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NSDF invites public to virtual open house

Mike Athey CHALK RIVER Oct. 21, 2020  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is hosting a virtual open house to provide community members with information regarding the

Feds dole out $164,000 for food security

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Oct. 21, 2020  The federal government announced last week that they would be disbursing funding for local non-profits to improve food security. 

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our belated sympathies to the following families on the passing of loved ones, our thoughts and prayers are with you. To the Gagnon and Chaput

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

NSDF invites public to virtual open house

Mike Athey CHALK RIVER Oct. 21, 2020  Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is hosting a virtual open house to provide community members with information regarding the construction of the Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) at their Chalk River site. The nuclear

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Confusion around inter-regional travel rules

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Oct. 21, 2020  The MRC des Collines police has received multiple phone calls over the past week from residents asking whether they are allowed to travel from one location to another, suggesting that there is confusion over

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Feds dole out $164,000 for food security

CALEB NICKERSON OUTAOUAIS Oct. 21, 2020  The federal government announced last week that they would be disbursing funding for local non-profits to improve food security.  Pontiac MP Will Amos, along with his colleague from the riding of Hull-Aylmer, Greg Fergus,

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our belated sympathies to the following families on the passing of loved ones, our thoughts and prayers are with you. To the Gagnon and Chaput families on the passing of Thérèse Gagnon (Howard) of Chichester, Que. She passed away at

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A poetic close to the farmers’ market

MIKE ATHEY It’s almost 10:30 on the morning of Saturday Oct. 10 and Glen Hartle is busy placing patio chairs in the shade of a giant tree beside a chess board whose pieces are the size of kindergarteners. The tree

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Cahill clinches spot in La Voix finale

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Oct. 11, 2020 Pontiac’s own Michaela Cahill has sung her way to the final round of La Voix. The singer from Fort Coulonge performed live on Oct. 11 against her teammate on Team Marc to win over

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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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