The Shawville Fair Feature
August 19, 2025
Your one-stop-shop to make the most of your Shawville Fair weekend has arrived. Plus, from market goat clipping to derby car building, get a behind-the-scenes
Your one-stop-shop to make the most of your Shawville Fair weekend has arrived. Plus, from market goat clipping to derby car building, get a behind-the-scenes
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to
The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public
Sûreté du Québec divers located his body just after noon on July 29. He was confirmed to be dead an hour later, after they got
Chichester’s Culbute locks have been out of operation for over a century. On Saturday, the community got together to celebrate their legacy, and make sure
Oleh Mykulych came to Canada in 2022 after his parents made the decision to leave their hometown in Ukraine due to the war. Last week,
A critical social service provider in Quyon is turning to the community for support after losing financial backing from its most significant funder this spring.
Three years after buying Quyon’s historic Egan mill, business and life partners Isabelle Lajoie and Marc Bergeron will soon be reopening the building to the
Over 2,000 people attended the RCMP Musical Ride at the Shawville fairgrounds on Sunday, hosted by the Pontiac Agricultural Society.
Your one-stop-shop to make the most of your Shawville Fair weekend has arrived. Plus, from market goat clipping to derby car building, get a behind-the-scenes look at just some of the ways Pontiac residents are getting ready for this year’s
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.
SOPFEU firefighters have declared a 3.2 hectare forest fire northeast of Sparling Lake in the municipality of Thorne to be under control after working to extinguish it all weekend.
The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public parks across the county.
Sûreté du Québec divers located his body just after noon on July 29. He was confirmed to be dead an hour later, after they got him to shore.
Chichester’s Culbute locks have been out of operation for over a century. On Saturday, the community got together to celebrate their legacy, and make sure the once-prosperous era they represent isn’t forgotten.
Oleh Mykulych came to Canada in 2022 after his parents made the decision to leave their hometown in Ukraine due to the war. Last week, the three-time Ukrainian kickboxing champ celebrated finishing classes at Pontiac High School.
A critical social service provider in Quyon is turning to the community for support after losing financial backing from its most significant funder this spring. Since April, laid-off staff have been volunteering to keep its doors open.
Three years after buying Quyon’s historic Egan mill, business and life partners Isabelle Lajoie and Marc Bergeron will soon be reopening the building to the public as a flour mill, museum, and local farm shop at the end of June.
Over 2,000 people attended the RCMP Musical Ride at the Shawville fairgrounds on Sunday, hosted by the Pontiac Agricultural Society.
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