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May 21, 2026

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Your Province This Week

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point.

Fortin addresses MRC at public meeting

Brett Thoms Bryson May 18, 2022 The MRC held its regularly scheduled public meeting last Wednesday evening. In addition to the regular passing of resolutions

Passage of Bill 96 imminent

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 18 2022 Pontiac MNA André Fortin expects Bill 96 to become law during this week’s sitting of the National Assembly, despite

The Way We Were

Apr. 16,1997 25 Years Ago Fiddler a smash hit: Last week’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at Pontiac Protestant High School was, by all

The Way We Were

Apr. 16,1997 25 Years Ago Fiddler a smash hit: Last week’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at Pontiac Protestant High School was, by all

Pontiac’s Women of Business

What motivates you to continue to run your business? I am, in general, a very busy person. Anyone who knows me laughs because I don’t

Pontiac on ice

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville March 1, 2021 Whether skating or curling, community members are excited to be back on the ice with family and friends. The

Letters to the Editor

Sympathies Dear Editor, My sympathies lie with the people of Ottawa. Their neighbourhood has been invaded and blockaded by noisy, sometimes rude people who somehow

The last straw

Quebec residents have some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, yet the province has endured some of the most restrictive preventative health measures

Step back and take a deep breath

For a thousand reasons this past week, there have been many, if not all of our citizens who were squeezed to the near breaking point. Just when we thought that we had COVID-19 under control and backed into a corner,

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Fortin addresses MRC at public meeting

Brett Thoms Bryson May 18, 2022 The MRC held its regularly scheduled public meeting last Wednesday evening. In addition to the regular passing of resolutions by the Council of Mayors, Pontiac MNA André Fortin was present at the meeting and

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Passage of Bill 96 imminent

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 18 2022 Pontiac MNA André Fortin expects Bill 96 to become law during this week’s sitting of the National Assembly, despite concerns of Quebec’s English-speaking communities. “When parliament resumes next week, it’s likely going to pass

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The Way We Were

Apr. 16,1997 25 Years Ago Fiddler a smash hit: Last week’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at Pontiac Protestant High School was, by all accounts, both a critical and commercial success. The four-night run opened April 8 with a

Read More »

The Way We Were

Apr. 16,1997 25 Years Ago Fiddler a smash hit: Last week’s production of Fiddler on the Roof at Pontiac Protestant High School was, by all accounts, both a critical and commercial success. The four-night run opened April 8 with a

Read More »

Pontiac’s Women of Business

What motivates you to continue to run your business? I am, in general, a very busy person. Anyone who knows me laughs because I don’t know how to sit still. I like to keep busy and thankfully with that extra

Read More »

Pontiac on ice

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville March 1, 2021 Whether skating or curling, community members are excited to be back on the ice with family and friends. The national learn-to-skate program run through SkateCanada, is one of many local branches that helps kids

Read More »

Letters to the Editor

Sympathies Dear Editor, My sympathies lie with the people of Ottawa. Their neighbourhood has been invaded and blockaded by noisy, sometimes rude people who somehow have the resources to take two weeks off and drive cross country and leave their

Read More »

The last straw

Quebec residents have some of the highest vaccination rates in the world, yet the province has endured some of the most restrictive preventative health measures in the country. Curfews, vaccination passports, school closures, restrictions on travel, sports, and social gatherings,

Read More »

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