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June 11, 2026

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Printing protection against COVID-19

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 A man from Breckenridge is putting together homemade face shields to distribute to any essential workers and nonprofit organizations

Chamber introduces business incentives

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

A drive-by birthday party

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

Small brush fire in Clarendon

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

Local volunteer honoured with award

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

Local governments keep working

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

Retired CTV weatherman has Shawville connection

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE May 13, 2020 A fixture on Ottawa televisions at supper time will no longer grace the region’s TV screens as CTV Ottawa’s long-time weather anchor, J.J. Clarke, announced his retirement on May 4. Ironically, the name he’s

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Printing protection against COVID-19

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 A man from Breckenridge is putting together homemade face shields to distribute to any essential workers and nonprofit organizations that are in need of them. Patrick Toulouse is using his tools and production materials

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Chamber introduces business incentives

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

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A drive-by birthday party

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

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Small brush fire in Clarendon

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

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Local volunteer honoured with award

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

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Grad and prom details still up in the air

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

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Local governments keep working

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.

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Councillors accuse mayor of assault, intimidation

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

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