Waltham appoints new fire chief
February 11, 2026
Waltham officially appointed a new fire chief last week, announcing at a Feb. 11 council meeting that Waltham firefighter Michelle Vanasse would fill the role.
Waltham officially appointed a new fire chief last week, announcing at a Feb. 11 council meeting that Waltham firefighter Michelle Vanasse would fill the role.
The head-on collision occurred near Jim’s Lake Road late on Jan. 29.
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on Jan. 29, there were two big grants awarded through the FRR component four funding envelope,
This week we are publishing the fourth and final instalment of our annual Year In Review feature – our look back on some of last
Five winners were chosen out of the 90 homes considered.
Senior volleyball players from across the Pontiac and beyond made the journey to Mansfield on Dec. 10 to compete in the final day of Pontiac
The volunteers organizing Angel Tree projects across the Pontiac are hard at work making sure children of families in need of a little support this
Families across the Pontiac bundled up to greet Santa Claus on one of his many stops across the region over the weekend, kicking things off
A series of flickering power outages in the upper Pontiac last week has left many frustrated by the response from the utility provider. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes mayor
The group pushed through blizzards and blisters to raise money for the food bank.
Waltham officially appointed a new fire chief last week, announcing at a Feb. 11 council meeting that Waltham firefighter Michelle Vanasse would fill the role. Vanasse has served with the fire department for 20 years. She is a native of
The head-on collision occurred near Jim’s Lake Road late on Jan. 29.
At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors public meeting on Jan. 29, there were two big grants awarded through the FRR component four funding envelope, which is distributed by the provincial ministry of municipal affairs and administered by MRC Pontiac.
This week we are publishing the fourth and final instalment of our annual Year In Review feature – our look back on some of last year’s most formative stories. Oct. 1 Calumet cemetery revitalization enters home stretch A group of
Five winners were chosen out of the 90 homes considered.
Senior volleyball players from across the Pontiac and beyond made the journey to Mansfield on Dec. 10 to compete in the final day of Pontiac Cup games that would see only two teams crowned champions. The annual volleyball tournament, a
The volunteers organizing Angel Tree projects across the Pontiac are hard at work making sure children of families in need of a little support this holiday season will still receive their wishlist items. Every year, these Angel Tree projects help
Families across the Pontiac bundled up to greet Santa Claus on one of his many stops across the region over the weekend, kicking things off in Danford Lake on Saturday morning, and ending in Chapeau on Sunday afternoon.
A series of flickering power outages in the upper Pontiac last week has left many frustrated by the response from the utility provider. L’Isle-aux-Allumettes mayor Corey Spence said that on Thursday (Dec. 4) the island was hit by a series
The group pushed through blizzards and blisters to raise money for the food bank.
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