kicked off the Shawville Men’s Fastpitch season last week, with new and experienced players alike hitting the field to shake off the winter rust. With five teams in the league, nearly all

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON May 5, 2018 On May 5, the Onslow Home and School Association put on a pancake breakfast for around 100 people as a fundraiser for new playground equipment. In addition, visitors to the school could peruse over

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE May 1, 2018 Grade 11 students from Pontiac High School have been getting a hands-on lesson about the history of the region, by working on projects at the Pontiac Archives. Close to 40 students would be learning

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON May 5, 2018 Keeping with their reputation as a musical hub in the Ottawa Valley, Gavan’s Hotel in Quyon was host to a musical expo like no other on Saturday afternoon. Serving as a fundraiser for the

When most people think of financial institutions, they think of cold, unfeeling, Ebenezer Scrooge-types reaping huge profits off legions of Bob Cratchits that come through their gilded doors. But one lender in Fort Coulonge is part of a movement to

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC May 9, 2018 It’s been a full year since the Pontiac was hit with the 100-year flood. Several municipalities around the region are still recovering from last year’s devastation, with more flooding predicted for this