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April 9, 2026

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Halloween comes early in Sand Bay

The community dressed up for its annual Halloween in August, which included trick-or-treating, a haunted house and a mad scientist.

Comets to return to the ice this fall

Local ownership group buys rights to Bytown Royals, will relocate to Fort Coulonge The Pontiac’s only semi-professional hockey team will make a return to the

Vacation Bible School dives into the teachings of God

Shawville’s annual Vacation Bible School summer camp was scuba-themed this year, titled “Scuba: Diving into friendship with God.” Over 100 children attended the morning program which ran from Monday to Friday last week, this year hosted at the Bethel Pentecostal

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Comets to return to the ice this fall

Local ownership group buys rights to Bytown Royals, will relocate to Fort Coulonge The Pontiac’s only semi-professional hockey team will make a return to the ice this fall in Fort Coulonge, joining the Eastern Ontario Super Hockey League (EOSHL) this

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Mayors vote to hand over recycling to MRC

The MRC Pontiac held a special council sitting on Wednesday to formalize, by way of a resolution, its jurisdiction of all household recycling across the county. Until now, recycling has been managed individually by all 18 municipalities. Going forward, the

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