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April 23, 2026

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Pontiac’s firefighters celebrate their own

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 6, 2023 The fire departments of both Shawville-Clarendon and Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield held their firefighter balls on Saturday evening. Both events were

Coronation at Coronation Hall

Brett Thoms Bristol May 6, 2023 Marking the crowning of Canada’s new head of state, King Charles III, the aptly named Coronation Hall in Bristol

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

2023 Ottawa River flooding retrospect

Connor Lalande Pontiac May 15, 2023 Another spring has come, and with it, another year of flooding along the Ottawa River and its tributaries. The waters began receding from peak levels in early-May, but in their wake they’ve left property

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Pontiac’s firefighters celebrate their own

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 6, 2023 The fire departments of both Shawville-Clarendon and Campbell’s Bay-Litchfield held their firefighter balls on Saturday evening. Both events were held after a two-year covid hiatus, which prevented many service awards from being given out

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Floods cause damage for third time in six years

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 8, 2023 After a week of heavy rain, flooding hit a high point for 2023 on Friday with many property owners in the Pontiac being flooded or cut off due to road closures. Mansfield-et-Pontefract, L’Isle-aux-Allumettes and

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Coronation at Coronation Hall

Brett Thoms Bristol May 6, 2023 Marking the crowning of Canada’s new head of state, King Charles III, the aptly named Coronation Hall in Bristol held a coronation party last Saturday. Charles III is the third monarch to be honoured

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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 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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