Why do we walk?
December 2, 2025
It was a familiar scene at the Pontiac Hospital on Sunday afternoon. A crowd gathered with homemade cardboard protest signs, made soggy by the snowfall,
Sophie Kuijper Dickson
Pontiac rallies against Law 2
November 30, 2025
Some 100 people gathered outside the Pontiac Hospital on Sunday to protest Law 2.
Fortin hosts annual holiday breakfast as new parliamentary leader
November 29, 2025
Pontiac MNA André Fortin hosted his annual holiday breakfast fundraiser at the Campbell’s Bay RA hall on Saturday morning, just a week after turmoil within
Santa Claus came to town . . . and he’ll be back
November 29, 2025
Hordes of well-bundled children braved the cold and crowded the sidewalks of Shawville’s Main Street on Saturday just after sunset to catch a glimpse of
Quebec to offer $35K to nurses relocating to Pontiac
November 28, 2025
Nurses-to-be from the Outaouais ineligible for the bonus.
Governing boards approve Onslow school shuffle
November 26, 2025
The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has now received three important approvals needed to move forward with relocating students and staff from Onslow Elementary School
Groundhog day
November 25, 2025
It’s not yet December and it’s already starting to feel like Groundhog Day – the Bill Murray version where he becomes trapped in a time
Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book – Fruit Cake
November 25, 2025
This week we bring you three more recipes from the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in
Onslow to move to Shawville next year due to renos
November 24, 2025
The Western Quebec School Board has proposed the temporary move to allow for a complete gutting of the school.
Shawville 4-H celebrates another year of learning by doing
November 21, 2025
Shawville’s 4-H club held its annual dinner and awards banquet on Friday evening, welcoming the club’s members to the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol
Why do we walk?
December 2, 2025
It was a familiar scene at the Pontiac Hospital on Sunday afternoon. A crowd gathered with homemade cardboard protest signs, made soggy by the snowfall, to express dissent of another Quebec healthcare policy – this time its controversial Law 2.
Pontiac rallies against Law 2
November 30, 2025
Some 100 people gathered outside the Pontiac Hospital on Sunday to protest Law 2.
Fortin hosts annual holiday breakfast as new parliamentary leader
November 29, 2025
Pontiac MNA André Fortin hosted his annual holiday breakfast fundraiser at the Campbell’s Bay RA hall on Saturday morning, just a week after turmoil within the Quebec Liberal Party saw him promoted to the position of parliamentary leader. His new
Santa Claus came to town . . . and he’ll be back
November 29, 2025
Hordes of well-bundled children braved the cold and crowded the sidewalks of Shawville’s Main Street on Saturday just after sunset to catch a glimpse of Santa Claus himself as he made his way through town in the annual Santa Claus
Quebec to offer $35K to nurses relocating to Pontiac
November 28, 2025
Nurses-to-be from the Outaouais ineligible for the bonus.
Governing boards approve Onslow school shuffle
November 26, 2025
The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has now received three important approvals needed to move forward with relocating students and staff from Onslow Elementary School to Shawville for the 2026-2027 school year while the Quyon school is renovated. At separate
Groundhog day
November 25, 2025
It’s not yet December and it’s already starting to feel like Groundhog Day – the Bill Murray version where he becomes trapped in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over again, and soon realizes his desperate attempts
Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book – Fruit Cake
November 25, 2025
This week we bring you three more recipes from the Wyman Women’s Institute Cook Book, published on the occasion of the group’s 60th anniversary in 1973. The wise among us will have already begun our Christmas baking, with rolls of
Onslow to move to Shawville next year due to renos
November 24, 2025
The Western Quebec School Board has proposed the temporary move to allow for a complete gutting of the school.
Shawville 4-H celebrates another year of learning by doing
November 21, 2025
Shawville’s 4-H club held its annual dinner and awards banquet on Friday evening, welcoming the club’s members to the Jack Graham Community Centre in Bristol to celebrate a year of hard work and learning. Before members and their families dug
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