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News

Bridge to be completed by October

Bridge to be completed by October

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 18, 2016 Work on the bridge spanning Stevenson Creek on…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Bridge to be completed by OctoberRead More

Eastern Ontario Trails rep visits Pontiac

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Sept. 12, 2016 Cindy Cassidy, general manager of the Eastern Ontario…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Eastern Ontario Trails rep visits PontiacRead More

Classes cancelled at CFP due to lack of enrollment

ANDREA CRANFIELD FORT COULONGE Sept. 21, 2016 Both the secretarial and accounting classes at the…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Classes cancelled at CFP due to lack of enrollmentRead More

Bishop blesses Anglican Church renovations

Bishop blesses Anglican Church renovations

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 18, 2016 Over 50 people gathered next to St. Paul’s Anglican…

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Farm supply and management assistance Agrodor Cooperative opens Luskville location

Farm supply and management assistance Agrodor Cooperative opens Luskville location

DAVID TULLOCH LUSKVILLE Sept. 17, 2016 Farm management advisors and hardware retailers Agrodor Cooperative officially…

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The Equity Petro Pontiac
Features

Featureon5 “Everywhere I looked, people were helpful”: New McDowell principal praises community for ongoing support by David Tulloch

Featureon5 “Everywhere I looked, people were helpful”: New McDowell principal praises community for ongoing support by David Tulloch

Anne Valcov made herself very clear—as the new principal of Dr. S. E. McDowell Elementary School, nothing is more important to her than doing what is best for…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Featureon5 “Everywhere I looked, people were helpful”: New McDowell principal praises community for ongoing support by David TullochRead More

Winterize your home before it’s too late

Winterize your home before it’s too late

DAVID TULLOCH Sept. 14, 2016 Winter is coming. Don’t get stranded in the cold—start winter-proofing your home today. Long gone are the days of woodstoves heating entire homes;…

September 13, 2016Comments Off on Winterize your home before it’s too lateRead More

Seal the deal this fall so it doesn’t slip through the cracks come spring

Seal the deal this fall so it doesn’t slip through the cracks come spring

ANDREA CRANFIELD PONTIAC Sept. 7, 2016 With fall just around the corner, the colder weather will soon hit. Many people use this time to take care of odds…

September 6, 2016Comments Off on Seal the deal this fall so it doesn’t slip through the cracks come springRead More

Featureon5 “You just have to get up and keep going”: Local amputee inspires both on and off the track by Alina Séguin-Holmes

Featureon5 “You just have to get up and keep going”: Local amputee inspires both on and off the track by Alina Séguin-Holmes

Distance running is no easy feat. It takes dedication, perseverance and training to push your body beyond its usual limits. For John McIntyre of Renfrew, ON, running became…

September 6, 2016Comments Off on Featureon5 “You just have to get up and keep going”: Local amputee inspires both on and off the track by Alina Séguin-HolmesRead More

Editorials

We keep fighting

Lots of people talk. But few people take action. Terry Fox was one of the few. He dedicated his life to…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on We keep fightingRead More

Little pricks: the importance of vaccinating your children

How is it that there are still outbeaks of the measles in a country with universal healthcare? On Sept. 3 two…

September 13, 2016Comments Off on Little pricks: the importance of vaccinating your childrenRead More

Under the Pines
What’s cooking? CFP Pontiac culinary students show off what they have learned

What’s cooking? CFP Pontiac culinary students show off what they have learned

DAVID TULLOCH FORT COULONGE Sept. 14, 2016 Culinary students…

Never too old

Never too old

Submitted by Mélanie Riendeaul Mélanie Riendeau and her husband…

Texting and driving simulator

Texting and driving simulator

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 7, 2016 A simulator that…

Kim Mitchell: Canadian rocker bringing wild party to Shawville

Kim Mitchell: Canadian rocker bringing wild party to Shawville

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Aug. 24, 2016 When it comes…

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy for The Parents’ Voice

Fall crafts The crisp air is here, the cool…

SPIRITUAL GROWTH | ESTHER COLPITTS

Birds of all things When I had work done…

SPIRITUAL GROWTH | ESTHER COLPITTS

Fresh fruit Every year at this time I get…

The Parents’ Voice By Shelley Heaphy for The Parents’ Voice

Coming home from school Hooray, they did it! We…

Discussions continue over election of warden

ANDREA CRANFIELD PONTIAC Sept. 21, 2016 Since 2009 discussions…

Finance minister presents economic outlook

Finance minister presents economic outlook

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 23, 2016 Community members,…

Calumet DG resigns

CALEB NICKERSON ÎLE DU GRAND CALUMET Aug. 17, 2016…

Wardens of three MRCs meet to discuss common issues, improvement strategies

DAVID TULLOCH CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 17, 2016 The wardens…

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

On Thursday, the birthday club met at the Waltham…

Campbell’s Bay LIZANNE KLUKE lwkluke@tlb.sympatico.ca

It was a quiet week. The tall ships were…

Ladysmith Lillian Pasch 819-647-5304

Our sympathy to the family and friends of Raymond…

Caldwell CONNIE HUNTER 819-957-4011

Hello folks, hope everyone is doing well. It looks…

Ball is life

Ball is life

David Tulloch, The Equity Baseball lovers took to the…

Norway Bay Golf Club celebrate with awards dinner

Norway Bay Golf Club celebrate with awards dinner

NORWAY BAY Aug. 23, 2016 The Norway Bay Ladies’…

Batters up for the SCFD

Batters up for the SCFD

ALINA SÉGUIN-HOLMES SHAWVILLE Aug. 21, 2016 The Shawville/Clarendon Fire…

Quyon wins final game in Pontiac softball league

Quyon wins final game in Pontiac softball league

Photo submitted by Diana Desabrais The 13+ Pontiac Minor…

Chris Judd

Fall in a farming community

Fall is a time to take mom for a drive to see the leaves. No other area in the world compares to the beauty of our Ottawa…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Fall in a farming community

The Way We Were

The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Sept. 18, 1991, 25 Years Ago Language police in Pontiac: Inspectors from Quebec’s Commission de protection de la langue francais visited stores in Quyon and Shawville last…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on The Way We Were Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier

Letters to the Editor

Electoral reform

Dear Editor, Electoral reform consultations are finally set to happen in Pontiac, Que. Shockingly, the local liberal member of parliament has scheduled consultations no less than 10…

September 20, 2016Comments Off on Electoral reform

Opinions

Pontiac still the bellwether riding By Brian Middlemiss

Pontiac is a federal electoral riding as beautiful and enduring as the Ottawa and Gatineau Rivers it borders. Bilingual and ruralist history was written by the farmers,…

October 13, 2015Comments Off on Pontiac still the bellwether riding By Brian Middlemiss

Campbells Bay Ciment