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March 11, 2026

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Still Standing to film in Bristol

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Feb. 6, 2019 Residents of Bristol will be on the lookout for film crews in their community next week, as the CBC

On your mark, get set, THROW!

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 31, 2019 On Jan. 31, the Shawville Curling Club kicked off another Community Bonspiel, keeping alive a 44-year-old tradition. The three

Bringing the bush indoors

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Jan. 25, 2019 Friday night was a step back in time for visitors to the Spruceholme Inn, as it was plaid,

Another fatal fire in MoP

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC Jan. 19, 2019 Another fire erupted in the early morning hours of Jan. 19 in Breckenridge. It’s the third fatal

Posting stirs controversy

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2019 An online advertisement for a job posting at Shawville’s newly opened abattoir has stirred controversy online. The Kijiji ad

A prime cut of ribbon

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 14, 2019 Farmers and dignitaries got a chance to get a look inside the Pontiac’s new abattoir as Abattoir les Viandes

Fire destroys home

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Jan. 9, 2019 A home in Quyon was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 9, the third fire

Still Standing to film in Bristol

CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Feb. 6, 2019 Residents of Bristol will be on the lookout for film crews in their community next week, as the CBC comedy show Still Standing is arriving in town to tape an upcoming episode. The series

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On your mark, get set, THROW!

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 31, 2019 On Jan. 31, the Shawville Curling Club kicked off another Community Bonspiel, keeping alive a 44-year-old tradition. The three sheets were filled with players from up and down the 148, all competing for the

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Bringing the bush indoors

Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Jan. 25, 2019 Friday night was a step back in time for visitors to the Spruceholme Inn, as it was plaid, fur and traditional entertainment on the menu at the sixth annual Lumberjack Dinner. With tables

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Peewees, Atoms bring their A game to town

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Jan. 25-27, 2019 The crowd had given up on the edge of their seats early Sunday afternoon and just taken to standing as tensions ran high for the Fort Coulonge Comets and the Muskrat Atom B fans

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Midget/Bantam Pontiac Provincial Tournament 2019

Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Jan. 18-20, 2019 There was no period more tense than the one that extended the Pontiac Provincial Tournament into overtime on Sunday, as seconds dragged into minutes while the Midget A Lions battered back and forth with

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Another fatal fire in MoP

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC Jan. 19, 2019 Another fire erupted in the early morning hours of Jan. 19 in Breckenridge. It’s the third fatal fire in less than two months in the Municipality of Pontiac. Firefighters got the call

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Posting stirs controversy

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2019 An online advertisement for a job posting at Shawville’s newly opened abattoir has stirred controversy online. The Kijiji ad said the Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac was looking for a Halal butcher. The ad

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A prime cut of ribbon

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 14, 2019 Farmers and dignitaries got a chance to get a look inside the Pontiac’s new abattoir as Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 14. It was an opportunity for

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Fire destroys home

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Jan. 9, 2019 A home in Quyon was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 9, the third fire to hit the region in about a month’s time. Municipality of Pontiac Fire Chief Richard

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