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Spicing up the rally

Brett Thoms Quyon October 15, 2022 The Quyon Lionettes held its 34 annual car rally on Saturday. The event saw about 46 car registrations with

That’s a wrap for artPontiac

Glen Hartle Portage du fort Oct. 14, 2022 ArtPontiac prepares to wrap up the 2022 season and president Cheryl Beillard reflects on her first year

Fire in Ladysmith claims life

Brett Thoms Ladysmith October 5, 2022 A fire burned down a home in Thorne early Wednesday morning. The incident happened at 2160 Rte. 303 in

My summer at the Pontiac Museum

Chloe Lemay Shawville Oct. 8, 2022 The Pontiac Museum is housed in the former Shawville train station which was relocated in the mid-1970s to the

Marché Pontiac raises funds for seniors

Brett Thoms Quyon October 1, 2022 A flea market called Marché Pontiac was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Fort Coulonge on Saturday. The market’s purpose was to raise funds for the the Maison de la famille in

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One open, three to go: first mill to reopen

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac Oct. 13, 2022 With a long history of being a logging region and building the local economy around the forestry industry, when mills started closing in 2008, many people were devastated and jobs were lost. At the

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Spicing up the rally

Brett Thoms Quyon October 15, 2022 The Quyon Lionettes held its 34 annual car rally on Saturday. The event saw about 46 car registrations with approximately 180 to 190 participants in total, according to Joan Belsher, one of the organizers

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That’s a wrap for artPontiac

Glen Hartle Portage du fort Oct. 14, 2022 ArtPontiac prepares to wrap up the 2022 season and president Cheryl Beillard reflects on her first year at the helm of the long-standing association. We caught up with her and she was

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Fire in Ladysmith claims life

Brett Thoms Ladysmith October 5, 2022 A fire burned down a home in Thorne early Wednesday morning. The incident happened at 2160 Rte. 303 in Ladysmith. The home’s resident, who was in their eighties, has been declared missing. A body

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My summer at the Pontiac Museum

Chloe Lemay Shawville Oct. 8, 2022 The Pontiac Museum is housed in the former Shawville train station which was relocated in the mid-1970s to the Lake Street side of the Fair Grounds in Shawville for the purpose and is operated

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