The Shawville United Church welcomed nearly 200 people for its annual Christmas dinner on Nov. 20, a tradition it’s been hosting for longer than many of its current members can remember.  By 4:45 p.m., the meal’s official start time, the

A decades-old sporting tradition is once again underway in the Pontiac.  On Nov. 20, senior boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams from all three Pontiac high schools as well as Maniwaki and Gracefield spent Thursday facing off against each other in

Representatives of SADC Pontiac are closing out their tour of all 19 municipalities within their coverage area, with stops in Shawville and Otter Lake last week, and one final stop in Luskville in December.  SADCs are federally-funded non-profit organizations with

Gavans Bar in Quyon may be known in the Ottawa Valley for hosting old-time country and fiddle music, but it suspended that reputation for at least one night last Tuesday to host an icon of modern Canadian rock music.  Joel

Over 260 Quebec doctors apply to work in Ontario Ontario’s College of Physicians and Surgeons has received more than 260 applications from Quebec doctors to work across the river, following the implementation of a controversial law restructuring doctors’ pay in

Local actor Grant Moore is making a mark in Ottawa’s community theatre scene, winning some hardware for his portrayal of two contrasting characters in a recent performance in Merrickville, Ont.  Moore, who is from Shawville, performed in Ottawa Little Theatre’s

On the first Saturday of November, as many were frantically packing away the last of their gardens before the season’s first snowfall, a small group of volunteers was busy seeding a field of wildflowers meant to last for years to