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At around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 7), police intercepted a vehicle for a highway safety code check on Hwy. 148 in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. According to a statement from the SQ, after some checks the officer arrested the driver, a 29-year-old man from Mansfield, and took him to the station in Campbell’s Bay for tests from a […]

Mansfield-et-Pontefract weightlifter Naomie Lusignan just returned from Lima Peru where she was competing at the World Junior Weightlifting Championships, placing sixth. She explained that this competition was made more challenging than usual due to dropping from the 71 kg weight class to 64 kg over the first few months of this year. She explained that […]

At around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday night (May 6), officers from the local Sûreté du Québec detachment were called to chemin de la Chute in Mansfield-et-Pontefract for a vehicle that had gone off the road. After an investigation, officers arrested the driver, a 72-year-old man from Mansfield, and took him to the station for tests […]

If you’re taking a trip up chemin du Bois Franc in Mansfield-et-Pontefract this summer, you may notice a growing crop of purple bushes dotting the landscape, part of a new lavender farm set to ramp up production this summer. Vicki Benoit and her husband Ben Graveline, the owners of the new business Les Belles Lavandes, […]

With minor flood levels reached in several waterfront municipalities in Pontiac, many are closely monitoring the daily updates from the Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board for signs of hope. According to the latest update on May 5, the level of Lac Coulonge is forecasted to hold at around 108.15 m for the next few days, […]

Customers of Centre d’Auto Amyotte will have to find an alternative for the various services they used to offer. The gas station, convenience store and pizzeria closed their doors a few days ago. This has been confirmed by the owners, Raymond Amyotte and his wife Anne Bertrand, who have been in business since 1988. However, […]

MRC Pontiac’s Finance and Administration Director Annie Vaillancourt is departing after 19 years of service with the organization, effective May 23. She made the announcement to staff and elected officials in an email on Tuesday last week (April 29). Speaking Monday, Vaillancourt said that she initially started in the office working in economic development for […]

A 70-year-old man was critically injured following an ATV accident in Pontiac Saturday night. Emergency crews were called to chemin Richard in Alleyn-et-Cawood at around 9 p.m. on May 3 after the man driving the ATV struck a tree, according to preliminary information. Police say that the victim was not wearing a helmet at the […]

Tourism Pontiac held their annual general meeting at Café Downtown in Fort-Coulonge on April 31, discussing the non-profit’s past year and their plans for promoting and stimulating tourism in the region. After conducting their AGM and discussing the past year’s activities and their goals, attendees listened to André Groulx of Tourisme Outaouais, who gave a […]

There’s a new committee raising funds for the refurbishment of the Shawville arena. The building, which is a part of the Shawville Fairgrounds is owned by the Pontiac Agricultural Society, but operated by the municipality most of the year. The two organizations signed a new lease agreement earlier this year that stipulates that each will […]