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September 7, 2025
It’s no secret the local news business is not without its challenges these days. While newspapers across the country are cutting back, outsourcing, or closing
It’s no secret the local news business is not without its challenges these days. While newspapers across the country are cutting back, outsourcing, or closing
The Bristol Fire Department hosted its annual fireman’s ball at the Jack Graham Community Centre on Saturday evening. In keeping with the brigade’s tradition of
The event featured live music, a sold-out roast beef supper, a drone show, and lumberjack demonstrations to honour the town’s logging history.
Over 30 francophone authors from the Outaouais and as far as Montreal and Quebec City gathered in Fort Coulonge on Saturday to share their books
If you ask Elden Zimmerling the secret to a long life, he’s not sure he’s got the answer. The Otter Lake native wonders if his
A small team spent Wednesday evening rolling 150 lbs. of meatballs for the event’s 40th anniversary.
Two Pontiac Lions alumni are preparing for important seasons in their hockey careers this fall at two high-level prep schools. Pierce Rusenstrom, a 16-year-old defenceman
The Royals claimed victory over the Athletics in the final Shawville Men’s Fastpitch game on Sept. 2.
If you’re already in withdrawal after this year’s fair, we’ve got you covered. From the gymkhana to the derby, the horse pulls to the 4-H
Campbell’s Bay council voted on Sept. 2 to award $20,000 to community group The Parent Hive for its project to upgrade the town’s ballfield canteen.
It’s no secret the local news business is not without its challenges these days. While newspapers across the country are cutting back, outsourcing, or closing altogether, we have been finding ways to invest in our product and delivery methods. Over
The Bristol Fire Department hosted its annual fireman’s ball at the Jack Graham Community Centre on Saturday evening. In keeping with the brigade’s tradition of keeping formalities brief, the evening had almost no pause for presentation or speech and was
The event featured live music, a sold-out roast beef supper, a drone show, and lumberjack demonstrations to honour the town’s logging history.
Over 30 francophone authors from the Outaouais and as far as Montreal and Quebec City gathered in Fort Coulonge on Saturday to share their books with the community and celebrate the French language.
If you ask Elden Zimmerling the secret to a long life, he’s not sure he’s got the answer. The Otter Lake native wonders if his faith may have something to do with it. “My mother was really the one that
A small team spent Wednesday evening rolling 150 lbs. of meatballs for the event’s 40th anniversary.
Two Pontiac Lions alumni are preparing for important seasons in their hockey careers this fall at two high-level prep schools. Pierce Rusenstrom, a 16-year-old defenceman from Bristol, is entering his first year with Okanagan Hockey Ontario (OHO), a prep school
The Royals claimed victory over the Athletics in the final Shawville Men’s Fastpitch game on Sept. 2.
If you’re already in withdrawal after this year’s fair, we’ve got you covered. From the gymkhana to the derby, the horse pulls to the 4-H market, the midway rides to the truck pull slides, catch up on this year’s highlights
Campbell’s Bay council voted on Sept. 2 to award $20,000 to community group The Parent Hive for its project to upgrade the town’s ballfield canteen. The project was the winning submission in the municipality’s participatory budget initiative started this spring,
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