Vacation Bible School wraps up a week of summer fun
August 15, 2025
For almost two decades, three local churches – Bethel Pentecostal, Grace Community Bible, and New Hope Christian Fellowship – have jointly organized the Vacation Bible
For almost two decades, three local churches – Bethel Pentecostal, Grace Community Bible, and New Hope Christian Fellowship – have jointly organized the Vacation Bible
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of
The Shawville Pontiacs will be back on the ice this fall, following an Aug. 11 announcement that the Pontiac Senior Comets hockey team has been
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
Four vehicles were stolen from Campbell’s Polaris in Shawville after the business had closed for the day on July 26.
The halls of Pontiac High School were briefly woken from their summer break-induced slumber on Saturday, when dozens of alumni from some of the school’s
The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public
Cars lined up in the parking lot of Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church on Saturday morning, waiting for their turn to be sprayed down and shined
Cars lined the parking lot of the Shawville arena and the surrounding fairgrounds on Friday evening to participate in the drive-in bingo fundraiser event hosted
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on
For almost two decades, three local churches – Bethel Pentecostal, Grace Community Bible, and New Hope Christian Fellowship – have jointly organized the Vacation Bible School, a week-long morning program for the community’s youth. This year, the 80 kids who
Four small forest fires ignited across Pontiac county between Aug. 9 and 11, with a fifth reported to be burning north of Waltham as of Tuesday morning. Most municipalities are enforcing total fire ban as high fire risk continues.
The Shawville Pontiacs will be back on the ice this fall, following an Aug. 11 announcement that the Pontiac Senior Comets hockey team has been sold and will relocate from Fort Coulonge to Shawville. The Comets have been a senior
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
Four vehicles were stolen from Campbell’s Polaris in Shawville after the business had closed for the day on July 26.
The halls of Pontiac High School were briefly woken from their summer break-induced slumber on Saturday, when dozens of alumni from some of the school’s first graduating classes returned to their alma mater.
The Pontiac Community Players have transformed into a traveling theatre troupe for the month of August to perform their latest play, Twain’s Tales, in public parks across the county.
Cars lined up in the parking lot of Shawville’s Bethel Pentecostal Church on Saturday morning, waiting for their turn to be sprayed down and shined up, in support of a local Christian youth group’s fundraiser for its ongoing activities. After
Cars lined the parking lot of the Shawville arena and the surrounding fairgrounds on Friday evening to participate in the drive-in bingo fundraiser event hosted by the Pontiac Arena Fund (PAF), organized to help finance much-needed upgrades to the Shawville
The municipalities of Pontiac, Bristol, Clarendon, Portage du Fort and Shawville were hardest hit, with around 3,000 homes still disconnected from the power grid on Friday at noon, thanks to many downed trees and power lines across the region.
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