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March 11, 2026

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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

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

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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Terry Fox run tallies more than 8,000 km

Though the Pontiac Terry Fox run wrapped up last week, participants were still logging their kilometres until Sept. 30, for a total of 40 days to mark the Marathon of Hope’s 40th anniversary. The group started off with a goal

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Cahill advances to the semifinals of La Voix

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC Oct. 4, 2020 Michaela Cahill, the Fort Coulonge singer currently performing on La Voix, has sung her way to the semifinals of the competition. On Oct. 4, Cahill performed Lady Gaga’s You and I live against two

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