As a young lad, Mike Rusenstrom spent many an evening at the Shawville arena watching the older kids perfect their slapshots. “You were the little kid watching the big kids, hoping you could be that good,” he said. Now that

The proponent of the nuclear waste disposal facility planned for Chalk River, Ont. has challenged a federal court ruling that it had not conducted sufficient consultations with Kebaowek First Nation regarding its plans for the facility, a decision which could

The Thorne Community Recreation Association had an earthy smell Saturday morning for the community’s second annual Seedy Saturday event, which brought together local gardeners to swap seeds and pick up new techniques. Christine Anderson, one of the event’s organizers, said

The Shawville Curling Club welcomed back a long lost friend on Saturday. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, curlers hit the ice for a doubles bonspiel, organized by club members Jeff Russell and Justine Tanguay. Doubles is different

Hockey players from both sides of the Ottawa Valley and as far as Montreal gathered in Shawville for the 26th annual Flying Elbows tournament, which took place over four days and culminated Saturday night when the finals in the A

Shawville Valu-mart owner Jaime Montejo invited shoppers to the first event he’s hosted since taking over ownership last fall. The event was a part of a country-wide initiative by Loblaws to show its appreciation for Canadian customers. Montejo said that

The committee of volunteers responsible for running the Fort Coulonge arena has been hard at work over the winter to find creative ways to finance high price-tag expenses that have come up in the past year, and this month, that

People working in healthcare and education in the Outaouais are criticizing the Quebec government’s 2025/2026 budget, tabled last week, for not investing enough in these critical social services. The $165-billion budget, titled “For a strong Québec,” was pitched by Finance