Pontiac students win top prizes in province-wide writing contest
June 15, 2026
Two Pontiac elementary students have won top prizes in the Quebec Women’s Institutes’ annual creative writing competition. Nora Tubman, a Grade 3 student at Dr.
Two Pontiac elementary students have won top prizes in the Quebec Women’s Institutes’ annual creative writing competition. Nora Tubman, a Grade 3 student at Dr.
Renovations are now under way at the 26 rue Leslie in Campbell’s Bay in preparation for the Pontiac Continuing Education Centre’s (PCEC) return there at
The McDowell Home and School Committee hosted its annual spring fair on Thursday evening with a significant turnout despite the damp weather. “It was crazy
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for
Shawville Giant Tiger held a celebration to mark the company’s 65th birthday on Saturday. Store owner Brandyn Gauthier said that they had been given $1,000
Students from Pontiac High School and McDowell Elementary were whizzing around the PHS school grounds on Friday in the school’s inaugural Pontiac Loppet. What exactly
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The Shawville Lions Hall was filled with grunts and thwacks as a handful of pickleballers gathered on Monday for some games. Organizer Mary Ann Abrams
Students across the Pontiac performed in holiday concerts in the week prior to the Christmas break, after this newspaper’s last issue of the year had
The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has now received three important approvals needed to move forward with relocating students and staff from Onslow Elementary School
Two Pontiac elementary students have won top prizes in the Quebec Women’s Institutes’ annual creative writing competition. Nora Tubman, a Grade 3 student at Dr. S. E. McDowell Elementary School, won first place out of all Grade 3 submissions from
Renovations are now under way at the 26 rue Leslie in Campbell’s Bay in preparation for the Pontiac Continuing Education Centre’s (PCEC) return there at the end of August. In March, the Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) council of commissioners
The McDowell Home and School Committee hosted its annual spring fair on Thursday evening with a significant turnout despite the damp weather. “It was crazy busy. We were surprised by how busy it was,” said committee vice-president Chelsea Laframboise, one
The Pontiac has never shied away from a good summer shindig, and this collection of photos from the late ‘70s is evidence. In 1978, for example, the Shawville Canada Day parade had over 100 entries. These photos were pulled from
Shawville Giant Tiger held a celebration to mark the company’s 65th birthday on Saturday. Store owner Brandyn Gauthier said that they had been given $1,000 by Giant Tiger’s head office to give away to a charity of their choice, and
Students from Pontiac High School and McDowell Elementary were whizzing around the PHS school grounds on Friday in the school’s inaugural Pontiac Loppet. What exactly is a loppet, you might ask? Well, according to PHS outdoor education teacher Jordan Kent,
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The Shawville Lions Hall was filled with grunts and thwacks as a handful of pickleballers gathered on Monday for some games. Organizer Mary Ann Abrams explained that they had previously played at Shawville United Church, but renovations to the floor
Students across the Pontiac performed in holiday concerts in the week prior to the Christmas break, after this newspaper’s last issue of the year had already been published. Here are just some moments from the performances at Onslow, St. John’s
The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has now received three important approvals needed to move forward with relocating students and staff from Onslow Elementary School to Shawville for the 2026-2027 school year while the Quyon school is renovated. At separate
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