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March 11, 2026

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Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling

J.J. Clarke talks retirement

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC May 27, 2020  J.J. Clarke is Ottawa’s weather man. Sure, he recently retired and there are of course other weather forecasters at

Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for

Shawville Ford donates face shields

On Wednesday, Shawville Ford donated 200 face shields, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company’s US plants, to health care workers in Pontiac, with 150 going

Jardin Éducatif cancels summer camp

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD May 21, 2020  On May 21, the  Jardin Éducatif du Pontiac put out a press release announcing that they would be cancelling their summer day camp for the 2020 season.  Program coordinator Martin Riopel said that they

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Reopening of gyms: a continued uncertainty

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 27 2020  Gyms in Pontiac have been closed since March 11 as part of the government’s directives to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and it is still uncertain when they will be able to reopen.  Julia

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J.J. Clarke talks retirement

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC May 27, 2020  J.J. Clarke is Ottawa’s weather man. Sure, he recently retired and there are of course other weather forecasters at other networks, but odds are none of them will have the longevity of Clarke. He’s

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After reopening: A look inside Pontiac schools

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 27 2020  Elementary schools in the region have adapted to abide by physical distancing requirements due to COVID-19. Dr. S.E.  McDowell Elementary School taped up their classrooms into nine or less two-metre by two-metre squares where

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Fires keep Otter Lake department busy

CALEB NICKERSON OTTER LAKE May 20-21, 2020  Fire crews in Otter Lake were kept busy last week, with two sizable brush fires that consumed several acres of forest.  The first fire was called in at 4:41 p.m. on May 20,

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Feds announce millions in agriculture relief

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC  May 20, 2020 The federal government has announced that it will provide hundreds of millions of dollars to agricultural producers struck by the COVID 19 pandemic. The funding is geared to help farmers with the added costs

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Local businesses look to make a change

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 12, 2020  The Pontiac SADC hosted an online session with a dozen local business people last Tuesday to discuss strategies for dealing with the changes caused by COVID-19.  The call was led by Catherine Fair and

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Shawville Ford donates face shields

On Wednesday, Shawville Ford donated 200 face shields, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company’s US plants, to health care workers in Pontiac, with 150 going to the Pontiac Community Hospital and 50 distrubuted to local nursing homes. The shields were

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