Three running in Chichester byelection
The nomination period for council’s seat 4 closed Aug. 21 at 4:30 p.m. The seat was previously held by Chrissy Payne.
Bois-Franc bridge complete, road now open
The construction of the new bridge at kilometre 54 of chemin Bois-Franc (Jim’s Lake Road) in the region’s non-organized territories (TNO) is now complete, according
Cumberland mill owner pitches new plan for Davidson site
The Mansfield-et-Pontefract municipal council meeting on Aug. 13 saw an unexpected presentation from an Ottawa businessman with a big vision for the Davidson industrial site.
Pontiac producers pummeled in storm
Mike St-Pierre was in the barn at his farm, Double-G Farms in Clarendon, when the first of two storms hit on Aug. 10. Environment Canada
Last Dance brings Coronation Hall alive
It’s the year 1960. Elvis Presley is top of the charts, cigarettes cost 45 cents a pack, and Saturday nights in small-town Bristol mean a
Islandfest another hit on L’Isle-aux-Allumettes
The Municipality of L’Isle-aux-Allumettes is celebrating another successful Islandfest after expanding several of its events and even offering new events this year. The annual festival
Bristol celebrates longtime fire dept. members at ball
The Jack Graham Community Centre was bumping on Saturday night for the Bristol Firemen’s Ball, where two longtime firefighters were honoured for their service. Attendees
Vacation Bible School explores the rainforest
The annual week-long day camp hosted by three Shawville churches welcomed parents to its closing ceremony on Friday, where participants showed all they had learned.
New Clarendon ball field welcomes first pitch
The dugouts were but cement slabs with plastic chairs, the grass was still patchy in places, not yet grown in, and the field was still
Body of missing Mansfield man found near Jim’s Lake
Jérome Hérault, 66, had been missing since June 19.
Luskville campers create land art
The children from the Municipality of Pontiac’s day camp showed off the results of their hard work with Wakefield artist Marc Walter on Wednesday (Aug.
Beach wheelchair to make swimming more accessible
People with mobility limitations will now be able to enjoy the Pontiac region’s many bodies of water thanks to a new floating beach wheelchair made
Otter Lake looking into cause of brown tap water
In early August, Natasha St-Aubin turned on her tap at her home in Otter Lake to fill the bathtub for her young daughter, only to