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June 25, 2026

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PHS, DWKS celebrate 2026 grads 

Staff, students and families at Pontiac High School and Dr. Wilbert Keon School celebrated the end of their high school careers on the weekend with

Chapeau punches up at nationals

The Chapeau Karate Club is celebrating a successful weekend after its members earned a total of 18 medals at the national Itosu-Kai karate championship hosted

Dance show brings mermaids to Mansfield

The Corriveau School of Dance’s annual year-end performance brought the magical underwater The Little Mermaid to the stage at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge over three sold-out

Summer in the seventies

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

PHS, DWKS celebrate 2026 grads 

Staff, students and families at Pontiac High School and Dr. Wilbert Keon School celebrated the end of their high school careers on the weekend with respective end-of-year celebrations. Pontiac High School staff, students and parents descended upon Pine Lodge on

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Chapeau punches up at nationals

The Chapeau Karate Club is celebrating a successful weekend after its members earned a total of 18 medals at the national Itosu-Kai karate championship hosted this weekend in Pembroke.  Over 100 athletes, many of whom are from the Toronto area,

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Local Caisse Desjardins backtracks on merger

The local branch of the Caisse Desjardins has decided to end discussions around a possible merger with two other branches in the Outaouais.  The Caisse Desjardins des Rivières de Pontiac, as the local branch is known, is based in Mansfield-et-Pontefract

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Dance show brings mermaids to Mansfield

The Corriveau School of Dance’s annual year-end performance brought the magical underwater The Little Mermaid to the stage at École secondaire Sieur-de-Coulonge over three sold-out nights last week. The 1989 Disney film’s cast of characters leaped and twirled and flipped

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Summer in the seventies

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

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THE EQUITY’s guide to getting outside

THE EQUITY’s newsroom has compiled a list of some of the most beautiful and accessible places to get out for a swim, hike or to camp overnight without having to leave the county. Though this list is not comprehensive, we

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