Caleb Nickerson PORTAGE DU FORT Oct. 29, 2017 On Oct. 29, several aspiring wordsmiths gathered at the Stone School Gallery in Portage du Fort for an evening of short fiction and poetry readings. The event was organized by Sean Kerr,

Caleb Nickerson QUYON Oct. 29, 2017 A group of engaged citizens gathered at the Tim Hortons Voyageurs Camp outside Quyon on Sunday afternoon for a day of interactive learning. The event was the second annual forum put on by the

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Oct. 27, 2017 On Friday night members of the Shawville Curling Club held a party to celebrate the season that will soon be underway. Club President Jeff Russell explained that there were several changes from last year.

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Nov. 1, 2017 With the municipal elections just around the corner, and Pontiac residents getting their first chance to elect a warden, some people have been asking a pretty important question: What does a warden do? It’s

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LUSKVILLE Oct. 14, 2017 The opportunity to help pluck grapes at Lavender Ridge Farm on Saturday for the annual harvest was one drawing many a helpful picker, but none more so than ambitious grape growers themselves. With the

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY Oct. 23, 2017 On Oct. 23, the five candidates for warden of MRC Pontiac gathered at St. John’s Elementary School in Campbell’s Bay for a discussion about the social services and organizations in the region, hosted

Caleb Nickerson FORT COULONGE Oct. 26, 2017 On Thursday evening, candidates from the municipalities of Fort Coulonge and Mansfield came together with residents for a panel discussion on amalgamating the two communities at the Pontiac Conference Centre in Fort Coulonge.

Chris Lowrey MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Oct. 30, 2017 The Municipality of Pontiac has been hit by flooding yet again after being severely impacted this past spring. With more than 100 mm of rain falling between Saturday afternoon and Monday afternoon,

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC Oct. 19, 2017 Yet again, the communications infrastructure in the Pontiac went down after a work crew cut a fibre optic cable on Oct. 19 in the Quyon area. The outage left vast swaths of the Pontiac