Top Story

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC Jan. 19, 2019 Another fire erupted in the early morning hours of Jan. 19 in Breckenridge. It’s the third fatal fire in less than two months in the Municipality of Pontiac. Firefighters got the call

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2019 An online advertisement for a job posting at Shawville’s newly opened abattoir has stirred controversy online. The Kijiji ad said the Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac was looking for a Halal butcher. The ad

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 14, 2019 Farmers and dignitaries got a chance to get a look inside the Pontiac’s new abattoir as Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 14. It was an opportunity for

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Jan. 9, 2019 A home in Quyon was destroyed by fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 9, the third fire to hit the region in about a month’s time. Municipality of Pontiac Fire Chief Richard

                CALEB NICKERSON BRISTOL Jan. 5-6, 2019 Over the weekend, dozens of mushers and dog-lovers gathered in Bristol for the third annual Pontiac International Sled Dog and Skijoring Race. Located at Timberland Tours,

CHRIS LOWREY MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Dec. 20, 2018 The 2019 budget for the Municipality of Pontiac will see residents fork over an extra 4.3 per cent in taxes. The municipality’s tax revenue will grow from $4,944,792 in 2018 to $5,203,402

Donald Teuma-Castelletti BRISTOL Dec. 15, 2018 A coalition of groups dedicated to stopping the installation of a near surface disposal facility at Chalk River’s nuclear research facility met at Bristol’s Pine Lodge on Saturday, seeking to develop an action plan

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Dec. 17, 2018 On Dec. 17, the Shawville Rotary Club announced that they would be financing the final 12 chairs for the Pontiac High School auditorium restoration project. PHS Principal Debra Stephens said that they now have

It’s that time again, when we turn another page on what was 2018 and present a brief synopsis of the top news making stories from our neck of the woods. January Bryson blaze leaves family homeless A fire that started