Summer in the seventies
May 12, 2026
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for
If your vegetable garden doesn’t pan out quite as planned, you need a last-minute bouquet of flowers or you’re sick of paying too much for
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since
When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was. Known for its sheer size –
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
Municipal officials say Monday’s Ottawa River level was already at the 108.6 m that was previously predicted by the river’s planning board for Tuesday.
A significant cleanup effort is underway on chemin Yach in the Municipality of Thorne after a snowmobile trail groomer tipped into a pond last month
Lac Coulonge water levels are expected to rise to 108.40 by Monday, but this could change depending on rainfall. The major flood level is set
A swarm of children carrying Easter egg baskets spread over the Bryson RA grounds in Sunday morning’s sun as they raced, some panicked, to collect
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for example, the Shawville Canada Day parade had over 100 entries. These photos were pulled from
If your vegetable garden doesn’t pan out quite as planned, you need a last-minute bouquet of flowers or you’re sick of paying too much for eggs at the grocery store, Pontiac farmers have you covered. Stop by any of the
Thorne council declined to act on a resident’s petition to restore first responder services after her family waited 45 minutes for an ambulance while their 17-month-old son suffered a seizure in April. On Apr. 18, Thorne resident Bayley Lemay’s 17-month-old
The Outaouais is off to an unusually active start to wildfire season, just months after SOPFEU recorded its busiest fall fire season on record. Since the beginning of April, as of May 8 SOPFEU had responded to 24 fires in
When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was. Known for its sheer size – exceeding five feet in length and weighing about the same as a two-year-old child –
After waiting 45 minutes for an ambulance, a Thorne resident says first responders are needed more than ever.
Municipal officials say Monday’s Ottawa River level was already at the 108.6 m that was previously predicted by the river’s planning board for Tuesday.
A significant cleanup effort is underway on chemin Yach in the Municipality of Thorne after a snowmobile trail groomer tipped into a pond last month and leaked hydraulic oil and diesel fuel into the water. The incident occurred when a
Lac Coulonge water levels are expected to rise to 108.40 by Monday, but this could change depending on rainfall. The major flood level is set at 108.50 at that location, only a few notches higher than this weekend’s expected levels.
A swarm of children carrying Easter egg baskets spread over the Bryson RA grounds in Sunday morning’s sun as they raced, some panicked, to collect as many of Easter eggs as possible in the RA’s annual hunt. While the kids
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