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This is Halloween, again

This is Halloween, again

From left are Shawville-Clarendon fire chief Lee Laframboise, and Campbell’s Bay SQ officers William Garceau, Megan Cimon-Pelletier, Natanya Dubeau, Charles-Antoine Messier, Alexandra Vermette, and Sgt. Yves Martineau. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson

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Batman & friends brave downpour on Halloween

Friday’s rain didn’t get between Batman and his mission to keep Pontiac children safe this Halloween.

He, along with a crew of his superhero friends (all played by police officers from Sûreté du Québec’s Campbell’s Bay office) toured Pontiac elementary schools from Chapeau to Shawville to share tips with young trick-or-treaters for how to have fun while making sure they stay on the look out for sneaky snacks.

Outside Dr. S. E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville, fresh off the trail from Otter Lake, Batman and the Joker had yet another showdown, this one to an audience of students cheering from behind the school’s windows.

The Joker and his henchwoman were ultimately captured by the superheroes, with support from Shawville-Clarendon fire chief Lee Laframboise.

Batman (Sgt. Yves Martineau) successfully catches the Joker (Charles-Antoine Messier) outside Dr. S. E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville on Friday, with superhero friends Wonder Woman (Megan Cimon-Pelletier) and the Incredible Hulk (William Garceau) wrangling Harley Quinn (Natanya Dubeau) behind them. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson

Otter Lake goes trick-or-treating

Volunteers Yvonne Lamoureux (left) and Shane Presley (right) were at the Otter Lake RA giving trick-or-treaters much-needed fuel in the form of hot dogs, hot drinks and cake pops made by Thorne resident Maggey Lemay. Photo: K.C. Jordan
Josée Gravelle (left) and Hannah Murdock (right) were two of Otter Lake’s trick-or-treaters who braved the stormy weather on Friday night. Trick-or-treaters who chose to walk or bike were helped by the Pontiac North Fire Department, who blocked off part of Tessier St. to traffic. Photo: K.C. Jordan

Mini horses like Halloween too! 

Mara Bath (left) and Arianne Fournier (right) lead miniature horses from Luskville’s Avant-Garde Equestrian Farm in a Halloween-themed obstacle course organized by the Pontiac Equestrian Association on Saturday morning. These minis were among a handful who got dressed up for the event. Another contingent of full-sized horses did a costumed trail ride in the Gatineau Park behind the host farm on chemin Wilson north of Quyon. Photo: Sophie Kuijper Dickson


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