Caleb Nickerson LADYSMITH Aug. 12, 2017 The Thorne Community Recreation Hall in Ladysmith was jumping Saturday night as over 100 people came out to celebrate the local fire department. Thorne Fire Chief Dan Ladouceur said that the Fireman’s Ball is

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE Aug. 10, 2017 On Thursday night, the Pontiac Agricultural Society selected a new Shawville Fair Ambassador for 2017: Avery Richardson. The runners up were Amy Sheppard and Sydney Côté. After a brief introduction from Fair President Sara

L’OUTAOUAIS ET l’ALCOOL Communiqué GATINEAU Le 3 août 2017 Les Outaouais respectent davantage les limites de consommation recommandées en matière d’alcool que la moyenne québécoise. En effet, 55 per centage d’entre eux affirment ne les avoir jamais dépassées au cours

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Aug. 7, 2017 The Jamboree PPJ continued to encourage exploring the Pontiac via cycling, this time pitting riders against a familiar backdrop, albeit a much darker one. That’s because this month’s ride was themed as a Full

Chris Lowrey, THE EQUITY Joanne Dumouchel, (with red tshirt) owner of Joanne’s Valu-mart is surrounded by eager helpers from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary during a fundraiser for the school’s proposed breakfast program. A survey revealed almost 30 per cent of

Donald Teuma-Castelletti, THE EQUITY Held at the Shawville Recreation Association baseball diamond, the playoffs are scheduled to run through to Aug. 21, with the finals kicking off next Tuesday evening. Here, Shawville 2’s Chloe Trudeau gets her game face on

Donald Teuma-Castelletti, THE EQUITY Minor league playoff games kicked off in Shawville Monday evening, pitting two hometown teams against each other in the first game of the seven- to nine-year-old divisions. Pictured, Shawville 1’s Bennett Rusenstrom focuses hard at the

CALEB NICKERSON PORTAGE DU FORT Aug. 9, 2017 Residents of Portage du Fort may soon be able to drink the water from their taps, after being under a boil water advisory for over two weeks. According to councillor Bob Simpson,

Chris Lowrey, THE EQUITY Jolie Folie women’s boutique in Shawville celebrated its two-year anniversary on the weekend with a promotion and delicious cupcakes for those who browsed through the store. Clockwise from left: Leona Lalonde, Mélanie Pieschke, Addison Murphy and

Donald Teuma-Castelletti LITCHFIELD Aug. 1, 2017 A barbeque was held at the Jardins Éducatif du Pontiac last Tuesday, offering the kids an opportunity to show off the culmination of the work while helping fundraise for an upcoming trip to Ottawa.