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July 23, 2026

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Education

WQSB postpones budget adoption 

The Western Quebec School Board is holding off on adopting its 2025-2026 budget with hopes an upcoming court decision will allow it to reclaim control

Young Pontiac High leaders get coached on coaching

On Friday, the leadership and coaching classes at Pontiac High School received a day-long training seminar from an expert coach via the Instructional Coaching Group (ICG).  Teacher Matt Greer said that the workshop was financed through a grant from the

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WQSB postpones budget adoption 

The Western Quebec School Board is holding off on adopting its 2025-2026 budget with hopes an upcoming court decision will allow it to reclaim control of its surplus to fill some of the funding gaps left by education cuts over

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First ESSC students receive Firefighter 1 certifications

Students from École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge (ESSC) graduated from the province’s first high school firefighting training program with their Firefighting 1 certifications on Monday evening. The two-year program, which began at the Mansfield high school in the fall of 2023, is

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Fortin named Liberals’ new ‘whip en chef’

The Quebec Liberal Party’s recently elected leader Pablo Rodriguez has appointed Pontiac MNA André Fortin to the position of “whip en chef”, or chief whip for the party. In a June 26 press release, Fortin was also named opposition critic

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Graham retires after quarter-century at PHS

Last week, Gord Graham stood in the ravaged mess of his Pontiac High School classroom, staring at the Rubbermaid tote into which he had to squeeze a quarter-century’s worth of belongings. “I used to have the Red Ensign up on

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Onslow spring fair sees principal get dunked

The Quyon community gathered in the school yard of Onslow Elementary on Thursday evening to partake in the school’s spring fair fundraiser, organized by its Home and School Committee. Around 5 p.m. families started to flood the yard to enjoy

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