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February 25, 2026

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Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre

This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along

Otter Lake kicks off holiday markets

Only 12 hours after Otter Lakers closed their doors on the last of this Halloween’s trick-or-treaters, they were flooding the town’s Raymond Johnston Community Centre for the region’s first Christmas market of the holiday season – the Otter Lake Christmas

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This is Halloween, again

Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween. He, along with a crew of his superhero friends (all played by police officers from Sûreté du

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Puppeteer sets up studio in Shawville

An artist and puppeteer has set up a new studio on Main Street in Shawville, right next to Hursty’s Bar and Grill.  Aranyani Rachel Rosen is a multi-media artist who moved to Shawville two years ago after living in Toronto,

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MacLachlan bursary funds three nursing students

Local health officials have announced the latest recipients of the MacLachlan Family Bursaries, which go to young people studying to work in Pontiac’s health care facilities.  The bursary was created in April 2024 through the Pontiac Community Hospital Foundation (PCHF),

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