Mar. 16, 1994 25 Years Ago Hydro Pontiac project at Chutes ahead of schedule, no accidents: The Hydro Pontiac project at Coulonge Chutes is moving ahead quickly and safely. Marco Del Cuchetto, project manager for Kiewit, the engineering firm that

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Mar. 9, 1994 25 Years Ago PPHS Drama Festival Opens: About 300 students in grades 7 through 11 have spent the past month working on productions to present during the high school’s annual drama festival. Joan

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Mar. 2, 1994 25 Years Ago Dry flood zones block development: Munici-palities along the Ottawa River are finding that some of their choice development land is off-limits. This problem resurfaced at the Feb. 28 MRC meeting.

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 23, 1994 25 Years Ago Berger wins top honours: Spectators turned out in droves to take in the action at the fourth annual snowmobile drag races in Chichester. Don Gagnon, one of the organizers of

compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 16, 1994 25 Years Ago Fire destroys Portage home: A fire of unknown cause completely destroyed a house in Portage du Fort Friday afternoon. No one was home at the time. Fifteen-year-old Robbie McCallum was

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 9, 1994 25 Years Ago Fishing derby lures families onto Black Bay: The tenth annual Romeo Belisle Ice Fishing Derby took place in Black Bay last weekend. The event attracted 1,042 fishermen from Eastern Ontario

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 2, 1994 25 Years Ago Marsh on the ice: The Ottawa Senators’ Brad Marsh lead the pack during a skate at his hockey clinic in Shawville on Jan. 29. Marsh was in town for the

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 26, 1994 25 Years Ago No Stars shine in Shawville: The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association was the real winner of Saturday night’s game against the CJOH No Stars. Although the final score had

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 19, 1994 25 Years Ago Fires destroy three buildings in Pontiac: Fire has taken its toll on three Pontiac families this week. Since Sunday, three fires have destroyed property in Campbell’s Bay, outside of Quyon

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 12, 1994 25 Years Ago PPHS junior boys lose to RCI: If Pontiac High’s junior boys’ basketball team had committed fewer fouls, they would have won the game against Renfrew Jan. 6. Fifteen points, one