Police find evidence of biker gangs in Pontiac: A routine police patrol check has revealed the presence of one of North America’s most powerful motorcycle gangs in Pontiac. Two officers of the Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec discovered clothing bearing

Police report quiet season: The holiday season was a quiet one for the Sûreté du Québec and went smoothly. There were no tragic incidences in the Pontiac region on New Year’s Eve and there were only a few accidents around

Anglophones are partners, not problems: “We are not Quebecers by default. We have chosen to live as anglophones in a French Quebec and are proud of it. We want to be considered as a ‘partner’, not a ‘problem.’” This is

First Boer goats in area being farmed in Quyon: A Quyon resident is the first person in the area to raise Boer goats, an animal indigenous to South Africa. Sundy Roderick owns six Boer goats, which she bought for $3,000.

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