Nuclear emergency plan on the way to Pontiac: In the event of a nuclear disaster at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited’s Chalk River Laboratories (CRL), Pontiac MRC has no emergency plan in place, a shortfall that disturbs Allumettes Island Mayor

Pontiac results low in Report Card – École Secondaire Sieur de Coulonge ranks highest among Pontiac schools: At the end of October the Fraser Institute and the Montreal Economic Institute released the first Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools. The

Campbell’s Bay elects father, son: The results of the 2000 municipal elections for Campbell’s Bay, Chichester and Portage du Fort are in. Campbell’s Bay will see for the first time a father and son on the same council. Jean Landry

Calumet Island woman breathes with new lungs: Sylvain Lapraette, of Calumet Island, was a 15-minute drive from the Ottawa General Hospital when his wife, Nancy Derouin-Lapraette, called him on his cell phone to announce that she was getting a new

Pontiac Holstein Club tops in Quebec: The annual Pontiac Holstein Club banquet had a special significance this year. In addition to the many trophies awarded to local dairy farmers at the Lions Hall Saturday night, the club itself took home

Return Pontiac Municipality to Pontiac MRC: For the second time this year, Pontiac mayors unanimously adopted a resolution asking Municipal Affairs to return Pontiac Municipality to the Pontiac MRC. Spurred by Mansfield Mayor Robert Ladouceur, the mayors entered a lively

Mayors address amalgamation at annual conference: Municipal Affairs Minister Louise Harel opened this year’s Federation of Quebec Municipalities (FQM) conference by stating her determination to move forward with amalgamation. “It’s going to happen,” said Shawville Mayor Albert Armstrong. “She is

Mild stroke hospitalizes warden: Litchfield Mayor and Pontiac MRC Warden Michael McCrank is recovering after suffering a mild stroke last week. After he was found Tuesday by a friend, the 44-year-old McCrank was taken first to hospital in Shawville then

‘Bogus complaint’ prompts visit by the language police: Acting on a complaint, the language police paid a visit to Olsen’s Valu-mart store Thursday. Store owner Ernie Olsen said the agent from the Commission du protection de la langue française, upon

Record number of tourists hit area: Records released at a Tourisme Pontiac Tourism (TPT) meeting earlier this month revealed that a record 2,730 tourists hit the seven student-run tourist centres in Pontiac this past summer. Last year, only 1,478 tourists