Shawville’s Mill Dam Park was teeming with children and their caretakers on Saturday as the Parents’ Voice hosted their second Park Party. Well over 100 youngsters took part in the wide range of activities, from soaking themselves in the splash

Chris Lowrey BRYSON July 14, 2017 A late-night car chase down Hwy. 148 resulted in a damaged Sûreté du Québec vehicle and pepper spray being used to apprehend the suspect. Just after 3 a.m. on July 14, MRC des Collines

Caleb Nickerson CHALK RIVER July 11, 2017 Last Tuesday, several local mayors and MRC officials participated in a guided tour of Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ (CNL) property in Chalk River Ont. In recent months, many local citizens groups have been up

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 19, 2017 Pontiac is known as a region with a strong agricultural sector but this year’s weather has been anything but hospitable to local farmers. Heavy rain, flooding and below average temperatures have made a mess

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC July 19, 2017 The implementation of new fishing rules in the province will limit the types of baitfish anglers can use. As of April 1, the Ministry of Flora, Fauna and Parcs (MFFP) changed the baitfish rules

GELAM Stable, of Clarendon, was recently hired by the radio station Hot 89.9 to provide a horse for a wedding. The station had run a contest offering to pay for the wedding costs if the lucky couple met certain criteria,

Caleb Nickerson PONTIAC July 12, 2017 The MTQ is advising motorists about road work being carried out in the Pontiac in the coming weeks. Chichester Maintenance work will begin on the chemin de Chapeau-Sheenboro between chemin de Nichabau and Deer

Caleb Nickerson NORWAY BAY July 4, 2017 When most people think about trading cards, they think of hockey or baseball, and certainly not about creating their own. But that’s exactly why a group of eight people gathered at Centennial Hall

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 7, 2017 Around 300 people came out for a barbeque outside Joanne’s Valu-mart on Friday to raise money for two provincial minor hockey tournaments to be held at the Shawville Arena. Rick Atkinson, who sits on

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT WILLIAM July 8, 2017 The Jamboree PPJ continued their bike tours last weekend, this time riding a bit off the smooth trail by starting in Fort William and ending in Chapeau. Cyclists of all kinds of experience