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MRC provides update on abattoir re-start, seeking project manager
On July 26, MRC Pontiac issued a press release updating the public on the status of the abattoir in Shawville, which they purchased back in May. Shanna Armstrong, the MRC’s economic development commissioner for agriculture, explained that they were currently waiting on approval from the Ministry of Economy and Innovation to form a non-profit “solidarity […]
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New owners hold grand opening of Shawville shoe store
The new owners of Boutique Chausseurs Shawville Shoes on Main Street in Shawville held their grand opening on July 26. When the previous owner Jill McBane decided retire and put her shoe shop up for sale last year, husband and wife team Stephane and Michelle Landry decided to step up and enter the world of […]
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Police seeking to identify suspects in Shawville truck theft
The Sûreté du Québec is seeking the public’s help in identifying several thieves who purloined a truck from a business in Shawville last Thursday (July 18). At around 5:30 a.m. on July 18 three people arrived at a business on Hwy. 148 in a black Toyota Camry. Two men in their twenties wearing hoodies (photos […]
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New owners hold grand opening of Shawville shoe store
The new owners of Boutique Chausseurs Shawville Shoes on Main Street in Shawville held their grand opening on July 26. When the previous owner Jill McBane decided retire and put her shoe shop up for sale last year, husband and wife team Stephane and Michelle Landry decided to step up and enter the world of […]
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Second Outaouais Herb Gathering coming to local farm August 9-11
A festival of herb-lovers from the region will be taking place in the Pontiac from August 9 to 11 at La Fée des Bois Apothecary in Thorne. Owner Mariane Desjardins Roy explained that the event is a continuation of the Wakefield Herb Gathering that took place last year and will feature workshops, music and storytelling, […]
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Second Outaouais Herb Gathering coming to local farm August 9-11
A festival of herb-lovers from the region will be taking place in the Pontiac from August 9 to 11 at La Fée des Bois Apothecary in Thorne. Owner Mariane Desjardins Roy explained that the event is a continuation of the Wakefield Herb Gathering that took place last year and will feature workshops, music and storytelling, […]
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Chapeau Regional Gallery to host Christmas in July events
The Chapeau Regional Gallery is hosting a series of Christmas-themed events this month as part of their “Christmas in July” promotion. The gallery sits next to St. Alphonsus Church, at 106 rue Saint-Jacques. Ashlyn Mulvhill, a summer student at the Gallery, explained that they would be holding a number of different activities over the coming […]
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Shawville Lions Country Jamboree returning for 11th year next week
The Shawville Lions Country Jamboree is returning next week from Thursday to Sunday, bringing dozens of trailers and RVs to Armstrong Heritage Farm just outside town. Lions President and Clarendon Mayor Ed Walsh explained that this is the 11th year that the Lions have put on the event, after taking it on from previous organizers. […]
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Car show outgrows Swisha, to be held in Deep River
After six years in Swisha, the seventh annual car show put on by the Rapides-des-Joachims Downtown Life Committee has had to move off the island, a victim of its own success. This year’s edition will be held at 87 Brockhouse Way in Deep River Ont. on Saturday July 13 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]
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