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Halloween in the Pontiac

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Oct. 30-31, 2020  By the light of the blue moon, the people of the Pontiac donned their costumes and prepared their candy

COVID-19 comes to the Bay

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 4 2020  Last week the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay marked its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. CISSSO is

MRC receives greenhouse gas report

CALEB NICKERSON MRC PONTIAC Oct. 28, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Environmental Coordinator Kari Richardson gave a report

Corn dryer catches fire in Clarendon

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Oct. 27, 2020  Emergency crews were called out to a property in Clarendon on the afternoon of Oct. 27 to respond to

Halloween in the Pontiac

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Oct. 30-31, 2020  By the light of the blue moon, the people of the Pontiac donned their costumes and prepared their candy to celebrate Halloween. But it wasn’t just at night when the freaky festivities took place;

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COVID-19 comes to the Bay

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Nov. 4 2020  Last week the Municipality of Campbell’s Bay marked its first case of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. CISSSO is now reporting four active cases within the RLS Pontiac, the local service area. Campbell’s Bay

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Blackburn not running in next election

MIKE ATHEY PONTIAC Oct. 27, 2020  The Conservative Party of Canada will be seeking a new candidate to run in the Pontiac riding as their former representative stepped down on Oct. 27. Dave Blackburn released a Facebook post stating he

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Sieur du Coulonge recognized for tremendous growth

STEPHEN RICCIO MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Oct. 24, 2020  École secondaire Sieur du Coulonge (ESSC) received recognition for its dedication to academic improvement on Oct. 24, as the Fraser Institute ranked it as the best performing public school in the Outaouais

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MRC receives greenhouse gas report

CALEB NICKERSON MRC PONTIAC Oct. 28, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors meeting on Oct. 21, Environmental Coordinator Kari Richardson gave a report on the county’s greenhouse gas emissions.  The MRC had contracted a firm to provide an

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Corn dryer catches fire in Clarendon

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Oct. 27, 2020  Emergency crews were called out to a property in Clarendon on the afternoon of Oct. 27 to respond to a fire in a corn dryer.  The Shawville Clarendon Fire Department got the call just

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Council hears about nuclear reactor project

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC  Oct. 21, 2020  At the MRC Pontiac council’s virtual meeting on Oct. 21, the mayors took in a presentation from Global First Power (GFP), which gave an overview of the company’s plan to build a “Micro Modular

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Palliative care volunteers remain on standby

MIKE ATHEY SHAWVILLE Nov. 4, 2020  End of life care is never easy, but it’s become even more difficult at the Pontiac Hospital as a support group has been asked to stay away due to the pandemic. Since February, volunteers

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