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

Mansfield Sears outlet expands: For the first time ever in Pontiac, shoppers can go to a Sears store and leave with the product (choices limited) they purchase. For years, shoppers could phone or mail in their catalogue orders, then wait

Steam power reigns down at Campbell’s farm – Blowing off steam has been a community event at Eric Campbell’s farm since 1972. While most farmers use a combine these days, Campbell still likes to get a group together and thresh

Fair fights foul weather – and wins: Bookended by a hot, humid opening Thursday and a perfectly cool sunny Monday, the 145th Shawville Fair overcame three days of cool, rainy weather to set new attendance records. “We had the best

Beaver, deer damages multiply: The creatures of the wild are vital when it comes to keeping the food chain intact, but in other respects, they can cause a lot of trouble. Beavers and deer are doing a lot of damage

Promoting agriculture in the 21st century: “Promoting agriculture in the 21st century” is the theme of the first Shawville Fair of the new millennium. “We thought that since this is the millennium fair, we should take it as a significant