Énergie Davidson project awaits approval The Énergie Davidson project was introduced early in 2021 and was in the hands of provincial authorities. At the time MRC Warden Jane Toller provided an update on the conditions surrounding the potential reopening of

Allumettes residents experience landline outages Allumettes Island has experienced power outages over the years, and although they have slightly subsided, in the past year they have been facing issues with breaks in their telephone service. Allumette’s farmer David Gillespie has

Zainab Al-Mehdar Mansfield Dec. 16 Recognized as the longest covered bridge in Quebec and the second-longest in Canada, the Félix-Gabriel-Marchand bridge is now officially open and safe to walk or drive over once again. Community memebers gathered for the reopening

Zainab Al-Mehdar MRC des Collines Dec. 22 Hundreds of people gathered in Chelsea on Dec. 14 to express their outrage and show their solidarity for the Grade 3 teacher that was not allowed to teach in her classroom, becase of

Nikki Buechler Campbell’s Bay Dec. 14 2021 Langfords Grocery in Campbell’s Bay handed out turkey dinners on Tuesday night. The row of cars out front suggested a busy giveaway, but it was even more industrious than the traffic suggested: “These

Zainab Al-Mehdar MRC Des Collines Dec. 15 2021 Parents and students gathered outside Chelsea Elementary School on Sunday to stand in solidarity with Fatemeh Anvari who, last week, was removed from her Grade 3 teaching position because she was wearing

Carole St-Aubin Mansfield et Pontefract Dec. 10, 2021 On Dec. 4, 2021 18-year old Xavier Lusignan of Mansfield won the junior Ontario weightlifting competition [for two years in a row] with a lift of 133 kilos in the snatch category,

Zainab Al-Mehdar Mansfield et Pontefract Dec. 4 2021 The wafting smell of hot dogs and hot chocolate amid light flurries dancing to the ground, the Mansfield et Pontefract Christmas Market was magical. Held at the George Bryson Cultural House, the

Nikki Buechler Chutes Coulonge Dec 4, 2021 The Festival of Lights at Chutes Coulonge Park begins with the faint sound of Christmas songs, faintly audible from the parking area. The winter air on Saturday evening was perfectly still, and there

Zainab Al-Mehdar Pontiac Dec 1, 2021 Farming has always been a male-dominated field and as generations change there has been a slow shift with women stepping up and taking up space in that domain. As more and more women study