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January 21, 2026

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Wildfires hit the Pontiac

Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of

Rink posts stolen from Coulonge arena

Volunteers at Fort Coulonge’s arena are facing a setback after discovering last week that a set of posts they planned on installing had gone missing

Pontiac County Recipes — Grape Wine

As part of an ongoing series, we are publishing one recipe every week from Pontiac County Recipes, a small book that is home to a collection of kitchen secrets from across the region, published by Pontiac Printshop in 1968. Got

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Wildfires hit the Pontiac

Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.

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Pontiacs to return to the ice this fall

The Shawville Pontiacs will be back on the ice this fall, following an Aug. 11 announcement that the Pontiac Senior Comets hockey team has been sold and will relocate from Fort Coulonge to Shawville. The Comets have been a senior

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First ESSC students receive Firefighter 1 certifications

Students from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) graduated from the province’s first high school firefighting training program with their Firefighting 1 certifications on Monday evening. The two-year program, which began at the Mansfield high school in the fall of 2023, is

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Municipality of Pontiac chosen for ethics audit

The Municipality of Pontiac has been chosen as one of 20 municipalities across the province whose code of ethics and professional conduct will undergo an audit by the Quebec Municipal Commission this year.  “This work has the goal of evaluating

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Rink posts stolen from Coulonge arena

Volunteers at Fort Coulonge’s arena are facing a setback after discovering last week that a set of posts they planned on installing had gone missing overnight. Earlier this year the committee of volunteers at the Centre de Loisirs des Draveurs

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