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Chris Lowrey OTTER LAKE June 26, 2017 A 38-year-old Shawville man was arrested on June 26 in Otter Lake in connection with a fraud and robbery case. The suspect was reported to have stolen jewellery and credit cards from a

Donald Teuma-Castelletti QUYON June 29, 2017 Last Thursday saw a messy smack-up between a tractor trailer and a car on Hwy. 148, but luckily there were only non-life threatening injuries involved. Occurring just outside of Quyon, before the intersection of

Caleb Nickerson SHAWVILLE July 2, 2017 It is not often that an institution can say it predates the nation it resides in. As many local residents were celebrating the 150th anniversary of Confederation, parishioners at St. Paul’s Anglican Church in

Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTEFRACT June 24, 2017 Every time an eight-year-old Mansfield girl steps outside, she must put on her sunglasses. She could start puking at anytime, she’s constantly in and out of the hospital and requires a mix of medications

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC June 20, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has been recognized by a cycling interest group as a bike-friendly municipality. Vélo Québec gave the MRC Pontiac an honourable mention for the organization’s mouvement vélosypathique certification program. Vélo Québec is

CISSSO Communiqué GATINEAU Le 16 juin 2017 La période estivale est l’occasion de fêtes de fin d’année scolaire, d’événements publics, de festivals et de célébrations. De l’alcool et des drogues sont souvent consommés lors de ces occasions. La Direction de

GOUVT DU QUÉBEC Communiqué GATINEAU Le 19 juin 2017 Au cours des six derniers mois, notre gouvernement a, encore une fois, posé de nombreux gestes concrets pour répondre aux priorités des Québécois et de la population de la région de

Chris Lowrey SHAWVILLE June 28, 2017 Two students from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville won essay contests organized by the local chapter of the Federated Women’s Institute of Canada. Irelann Hodgins won first place and Sydney Sharpe took

Chris Lowrey PONTIAC June 28, 2017 The MRC Pontiac has announced that it has appointed a new director general. Bernard Roy, who has served as assistant director since May 2016, will officially take over the directorship on July 1. Roy

Caleb Nickerson CAMPBELL’S BAY June 20, 2017 At the monthly meeting of the council of mayors last Tuesday, Warden Raymond Durocher announced that he would be running for the newly created position of elected warden. This comes on the heels