On July 6, over 60 members of the Irish Egan Clan gathered outside Quyon to learn about the life of one of their ancestors. The Irish diaspora was well represented, with visitors hailing from as far as Texas and Australia,

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY July 11, 2018 With the legalization of cannabis set for this October, local police forces are training their officers to be able to properly assess drivers impaired by narcotics. According to Sûreté du Québec (SQ) communications

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY July 3, 2018 On July 3, Brian Brownlee pled guilty to second-degree murder and numerous firearms charges in relation to the death of Darwin Zimmerling a year and a half ago, and was sentenced to life

CHRIS LOWREY CALUMET ISLAND July 5, 2018 The provincial government has committed an additional $1,373,836 in road maintenance funding for the Pontiac. The $1.3 million comes in addition to the $3.5 million already earmarked for the region’s infrastructure. The announcement

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL July 8, 2018 Family, friends and more descended upon the Coronation Hall Sunday afternoon, celebrating the lives of two pillars of the community with the sharing of stories and songs. A few hundred visited the hall in

Donald Teuma-Castelletti PORTAGE DU FORT July 7, 2018 A fundraising luncheon was held at a makeshift café on Saturday, serving up sandwiches and strawberry sweets, simultaeneously supporting a faraway place. Guests to The Café at 29 rue Mill enjoyed a

Chris Lowrey MONTREAL July 9, 2018 Shawville native Luke Richardson has been hired by the Montreal Canadiens as an assistant coach. Richardson will be tasked with serving as the Canadiens defensive assistant coach. He is especially well-positioned to help the

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE July 7, 2018 The Shawville Fairgrounds was repurposed into a playground parking lot for all sorts of local vehicles, as kids ran about experiencing demonstrations, honking truck horns and more at an event on Saturday. That’s because

  Organized by the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department, young racers launched off the back of a flat bed, drag racing down avenue Victoria.

CALEB NICKERSON ALLUMETTES ISLAND June 29, 2018 On Friday, over 100 people in the upper Pontiac participated in the 13th annual Fred Meilleur Memorial Golf Tournament, raising funds for two important local causes. Organizer and Mayor of Allumettes Island, Winston