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Toller meets with Forestry Minister

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 29, 2019 MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met with Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks, Pierre Dufour, to discuss the

Card sharks sled and shred

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 2, 2019 Pontiac snowmobilers were in all their glory on Saturday, when a Fort Coulonge bar’s poker run was met

Sharp hooks, sharper darts

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE Feb. 2, 2019 It was a picture-perfect Saturday for dropping lines and tossing darts in Otter Lake, as the local fire

Beans and fresh buns in Thorne

CALEB NICKERSON THORNE Feb. 1, 2019 On Friday night, the Thorne Community Recreation Association hosted their first event of 2019, tempting fate by loading up

Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry

Otter Lake Golden Age dart and card results

Card results for Jan. 22 were: 50/50 was won by Ivan Leblanc and the door prize by Ronald Beaudoin. Ladies first was won by Sandie Beaudoin and second by Doreen Zimmerling. Mens first went to Jim Langford and second was

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Spotty power continues on Allumette Island

CALEB NICKERSON ALLUMETTE ISLAND Feb. 6, 2019 An Allumette Island resident is raising concerns about the quality of electrical service in his region, an area that has been dogged with interruptions and surges for years. David Gillespie has been tracking

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Toller meets with Forestry Minister

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 29, 2019 MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller met with Quebec’s Minister of Forests, Fauna and Parks, Pierre Dufour, to discuss the future of the forestry industry in the Pontiac. Toller said she was satisfied with how

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Card sharks sled and shred

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 2, 2019 Pontiac snowmobilers were in all their glory on Saturday, when a Fort Coulonge bar’s poker run was met with the perfect conditions for a day of zipping around the countryside. With five stops

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Sharp hooks, sharper darts

Donald Teuma-Castelletti OTTER LAKE Feb. 2, 2019 It was a picture-perfect Saturday for dropping lines and tossing darts in Otter Lake, as the local fire department’s annual tournament filled the R.A. Hall. Arriving earlier than the snowstorm, about 160 anglers

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Beans and fresh buns in Thorne

CALEB NICKERSON THORNE Feb. 1, 2019 On Friday night, the Thorne Community Recreation Association hosted their first event of 2019, tempting fate by loading up members of the community with a pile of beans.

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Pontiac Sorting Centre fined $40,000

CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Jan. 31, 2019 The Pontiac Sorting Centre has been fined $40,747 for several environmental offenses under the Environmental Quality Act. The ministry of sustainable development, the environment and the fight against climate change investigated the site, located

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