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Regional health authority CISSSO has announced that starting Tuesday, October 10, procedural masks will be mandatory in all health facilities, including hospitals, CLSCs, long-term care facilities and La Ressource Rehabilitation Center. The statement notes that the decision was made due to a recent increase in the circulation of respiratory diseases in the region. “The priority […]

At around 6 p.m. Monday (October 2), fire crews were called to a building fire on C390 chemin de Campbell’s Bay in Clarendon.  When they arrived, they found a barn was fully engulfed in flame. Shawville Clarendon Fire Chief Lee Laframboise said that they responded with about 19 firefighters and the Campbell’s Bay Litchfield Department […]

Ontario Power Generation is advising motorists of several upcoming closures of the interprovincial bridge near the Chenaux Generating Station in Portage-du-Fort. On October 16 and 17, the bridge will be closed between 9 p.m. and 11 p.m. The bridge will also be closed overnight (8 p.m. to 5 a.m.) on the following dates: November 13, […]

The Pontiac Native Community hosted a gathering at the Healing garden in Mansfield on Saturday afternoon to mark the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Around a dozen people gathered at the garden, located on chemin de la Chute, for a smudging ceremony as well as some short speeches by the organizers in both English […]

A group of female firefighters from across the Pontiac are putting out a charity calendar to raise funds for the family of a fallen comrade. Tracey Moore, a member of the Kazabazua-Danford Lake Fire Department, explained that Sonya Rivington of the Mansfield Fire Department was the one who came up with the idea earlier this […]

Members of the Syndicat du personnel de l’enseignement des Hautes-Rivières (SPEHR),the union representing teachers in the region’s French schools, voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action Monday (September 25). More than 100 of the 300 teachers represented by SPEHR voted 99.11% in favour of strike action at the meeting. Lyzanne Cuddihy, a teacher at Ecole […]

Motorists using the chemin du Bois Franc (commonly referred to as the Jim’s Lake Road) near Mansfield may have noticed some resurfacing work being done in recent days, as crews prepare for hunting season. MRC Pontiac Territory Director Jason Durand said that the work is being done between kilometer 47 and 67 on the road, […]

The streets of Ladysmith will soon be buzzing with people and draped in German flags for the annual Oktoberfest celebrations starting this Friday (September 29). The area is home to a large population of German settlers, and an organization was formed to host local Oktoberfest celebrations in 1985, a tradition that has continued to the […]

At the MRC Pontiac council of mayors meeting on September 20, council approved a resolution to replace the old MRC logo, which featured a stylized Indigenous headdress. Warden Jane Toller explained that recently departed communications advisor Colleen Jones had advised the council that they should update the logo to match with their regional branding initiative. […]

On Sunday afternoon (September 24), dozens of people turned out to the Shawville fairgrounds for the fifth annual Pontiac Kidney Walk. Participants gathered in the Homecraft Hall, before setting off on a marked course around a section of the grounds. Each walker was equipped with a sack of kidney beans, and dropped one into the […]