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May 21, 2026

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Lawn & Garden

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 19, 2020 With warm weather finally here, plenty of people are getting outside to whip their lawns and gardens into shape.

Calumet trio hopped up on hops

EMILY HSUEH ILE DU GRAND CALUMET May 19, 2021 Last Saturday, on a perfect spring morning, several volunteers came together to help prepare a farm

Elementary students return to class

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC May 10, 2021 Local elementary school students returned to in-person class on Monday, May 10, although the Pontiac continues to deal with

Cases trend down across regions

STEPHEN RICCIO pontiac May 12, 2021 Regional health officials are asking residents to remain vigilant despite the continued decrease in active cases throughout the Outaouais.

Lawn & Garden

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 19, 2020 With warm weather finally here, plenty of people are getting outside to whip their lawns and gardens into shape. Lindsay Hamilton is the Vice-President of Mountainview Turf Specialist and recently started gardening advice page

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Calumet trio hopped up on hops

EMILY HSUEH ILE DU GRAND CALUMET May 19, 2021 Last Saturday, on a perfect spring morning, several volunteers came together to help prepare a farm field on Ile du Grand Calumet for its next season. However, they were not tending

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Elementary students return to class

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC May 10, 2021 Local elementary school students returned to in-person class on Monday, May 10, although the Pontiac continues to deal with emergency measures otherwise. Premier François Legault announced the return to in-person class for Outaouais elementary

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Cases trend down across regions

STEPHEN RICCIO pontiac May 12, 2021 Regional health officials are asking residents to remain vigilant despite the continued decrease in active cases throughout the Outaouais. As of May 10, the Pontiac service area (RLS) had 32 active cases, after coming

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Three deaths linked to hospital outbreak

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 12, 2021 The COVID-19 outbreak at the Pontiac Hospital is over as of Monday, but the situation resulted in three deaths, according to the regional health authority, CISSSO. The outbreak, which took place on the second

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Shawville woman faces child abduction charges

STEPHEN RICCIO Ottawa May 10, 2021 The Ottawa Police arrested and charged a 32 year-old Shawville woman with numerous offences following the abduction of an infant on May 10, after she was arrested on May 9. The accused, Nicole Shanks,

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