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Fire tears through Escapade Eskimo

CALEB NICKERSON DANFORD LAKE July 12, 2019 An early morning fire near Danford Lake ravaged a business and home on Friday. Just before 5 a.m.,

Pontiac Quad Club’s inaugural rally

J.D. Potié PONTIAC July 13, 2019 On July 13, around 60 quad-riders from the Pontiac and beyond embarked on a two-and-a-half-hour journey through some of

Party at the park

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 13, 2019 On July 13, over 100 Pontiac parents and their children gathered for fun filled festivities at Mill Dam Park

60 years and still running

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 10, 2019 While chatting at the dinner table around a month ago, local resident John Tracy reminded his wife Gail Proudfoot

Film festival announces 2019 lineup

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE July 4, 2019 On July 4, the Fort Coulonge International Female Film Festival’s organizing committee officially announced its programming for this

Community garage sale in Sand Bay

J.D. Potié SAND BAY July 13, 2019 On July 13, locals and cottagers in Sand Bay were out and about roaming in the town’s streets looking to turn their neighbors unwanted things into their own prized possessions during the municipality’s

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Fire tears through Escapade Eskimo

CALEB NICKERSON DANFORD LAKE July 12, 2019 An early morning fire near Danford Lake ravaged a business and home on Friday. Just before 5 a.m., the Otter Lake Fire Department was called to Escapade Eskimo, a dogsledding company, where they

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Pontiac Quad Club’s inaugural rally

J.D. Potié PONTIAC July 13, 2019 On July 13, around 60 quad-riders from the Pontiac and beyond embarked on a two-and-a-half-hour journey through some of the region’s best off-road trails during the Pontiac Quad Club’s first annual ATV Rally. The

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Party at the park

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 13, 2019 On July 13, over 100 Pontiac parents and their children gathered for fun filled festivities at Mill Dam Park in Shawville during the third edition of the town’s bi-annual park party. Hosted by the

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Gardening workshop for budding green thumbs

J.D. Potié LITCHFIELD July 6, 2019 On July 6, a group of local planting apprentices gathered at the Jardin Educatif du Pontiac in Litchfield for the second part of an interactive workshop on home gardening courtesy of a local agricultural

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60 years and still running

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 10, 2019 While chatting at the dinner table around a month ago, local resident John Tracy reminded his wife Gail Proudfoot that they had been graduated from Shawville High School (SHS) for 60 years – quite

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Film festival announces 2019 lineup

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE July 4, 2019 On July 4, the Fort Coulonge International Female Film Festival’s organizing committee officially announced its programming for this year’s event, via the group’s Facebook page. With a star-studded list of independent flicks coming

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