Lee Robinsong has been painting circular landscapes for several decades. In June, he completed his first portrait of a Pontiac scene since moving here three
Paul Amyotte has been farming for over 20 years, but he’s never seen power outages like those that have plagued the Upper Pontiac this summer.
The Pontiac may become home to Canada’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the next five years, if its proponent is granted the permits it
The Boutique Shawville Shooz store located at 387 Main Street in Shawville is now under new ownership. The shoe store, formerly owned by Jill McBane,
The Shawville-Clarendon library has received more financial support from the two municipalities that fund it than any other library in the Outaouais region, and for
The nine producers who last winter collaborated with MRC Pontiac to save the region’s only abattoir when its assets were listed for sale are one
The Pontiac Agricultural Society held its first-ever blood drive on Thursday afternoon in the Agricultural Hall at the Shawville fairgrounds. The event was hosted in
PHS celebrates class of 2024 McDowell class of 2024 celebrates achievements Dr. S.E. McDowell’s graduating class of 2024 crossed the stage at the school on
The Municipality of Sheenboro’s new archives were officially opened on Friday afternoon in front of a crowd of a few dozen. The archives, which are
Lee Robinsong has been painting circular landscapes for several decades. In June, he completed his first portrait of a Pontiac scene since moving here three years ago.
Paul Amyotte has been farming for over 20 years, but he’s never seen power outages like those that have plagued the Upper Pontiac this summer. His Serres Paul Amyotte greenhouse on Rue Principale in Mansfield has lost power around a
The Pontiac may become home to Canada’s largest land-based Atlantic salmon farm in the next five years, if its proponent is granted the permits it needs to run the facilities. Outaouais-based business Samonix is hoping to build the fish farm
The Boutique Shawville Shooz store located at 387 Main Street in Shawville is now under new ownership. The shoe store, formerly owned by Jill McBane, was recently purchased by Stephane and Michelle Landry, a couple native to the Pontiac region
The Shawville-Clarendon library has received more financial support from the two municipalities that fund it than any other library in the Outaouais region, and for this it has received an award. The token of recognition was given by the Biblio
The nine producers who last winter collaborated with MRC Pontiac to save the region’s only abattoir when its assets were listed for sale are one step closer to forming the co-operative that will govern the slaughterhouse once it is back
The Pontiac Agricultural Society held its first-ever blood drive on Thursday afternoon in the Agricultural Hall at the Shawville fairgrounds. The event was hosted in conjunction with Héma-Québec, the non-profit responsible for recruiting blood donors and managing blood donations in
PHS celebrates class of 2024 McDowell class of 2024 celebrates achievements Dr. S.E. McDowell’s graduating class of 2024 crossed the stage at the school on Thursday in front of a crowd of fellow students, proud parents and guardians. The class
The Municipality of Sheenboro’s new archives were officially opened on Friday afternoon in front of a crowd of a few dozen. The archives, which are located in the basement of the Sheenboro municipal building at 59 Sheen Road, are home
Location: Otter Lake R.A. Association, 394 Tessier Street
Euchre tournament fundraiser for Otter Lake’s 150th Anniversary in 2026.
Pre-registration on now. $5 per person if pre-registered before the tournament. $8/pp at the door on the day of the tournament. You can send an e-transfer to pre-register to: otterlake150@outlook.com or contact Lory Beaudoin at: lorybeaudoin@gmail.com
The door opens at noon. Snacks and drinks for sale. The tournament starts at 1PM—prizes for the top 3 places; the lowest score and most lone hands. All skill levels welcome.
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