Watershed Ways: Maple sugaring time in the Ottawa Valley
March 23, 2026
There is an unbroken maple sugaring tradition that goes back thousands of years in the Ottawa Valley. The Algonquin Anishinaabe people have been tapping maple
There is an unbroken maple sugaring tradition that goes back thousands of years in the Ottawa Valley. The Algonquin Anishinaabe people have been tapping maple
Coroners call for Hwy. 50 widening, safety barriers Two Quebec coroners issued a report last week related to several deaths on Hwy. 50, which connects Gatineau
After losing $75,000 in funding last year, the Manoir St. Joseph in Campbell’s Bay says its activity programming for senior residents has remained unchanged. Last
Fifteen hockey teams duked it out three-on-three style at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs arena in Fort-Coulonge over the weekend in the 13th annual
Couples were slow-dancing and grooving to the music at the Bryson Lions Hall on Saturday night for an old-time dance put on by the club.
This week we are continuing our dive into the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973.
Around 10 girls tried out hockey for the first time in Shawville on Saturday afternoon in an event organized by the Shawville District Minor Hockey
The Pontiac High School (PHS) auditorium was rockin’ and rollin’ last week for the school’s production of Rock of Ages, which sold out four times
The Shawville arena was buzzing with anticipation on Friday evening as family and friends of the Shawville Figure Skating Club’s 105 members filed through its
Promutuel Insurance donated $20,000 to Bouffe Pontiac on Thursday morning, money the food bank says will go straight to buying more food for its shelves.
There is an unbroken maple sugaring tradition that goes back thousands of years in the Ottawa Valley. The Algonquin Anishinaabe people have been tapping maple trees, using the “sweetwater” as medicine, and processing it into syrup and sugar since time
Coroners call for Hwy. 50 widening, safety barriers Two Quebec coroners issued a report last week related to several deaths on Hwy. 50, which connects Gatineau to Montreal, and have urged authorities to install barriers or widen the route to improve
After losing $75,000 in funding last year, the Manoir St. Joseph in Campbell’s Bay says its activity programming for senior residents has remained unchanged. Last April, Manoir staff found out the funding it had been receiving from Quebec’s education ministry
Fifteen hockey teams duked it out three-on-three style at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs arena in Fort-Coulonge over the weekend in the 13th annual Pontiac Cup, with three teams emerging as champions. Joel Boisvert, long-time organizer, said the tournament
Couples were slow-dancing and grooving to the music at the Bryson Lions Hall on Saturday night for an old-time dance put on by the club. The band Greenwood entertained several dozen guests all night long with slow and fast numbers
This week we are continuing our dive into the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973. This week’s selection is the cookbook author’s take on “meat sauce”, a kind of simplified
Around 10 girls tried out hockey for the first time in Shawville on Saturday afternoon in an event organized by the Shawville District Minor Hockey Association (SDMHA) to encourage more female participation. The ESSO fun day program is organized through
The Pontiac High School (PHS) auditorium was rockin’ and rollin’ last week for the school’s production of Rock of Ages, which sold out four times over five shows. The plot of the classic Broadway musical follows small-town Kansas girl Sherrie
The Shawville arena was buzzing with anticipation on Friday evening as family and friends of the Shawville Figure Skating Club’s 105 members filed through its front doors and packed the bleachers for the club’s year-end show. This year’s performance, titled
Promutuel Insurance donated $20,000 to Bouffe Pontiac on Thursday morning, money the food bank says will go straight to buying more food for its shelves. “Every year we donate back to the community in different ranges, but this year we
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