CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 13, 2020 The Pontiac Chamber of Commerce is promoting a variety of initiatives to promote the local businesses that make up their membership during the coronavirus shutdown. President Todd Hoffman explained that the organization has already

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC May 13, 2020 While most kids that grow up in Canada are raised playing hockey, one local boy is looking to make a name for himself in the world of tackle football. Rilen Richardson, 17, is a

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 7, 2020 The numerous distancing efforts that have been put in place over the past few weeks have been trying for many, but last week one Shawville family decided to use a workaround for their son’s

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON April 28, 2020 On Tuesday afternoon, members of the Shawville Clarendon Fire Department were called out to a small brush fire at a property on Hwy. 148 near the intersection with chemin Radford in Clarendon. Fire Chief

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 6, 2020 Stéphane Durocher, the general director of Maison des Jeunes du Pontiac and resident of Mansfield-et-Pontefract, has been granted the Dollard-Morin Sports and Recreation Volunteer Support Award this past month. The annual award was established

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 6, 2020 Pontiac High School Principal Debra Stephens has been reassuring her graduating class that there will be a celebration of their completion of secondary school, but due to COVID-19, the exact details are still being

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC May 6, 2020 With COVID-19 wreaking havoc with everything from the economy to social distancing norms, all levels of government have been mobilized to keep services running as smoothly as possible – and that includes municipal governments.

CALEB NICKERSON CALUMET ISLAND April 28, 2020 Two elderly municipal councillors filed complaints with the police against their mayor last week, after two separate altercations allegedly occurred on Tuesday afternoon. Councillor Réjean Meilleur said that he had filed a report

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE May 6, 2020 A local trivia connoisseur has launched a weekly virtual competition with her teenage daughter to keep their friends and neighbours amused during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. Amy Taylor has several years experience both hosting

CHRIS LOWERY PONTIAC April 29, 2020 When Pontiac resident Melissa Nyveld saw that agricultural organization, Holstein Canada, put out a call to recognize agricultural mentors, She knew exactly who to write about – Winnifred Pirie. Pirie is a mainstay on