Oct. 19, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac just might glitter yet: Results obtained from further geological investigations into diamond exploration may produce a sparkling future for Pontiac. Pontiac is located on the Canadian Shield which was . . .

Oct. 12, 1994 25 Years AgoRising fur prices will eliminate beaver problem, experts predict: It may be a Canadian symbol but in the Pontiac, the beaver is a nuisance, a costly nuisance. Thousands of dollars worth of damage has been

Oct. 5, 1994 25 Years Ago Pontiac farms featured in national magazine: More than 70,000 Canadians got a glimpse of Pontiac farm life recently when four area farms were featured in a . . .

Sept. 21, 1994 25 Years Ago Locals in International Plowing Match: Hundreds of Pontiac residents are taking part in the International Plowing Match near Pembroke this week. According to IPM chairman Fred Blackstein, many people in this area . .

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Sept. 14, 1994 25 Years Ago Bob Middlemiss re-elected by a landslide: Pontiac MNA Robert Middlemiss was re-elected to his fourth mandate with a landslide on Sept. 12, getting well over four times as many votes

Sept. 7, 1994 25 Years Ago Biggest day in 138 years caps record fair: The 1994 Shawville Fair was a “massive success,” agree fair board president Ron Hodgins and manager Edrie Sharpe. Sunday saw the biggest one-day crowd in the

Aug. 31, 1994 25 Years Ago Quyon BBQ raises cash for firefighters: Quyon’s fifth annual BBQ to raise money for the volunteer firefighters was a success thanks to sponsors Freshmart, Shorewalk Vacation Villas, Weston Bread and Laflamme-Filion Pharmacy. Sunny weather

Aug. 24, 1994 25 Years Ago Big horses, big crowds at Chapeau: Heavy rains on Saturday and Sunday mornings did not prevent the 1994 Chapeau Fair from setting attendance records. Mr. Wib Carroll, Fair Board President and owner of .

Aug. 17, 1994 25 Years Ago Midnight fire lays home to waste: Volunteers from the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Dept. were awakened just after one a.m. Monday to answer a call from Stark’s Corners. When they got to the scene, a house

Aug. 10, 1994 25 Years Ago New era of tourism for Bristol: On Saturday the newly-renovated Norway Bay wharf and Bristol Town Hall were officially opened by Pontiac-Gatineau-Labelle MP Robert Bertrand and Provincial Minister of Public Security Robert Middlemiss. From