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April 2, 2026

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Comets capture 13th annual Pontiac Cup

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

Bryson Lions host old-school dance

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. 

Girls give hockey a go in Shawville 

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

Promutuel donates $20K to Bouffe 

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. 

Comets capture 13th annual Pontiac Cup

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

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Bryson Lions host old-school dance

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

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Girls give hockey a go in Shawville 

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

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PHS theatre program puts one on for the ages

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

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Promutuel donates $20K to Bouffe 

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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Vadneau takes over as Otter Lake fire chief

Otter Lake council voted at its Feb. 10 council meeting to appoint longtime firefighter Ronnie Vadneau to the position of fire chief, replacing Denis Chaussé.   Vadneau has served on the Otter Lake Fire Department for 34 years. He spent

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