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The Push, Pull and Jerk

A Short History of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Episode 3: The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway (PRR) was a short

Can-do attitude in Quyon!

$1000 worth of cans picked up along Hwy 148 in a month Charles Dickson Quyon July 28, 2023 Agnes, Emmanuelle, Raphaelle, Meredith, Jennifer and Abigail

Clowning around in Coulonge

Eric O’Brien holding free clown workshops as part of youth mental wellness program Madelaine Methot Fort Coulonge July 31, 2023 One of the workshops being

Des Collines launches boat safety campaign

Connor Lalande Pontiac July 27, 2023 The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, in conjunction with the MRC’s police force, Sécurité Publique, has launched a boat safety campaign

The Push, Pull and Jerk

A Short History of the Pontiac Pacific Junction Railway Episode 3: The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway The Pontiac and Renfrew Railway (PRR) was a short industrial railway that linked the Bristol Iron Mine with the nearby Pontiac and Pacific Junction

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Can-do attitude in Quyon!

$1000 worth of cans picked up along Hwy 148 in a month Charles Dickson Quyon July 28, 2023 Agnes, Emmanuelle, Raphaelle, Meredith, Jennifer and Abigail are the oldest six of Jean-Claude Beaucher and Caroline Plourde’s eight children. Working a few

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A very brief history of the Bretzlaff store

What you can learn when you stop by for a coffee in Ladysmith Charles Dickson Ladysmith July 28, 2023 The Bretzlaff family has operated a store at the intersection that defines downtown Ladysmith for 104 years. Last year, they decided

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Clowning around in Coulonge

Eric O’Brien holding free clown workshops as part of youth mental wellness program Madelaine Methot Fort Coulonge July 31, 2023 One of the workshops being offered this summer as part of the youth mental wellness program being run in Fort

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Des Collines launches boat safety campaign

Connor Lalande Pontiac July 27, 2023 The MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais, in conjunction with the MRC’s police force, Sécurité Publique, has launched a boat safety campaign across its territory. “The campaign aims to raise awareness among boaters and users of non-motorized

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Pontiac Quad Club installs new trail shelter

The Pontiac Quad Club has installed a new trail shelter between Picanoc Road and Fort Coulonge. A building where quad riders and snowmobilers can meet up, shelter from the elements and rest, the roughly 4-by-6-metre refuge will eventually contain a

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