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A drive towards an end to hunger
CORY WILSON Equity Reporter Volunteers from Bouffe Pontiac braved the winter weather on Thursday morning in Campbell’s Bay, Shawville and Allumettes Island to hold their annual food drive. In Campbell’s Bay, volunteers set up their spot on Hwy. 148 and firefighters from the Campbell’s Bay/Litchfield Fire Department donated their time to the cause by helping …
Fair awarded at C.A.F.E.
CORY WILSON Equity Reporter The Shawville Fair was honoured with the Best of Show – Small Fair award at the 87th annual Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions (CAFE) Convention. It was held at the Delta City Centre in Ottawa, ON, on Nov. 21. According to CAFE representative Mavis Hanna, the Best of Show award …
Festival of Lights proves Chutes Coulonge is here to stay
CORY WILSON Equity Reporter Friday marked the official kickoff for the seventh annual Festival of Lights at Chutes Coulonge in Mansfield and the event continued on over the weekend. The Festival of Lights featured over 10,000 Christmas lights, which illuminated paths and the falls throughout the park grounds. This year marks the first year that …
Ladysmith artisans craft Christmas wonder naturally
PATRICIA LEBOEUF Equity Reporter Those looking for an alternative place to shop for Christmas needed to look no further than the Ladysmith All-Natural Craft Show. Held on Dec. 8 at the Ladysmith Community Centre, it was a little bit different than the everyday craft show. “It means that all of the vendors here are participating …
The MRC Pontiac goes to the dogs
PATRICIA LEBOEUF Equity Reporter For the third time, more than two dozen MRC Pontiac mayors and councillors chartered a bus and became tourists in their own backyards. Some of the visits were held within Ladysmith, Otter Lake and Bristol businesses. “(Visits) are all relevant,” said Amy Taylor, rural development officer at the Economic Development Corporation …
New Pontiac MRC warden elected
PATRICIA LEBOEUF Equity Reporter The Mayor of Fort-Coulonge, Raymond Durocher, has a few more responsibilities to shoulder after the MRC Pontiac elected him warden. The vote held on Nov. 27 during a council meeting comes on the heels of the recent municipal election when former warden Michael McCrank was voted out of his long-standing position …
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