J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 17, 2019 St. Patrick’s Day provided the Pontiac with no shortage of events celebrating the Irish holiday last weekend, leaving pubs and recreation centres packed to capacity, from across the region. Tea Party in Quyon On

J.D. Potié QUYON March 13, 2019 Quyon-raised archery phenomenon Alexandra Paquette is planning on propelling her sharpshooting talents to the international stage. After taking home the gold medal in two events at the Canada Games in Red Deer, Alta. this

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL March 9, 2019 Guests from the Ottawa Inuit Children’s Centre (OICC) visited Bristol’s Timberland Tours on Saturday, where they experienced dog sledding, traditional meals and more to help connect children with their culture. Focusing on fostered and

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE March 2, 2019 Students who participated in Pontiac High School’s (PHS) annual trip to Europe are finally back in town, after a fun-filled week of travelling across the Atlantic, seeing many of the continent’s historic cities and

CHRIS LOWREY QUYON March 6, 2019 Engineers have performed the final mechanical inspection of the newly built Quyon Community Centre, but Municipality of Pontiac Mayor Joanne Labadie still has concerns. The $1.5 million project has been plagued with delays and

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 24-27, 2019 A group of students from École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge (ESSC) travelled through high winds and freezing rain in a four-day trek to the nation’s capital, solely by cross-country skis. After weeks of

CALEB NICKERSON BRYSON Feb. 18, 2019 A Bryson entrepreneur is reeling after the roof of her restaurant caved in early last week due to built up snow. Suzie’s Diner was located right in the heart of Bryson, situated in what

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Feb. 20, 2019 The CEO of the Centre intégré de Santé et Services Sociaux de l’Outaouais (CISSSO), Jean Hébert, has been fired by Quebec’s Minister of Health, Danielle McCann. Hébert got his marching papers on Feb. 20

Residents of Bristol and the neighbouring communities had the unique opportunity to both laugh and learn about the municipality on Saturday evening, when the final filming for an episode of a nationally broadcast television show took over the Jack Graham

CHRIS LOWREY MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Feb. 20, 2019 Businesses in the Municipality of Pontiac will be facing a massive increase on this year’s tax bill. The municipality’s budget laid out a 4.3 per cent property tax increase for residential properties.