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Quebec long-gun registry in effect

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Jan. 29, 2018 Opponents of Canada’s federal long gun registry breathed a sigh of relief when it was abolished by the Conservative

Man killed in head-on collision

Police say that texting might have played a role in a brutal accident involving a Hydro-Quebec truck last Tuesday that left a male victim fatally

Public safety minister talks floods with MoP

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Jan. 23, 2018Quebec’s Public Safety Minister Martin Coiteux paid a visit to the Municipality of Pontiac’s town hall to discuss

$1.9 million in regional funding

CALEB NICKERSON GATINEAU Jan. 22, 2017 On Jan. 22 Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, announced the regional development projects for the

Family fun at winter carnival

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Jan. 26-28, 2018 Families in the Municipality of Pontiac had the chance to try maple taffy, ride fat bikes, throw axes, show

Quebec long-gun registry in effect

Chris Lowrey QUEBEC Jan. 29, 2018 Opponents of Canada’s federal long gun registry breathed a sigh of relief when it was abolished by the Conservative government in 2012. However, those who live in Quebec will have to register their long

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Man killed in head-on collision

Police say that texting might have played a role in a brutal accident involving a Hydro-Quebec truck last Tuesday that left a male victim fatally injured. On Jan. 23, 33-year-old Eric Goyette of Gatineau was travelling east on Hwy. 148

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Shawville’s curling bonspiel kicks off

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE Jan. 25, 2018 For the 43rd year in a row, the Shawville Community Bonspiel will pit teams from around the Pontiac against one another to see who will raise the vaunted winner’s trophy: a shiny toilet seat.

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Public safety minister talks floods with MoP

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Jan. 23, 2018Quebec’s Public Safety Minister Martin Coiteux paid a visit to the Municipality of Pontiac’s town hall to discuss the municipality’s progress when it comes to the cleanup of the spring flooding. Coiteux, along

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Atoms, Peewees take over Shawville Arena

                    Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Jan. 26-28, 2018 The Pontiac Lions played host to Peewee and Atom division teams from Aylmer, West Carleton and beyond as the hockey pros in training contended

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$1.9 million in regional funding

CALEB NICKERSON GATINEAU Jan. 22, 2017 On Jan. 22 Martin Coiteux, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Land Occupancy, announced the regional development projects for the Outaouais from the Fonds d’appui au rayonnement des régions (FARR) program in Gatineau. There were

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Family fun at winter carnival

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Jan. 26-28, 2018 Families in the Municipality of Pontiac had the chance to try maple taffy, ride fat bikes, throw axes, show off their talents and much more all over town, at an annual event aimed to

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Pontiac Lions Atom A gain championship

The weekend of Jan. 13 and 14, the Pontiac Lions Atom A team competed at the Festi-tournoi held in Maniwaki, Que. The tournament was a best of three games against the Maniwaki Mustangs and the Lions succeeded in three. The

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