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March 11, 2026

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Pontiac school bus drivers strike

Brett Thoms Shawville May 1, 2023 Despite the rain, Pontiac school bus drivers represented by the Teamsters Quebec Local 106 picketed the Shawville offices of

Swisha lumber mill reopens

Brett Thoms Rapides-des-Joachims April 19, 2023 Commonwealth Plywood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of its mill in Rapides-des-Joachims last Wednesday. The mill

April MRC meeting roundup

Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay April 19, 2023 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors held its monthly meeting last Wednesday. At the meeting, the annual audit

Glory be!

The Little Red Wagon Winery was hopping on Friday April 21, with the foot-stomping joy brought to bear by out-of-town duo The Small Glories. This

“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the

With Open Arms, Infinity Farm

Glen Hartle Luskville April 8, 2023 Infinity Farm gathered several friends and like-minded spirits on Saturday April 8 and together they hosted an open house

Pontiac school bus drivers strike

Brett Thoms Shawville May 1, 2023 Despite the rain, Pontiac school bus drivers represented by the Teamsters Quebec Local 106 picketed the Shawville offices of Autobus Lasalle at 149 West St on Monday, the first day of their strike action.

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What then to do with this Jesus of Nazareth?

Glen Hartle Shawville April 27-29, 2023 Forty-two people are listed in the playbill as the cast and crew for the Pontiac High School’s rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s rock opera, Jesus Christ Superstar. And every one of

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Swisha lumber mill reopens

Brett Thoms Rapides-des-Joachims April 19, 2023 Commonwealth Plywood held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the reopening of its mill in Rapides-des-Joachims last Wednesday. The mill had been closed for over a decade before returning to operations last January. It is

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April MRC meeting roundup

Brett Thoms Campbell’s Bay April 19, 2023 The MRC Pontiac Council of Mayors held its monthly meeting last Wednesday. At the meeting, the annual audit of the finances of both the TNO (Territoires non organisé) and the MRC was presented,

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Glory be!

The Little Red Wagon Winery was hopping on Friday April 21, with the foot-stomping joy brought to bear by out-of-town duo The Small Glories. This was an evening of multifaceted “notes”. On one hand, the winery has established itself as

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“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the Ottawa River, has warned of major flooding of the Ottawa River from Lake Coulonge to

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With Open Arms, Infinity Farm

Glen Hartle Luskville April 8, 2023 Infinity Farm gathered several friends and like-minded spirits on Saturday April 8 and together they hosted an open house full of excitement, rural-goodness and artistic flair. While the interventions of Mother Nature in the

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