Pontiac Country Fest brings third year of ‘country vibes’
June 28, 2025
“Country vibes guaranteed” was a slogan on the Pontiac Country Festival’s Facebook page, and the event, now in its third year, delivered on this promise
“Country vibes guaranteed” was a slogan on the Pontiac Country Festival’s Facebook page, and the event, now in its third year, delivered on this promise
Two young farmers are celebrating the latest step in their project to bring local food and flowers straight to the public. After five years running
Three years after buying Quyon’s historic Egan mill, business and life partners Isabelle Lajoie and Marc Bergeron will soon be reopening the building to the
The Municipality of Pontiac has received $210,000 from MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais to finance some much needed maintenance it has planned for its Luskville and Quyon
Outaouais public health authority CISSSO is warning residents of a potential measles exposure that occurred at a Gatineau farm in late April. In a May
Tuesday evening’s violent winds left thousands of Pontiac residents without power for almost 24 hours, some for longer. While most have been reconnected to the
Sophie Chatel will be representing this riding on Parliament Hill for a second term, winning over half the vote.
The province has resumed work repairing the four-lane stretch of Highway 148 that passes through Luskville, with plans to repave the entire section by the
New funding coming from the MRC Pontiac will help the abattoir bring in needed expertise. Meanwhile, the MRC says the AgriSaveur kitchen should be open
Leystone Farms welcomed guests to partake in its annual spring shearing event on Saturday, during which its two dozen sheep received fresh spring haircuts with
“Country vibes guaranteed” was a slogan on the Pontiac Country Festival’s Facebook page, and the event, now in its third year, delivered on this promise over the weekend, flooding the Quyon fairgrounds with three days of country music, line dancing,
Two young farmers are celebrating the latest step in their project to bring local food and flowers straight to the public. After five years running a start-up farm in L’Ange-Gardien, Alix Tabet and Doug Bishop managed to buy their own
Three years after buying Quyon’s historic Egan mill, business and life partners Isabelle Lajoie and Marc Bergeron will soon be reopening the building to the public as a flour mill, museum, and local farm shop at the end of June.
The Municipality of Pontiac has received $210,000 from MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais to finance some much needed maintenance it has planned for its Luskville and Quyon parks this summer. The money was awarded at the MRC’s most recent council meeting on
Outaouais public health authority CISSSO is warning residents of a potential measles exposure that occurred at a Gatineau farm in late April. In a May 2 press release, CISSSO said two people visiting Éco des champs farm, located at 482
Tuesday evening’s violent winds left thousands of Pontiac residents without power for almost 24 hours, some for longer. While most have been reconnected to the grid, the clean up of the wreckage the storm caused will be a much longer
Sophie Chatel will be representing this riding on Parliament Hill for a second term, winning over half the vote.
The province has resumed work repairing the four-lane stretch of Highway 148 that passes through Luskville, with plans to repave the entire section by the end of September, according to a press release from the Ministère des Transports du Québec
New funding coming from the MRC Pontiac will help the abattoir bring in needed expertise. Meanwhile, the MRC says the AgriSaveur kitchen should be open early this summer.
Leystone Farms welcomed guests to partake in its annual spring shearing event on Saturday, during which its two dozen sheep received fresh spring haircuts with an audience of about 60 onlookers. Karri Munn-Venn, who co-owns the farm with her husband
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