Liz Draper

The Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) hosted a three-day Tinsel and Tidings event from Thursday to Saturday last week, raising $1455.05 each for two local charities, The Snowsuit Fund and The Angel Tree Fund. On Thursday, teams of up to six

Dr. S. E. McDowell School was host to the first-ever in-person Pontiac Artisans Market on Saturday where 40 vendors had tables set up throughout the gymnasium. A wide variety of items were available for sale, from handcrafted goods to freeze

The 62nd annual Santa Claus parade, this year titled the Parade of Lights, made its way through Shawville Saturday evening. The parade was organized by the municipalities of Shawville and Clarendon in collaboration with the Shawville Lions Club. Floats lined

Shawville’s annual tree lighting took place at Veterans Memorial Park Friday evening, with roughly 50 people in attendance. Hot chocolate and cookies were donated by the Municipality of Shawville. Those wanting to bring extra Christmas cheer met up at New

The Pontiac Agricultural Society (PAS) tried something new last Tuesday, and it was a resounding success with over 100 people coming out to try their luck with Bingo. Heather Dale, PAS financial officer and one of the organizers of the

St. Paul’s Anglican Church was host for the Anglican Parish of West Quebec’s free pop-up shop for winter clothing on Saturday, and there was a steady stream of people throughout the day who were able to put to good use

Pontiac native Marie-Josée Corriveau, along with dance partner Jason Morel, have taken their talent overseas to try their hand at competing on La France a un Incroyable Talent (the France version of America’s Got Talent) and it has paid off.

The sun shone down on Main Street on Saturday as the Shawville 150 Shop Shawville Street Market took place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Main Street was blocked off to traffic both east and west of the lights, giving