Local wine bottles:  Residents of Pontiac can be proud of their heritage with limited edition wine bottles with the labels representative of the municipalities on them. Since December, the SAQ (Societé d’Alcool du Québec) has been selling wine bottles with

Police find student threat untrue:  The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec investigated an alleged threat between two students at St. Alphonsus High School in Chapeau on Friday. On Friday afternoon, two officers from the SQ received a call from the

Firefighters needs patent:  A temporary volunteer firefighters association for Danford Lake has been created until the association gets its letters patent. They currently call themselves the Danford Lake Volunteer Firefighters Steering Committee. They have to do a name search and

Bristol Auto Body expands to used cars: After 13 years of service, Bristol Auto Body on Bristol’s Front Road has expanded into used car sales. Cecil Hodgins, owner of Bristol Auto Body, said that selling used cars will be a

Luskville woman acquitted of murder: After two days of deliberation, a jury acquitted Rita Graveline of second-degree murder Saturday.  The 52-year-old Luskville woman was charged with second-degree murder for the shooting of her husband, Michael Graveline, 51, in August 1999.

Graveline trial starts: The trial of Rita Graveline, the Luskville woman who shot her husband in August 1999, started Feb. 19 in Hull Court. Defence lawyer Marino Mendo is using battered wife syndrome to defend his client, who is charged

Citizens snuff Danford Lake fire: Danford Lake was hit by its first blaze since it lost its fire services contract with neighbouring Kazabazua last month. However, about 15 men, some from Otter Lake and Kazabazua, were able to use the

Collines police request new affiliation: After providing public security for just over four years, the MRC des Collines police force may soon be a thing of the past. The 34 unionized members signed a letter to Public Security Minister Serge

Bank starts transition with sign change: This weekend the Bank of Montreal in Shawville will begin making the transition to the National Bank with a new banner being placed on the front of the bank. The banking machine will be

Local woman performs good deed: It’s not often you hear about the good deeds of people, but they do happen. Linda Schultz did her good deed for the day, on Thursday, when she happened to be walking through the Canadian