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March 11, 2026

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Water bombers called to island fire

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL July 4, 2020 A fire that broke out on an island near Bristol on Saturday required the deployment of two water bombers

Scholarship fund to assist 23 students

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 8, 2020 Post-secondary students can once again benefit from local bursary support, as the Pontiac Scholarship Fund has accumulated . .

Graduation tour loops through Pontiac

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC June 25, 2020 Grade six students from Dr. S.E. McDowell School got to experience a unique graduation ceremony on June 25, with

Car Rally supports local organizations

Pontiac residents gathered on Thursday night on the Shawville Fairgrounds to celebrate Canada Day with a barbecue and car rally, allowing people to . .

Dentists re-open with new restrictions

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC June 28, 2020 Quebec residents have reason to smile, as some dentists’ offices have begun to open their doors as COVID-19 restrictions

COVID update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 1, 2020 The economy continues to inch closer to being fully re-opened, as the Quebec government allowed . . .

Water bombers called to island fire

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL July 4, 2020 A fire that broke out on an island near Bristol on Saturday required the deployment of two water bombers to be restricted. SOPFEU communications agent Cathy Elliott said that they estimated the fire started

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MLB draftee with a Shawville connection

Raised in the dugout, much of Jackson Coutts’s life has had something to do with baseball. Jackson, a 22-year-old from Maine with close family ties to Shawville, went through his childhood as a phenomenal athlete in football, basketball, and baseball.

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Dentists re-open with new restrictions

EMILY HSUEH PONTIAC June 28, 2020 Quebec residents have reason to smile, as some dentists’ offices have begun to open their doors as COVID-19 restrictions are eased. On June 1, dental offices, along with other bodycare services like hairdressers and

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COVID update

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC July 1, 2020 The economy continues to inch closer to being fully re-opened, as the Quebec government allowed . . .

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