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February 25, 2026

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Frankenstein can square dance, too

Vera and Douglas Smith have been making the trip from their home in Gatineau to the Bryson Lions Club’s dances for some 40 years, and

Halloweekend hits the Pontiac

Ghosts, ghouls and goblins were out and about Saturday night as bars across the Pontiac hosted Halloween parties for those too old for trick-or-treating. While

Frankenstein can square dance, too

Vera and Douglas Smith have been making the trip from their home in Gatineau to the Bryson Lions Club’s dances for some 40 years, and Saturday evening’s Halloween dance and dinner was no exception. “It’s my favourite place to dance,”

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Halloweekend hits the Pontiac

Ghosts, ghouls and goblins were out and about Saturday night as bars across the Pontiac hosted Halloween parties for those too old for trick-or-treating. While some venues tried their hand at throwing an event for the first time, others were

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Is the new Centre Street crosswalk enough?

On Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, a school bus was on its way from Pontiac High School down Centre Street in Shawville to pick up students at McDowell Elementary. The bus, already carrying some PHS students, stopped at the crosswalk on

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Shawville band opens for Sebastian Bach

Shawville-based hard-rock band Beyond Driven opened for heavy metal singer Sebastian Bach at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa on Oct. 22 to a crowd of over 1,200 people. Bach was popularised through his role as lead singer of hard-rock band

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