Gavan’s gets head start on Pontiac’s St. Paddy’s parties
March 9, 2025
A sea of green descended on Gavan’s Hotel Sunday afternoon in Quyon for the first of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Pontiac.
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Faces of the past: One museum’s work to preserve century-old portrait photos
February 26, 2025
The Pontiac Museum has restored and digitized a box of old glass plate negatives captured by Shawville photographer Harry
Imison about one hundred years
Century-old quilt returned to community at Bristol spaghetti dinner
February 23, 2025
A 111-year-old quilt made by the Elmside Homemakers Club of 1916, was recently found in a local barn. Do you know any of the dozens
Campbell’s Bay man’s truck stolen by driver he tried to help
February 5, 2025
In the early hours of Feb. 4, Maurice Morin pulled off Highway 148 to help a driver who had gotten a flat tire. The driver,
Pontiac Community Players go all the way with Halfway There
January 30, 2025
The last time Valerie Twolan-Graham helmed the creative crew that is the Pontiac Community Players was two years ago for a period piece by Norm
Campbell’s Bay to develop plan for protecting town from climate change
January 23, 2025
Residents and elected officials from the municipality gathered at the town’s RA centre on Jan. 23 to participate in a public consultation on how to
Shawville, Otter Lake take a crack at cutting back trash
January 20, 2025
This month the two municipalities are rolling out new strategies for household waste disposal which they hope will reduce their overall trash footprint down the
Gift a goat a tree
January 13, 2025
Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark
Comets honour past players at doubleheader in Fort Coulonge
January 4, 2025
“They are the last generation of Comets that are still with us, so it’s important for us to recognize those guys. They bring a lot
Stedmans wraps up a half-century serving Shawville
December 12, 2024
After surviving a fire, an economic recession, and the arrival of big box stores, the longtime Shawville mainstay will be closing up shop before the
Gavan’s gets head start on Pontiac’s St. Paddy’s parties
March 9, 2025
A sea of green descended on Gavan’s Hotel Sunday afternoon in Quyon for the first of this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in the Pontiac. Music, beer and Irish cheer were on full display in the packed dining room for
Faces of the past: One museum’s work to preserve century-old portrait photos
February 26, 2025
The Pontiac Museum has restored and digitized a box of old glass plate negatives captured by Shawville photographer Harry
Imison about one hundred years ago. Now, the museum wants your help identifying the faces which, until recently, had been
Century-old quilt returned to community at Bristol spaghetti dinner
February 23, 2025
A 111-year-old quilt made by the Elmside Homemakers Club of 1916, was recently found in a local barn. Do you know any of the dozens of names stitched onto its patches?
Campbell’s Bay man’s truck stolen by driver he tried to help
February 5, 2025
In the early hours of Feb. 4, Maurice Morin pulled off Highway 148 to help a driver who had gotten a flat tire. The driver, who’d allegedly already stolen two vehicles near Montreal in the 12 hours prior, then took
Pontiac Community Players go all the way with Halfway There
January 30, 2025
The last time Valerie Twolan-Graham helmed the creative crew that is the Pontiac Community Players was two years ago for a period piece by Norm Foster called Hilda’s Yard (THE EQUITY, January 23, 2023). This time around, she brought a
Campbell’s Bay to develop plan for protecting town from climate change
January 23, 2025
Residents and elected officials from the municipality gathered at the town’s RA centre on Jan. 23 to participate in a public consultation on how to make the town more resilient to the increasing impacts of climate change.
Shawville, Otter Lake take a crack at cutting back trash
January 20, 2025
This month the two municipalities are rolling out new strategies for household waste disposal which they hope will reduce their overall trash footprint down the road.
Gift a goat a tree
January 13, 2025
Wondering what to do with your now-retired Christmas tree? Feed it to a local goat! “They’ll take it all the way down to the bark and then even use the trunk to scratch their horns,” says Clarendon farmer Meredith Closs.
Comets honour past players at doubleheader in Fort Coulonge
January 4, 2025
“They are the last generation of Comets that are still with us, so it’s important for us to recognize those guys. They bring a lot of stories to that Comets logo,” said Comets goalie Danick Boisvert, who organized the moment
Stedmans wraps up a half-century serving Shawville
December 12, 2024
After surviving a fire, an economic recession, and the arrival of big box stores, the longtime Shawville mainstay will be closing up shop before the end of this month, just over 50 years after owners Richard and Carolyn Meisner bought
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