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June 11, 2025

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Tourists invited to enjoy the Pontiac

Mike Athey PONTIAC Oct. 10 – 11, 2020 Several businesses in the Pontiac on Oct. 10 and 11, to offered visitors tours, samples and experiences

No injuries in Clarendon rollover

Emergency crews were called out to chemin Maplehodge The parking lot of the Shawville Fairgrounds had a sizable turnout of vehicles on Saturday night for

COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 While COVID-19 numbers in the Pontiac slowly creep up, case increases elsewhere in the Outaouais have increased to the

Winter vehicle prepping

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 From sweater weather to freezing temperatures and messy conditions, the transition from fall to winter requires preparation whether you

Rottingwood Haunt comes back to life

EMILY HSUEH LITCHFIELD Oct. 9, 2020  Monsters, the Ghostbusters and a twelve-foot skeleton: all this and more can be found at Rottingwood Haunt, which has

Mountain road repairs underway at Crégheur

STEPHEN RICCIO MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Oct. 13, 2020 Beginning on Oct. 13 and lasting for roughly five weeks, a 2.1 km chunk of chemin de la Montagne will be closed to traffic from chemin Crégheur going towards Chelsea. The work

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Tourists invited to enjoy the Pontiac

Mike Athey PONTIAC Oct. 10 – 11, 2020 Several businesses in the Pontiac on Oct. 10 and 11, to offered visitors tours, samples and experiences to showcase their enterprises. It was part of an initiative created by Tourism Outaouais called

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No injuries in Clarendon rollover

Emergency crews were called out to chemin Maplehodge The parking lot of the Shawville Fairgrounds had a sizable turnout of vehicles on Saturday night for the third free drive-in movie night to take place in the region, a part of

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COVID-19 update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 While COVID-19 numbers in the Pontiac slowly creep up, case increases elsewhere in the Outaouais have increased to the point where the provincial government announced on Oct. 10 that Gatineau and MRC des Collines

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Municipalities receive COVID-19 expense funding

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 2, 2020 A joint federal and provincial package of $1.2 million in financial aid is coming to Pontiac municipalities to help compensate for COVID-induced expenses. The aid package will be distributed between MRC Pontiac municipalities as

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Sphinx Resources to resume Calumet drilling

Mike Athey L’ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMET Oct. 14, 2020 The Sphinx Resources mining company is prepared to start drilling on Oct. 22 at several dig sites on L’Île du Grand Calumet. The company will drill at three locations its Calumet-Nord

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Winter vehicle prepping

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 14, 2020 From sweater weather to freezing temperatures and messy conditions, the transition from fall to winter requires preparation whether you own a car or not. If you do own a car however, there’s no better

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Rottingwood Haunt comes back to life

EMILY HSUEH LITCHFIELD Oct. 9, 2020  Monsters, the Ghostbusters and a twelve-foot skeleton: all this and more can be found at Rottingwood Haunt, which has opened its doors again for people of all ages to experience a night of fright. 

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28 Jun

Festival de la Culbute Festival

June 28, 2025
All Day

A celebration of the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Culbute Locks, an industrial marvel in its day and an important part of our local heritage.
A day filled with celebration;
– The Great Canadian Lumberjack Show
– Music and dancing
– Food and drink
– and much more!
We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada

28 Jun

PPHS Reunion

June 28, 2025
All Day

PPHS REUNION: August 2, 2025
REGISTRATION IS ON AND ACTIVE!
$60 per person (cocktails, dinner)
Come connect with your classmates. Space limited, so registration & payment a must.
E-transfer: pphsreunioncommittee@gmail.com
Cheque: Kathy Wickens (call 613-600-1455)
331 Somerville Drive, Perth, ON K7H 3C6

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