The Year in Review – February
January 4, 2023
Flood prevention task force: Back in session The flood prevention task force sat down on Jan. 25 for the first time this season to discuss
Flood prevention task force: Back in session The flood prevention task force sat down on Jan. 25 for the first time this season to discuss
Demonstrators call for more funding for community groups A coalition of community organizations from across the Pontiac demonstrated outside the MRC building on Feb.22 to
Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac December 20, 2022 With still so much to say and write, self-published author from Otter Lake releases a new collection of short
Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long
Zainab Al-Mehdar Bryson December, 19 2022 In 1856, a trading post known as ‘the small port of Havelock’ was established on the Quebec shore of
Brett Thoms Pontiac December 19, 2022 Municipalities across the MRC Pontiac have either passed or are preparing to pass their municipal budgets. With inflationary pressures
Brett Thoms Pontiac December 19 2022 Eighty-nine per cent of the members of the MRC Pontiac branch of Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique
Brett Thoms Otter Lake December 17, 2022 Delilah Telford-Hodgins, a six-year-old girl from Otter Lake who over the past two-and-a-half years has been fighting leukemia,
Brett Thoms Shawville Dec. 19, 2022 Gail Gavan performed two live shows in the Pontiac last weekend called Christmas in Pontiac. Performing along with Sherryl
Over 50 kids attended the gingerbread house workshop at the Community Lodge in Shawville on Thursday. It was a free event organized by the Parents’
Flood prevention task force: Back in session The flood prevention task force sat down on Jan. 25 for the first time this season to discuss and plan for the spring thawing and watch out for any irregularities in water levels.
Demonstrators call for more funding for community groups A coalition of community organizations from across the Pontiac demonstrated outside the MRC building on Feb.22 to demand the government of Quebec provide them more funding, pictured above. This action was just
Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac December 20, 2022 With still so much to say and write, self-published author from Otter Lake releases a new collection of short stories. After great reviews from almost selling 300 copies, Richard Gauthier decided to jump back
Our health system is failing us on so many levels, but through no fault of its own. It’s a failure that has been a long time in the making as political decisions have slowly undermined the health system. Today we
Zainab Al-Mehdar Bryson December, 19 2022 In 1856, a trading post known as ‘the small port of Havelock’ was established on the Quebec shore of the upper Ottawa River. Seventeen years later, in 1873, it was renamed Bryson, after lumber
Brett Thoms Pontiac December 19, 2022 Municipalities across the MRC Pontiac have either passed or are preparing to pass their municipal budgets. With inflationary pressures on municipal and MRC services and the dramatic increase in assessment values in some municipalities
Brett Thoms Pontiac December 19 2022 Eighty-nine per cent of the members of the MRC Pontiac branch of Syndicat de la fonction publique et parapublique du Québec (SFPQ) voted to accept an agreement in principle with the MRC’s management on
Brett Thoms Otter Lake December 17, 2022 Delilah Telford-Hodgins, a six-year-old girl from Otter Lake who over the past two-and-a-half years has been fighting leukemia, has rung the bell, signaling the end of her weekly chemotherapy treatments. In June 2020
Brett Thoms Shawville Dec. 19, 2022 Gail Gavan performed two live shows in the Pontiac last weekend called Christmas in Pontiac. Performing along with Sherryl Fitzpatrick who played the piano and fiddle, Danny Blackwell, who played the guitar and did
Over 50 kids attended the gingerbread house workshop at the Community Lodge in Shawville on Thursday. It was a free event organized by the Parents’ Voice. Parents were asked to pre-register their children to ensure there was enough supplies, but
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