Author: Marie Gionet

This past weekend, the downtown of Campbell’s Bay was alive with the sound of music as part of a tribute for former mayor and late community icon, Cletus Ferrigan. Ferrigan, who passed away this past April, had been very active on musical Facebook groups during the pandemic lockdowns and had been planning on holding an […]

The wait is nearly over for those looking to attend this year’s Shawville Fair, as tickets become available next week on August 1, both online and at the fair office (21 rue Lang in Shawville). The fair is one of, if not the biggest event in the Pontiac each year, bringing in thousands of people […]

This past Saturday, a young athlete from Luskville claimed a gold medal at The Québec Games, which are currently taking place in Laval. Isabel Marie Holt and her teammates took the top spot in the category of Road Cycling (U15 Mixed Relay Team Time Trial). She was part of the team made up of Zoe-Alexa […]

The Aventure Hélianthe organization is hosting a locals night this Thursday (July 28) at their newly opened axe-throwing lanes at the Pont Blanc beach in Mansfield. Organization director Guillaume Lavoie-Harvey explained that the event will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. In addition to the axe-throwing, there will also be food and other […]

Rte. 303 between Ladysmith and Schwartz was closed temporarily on Friday afternoon as crews from the Pontiac North Fire department worked to put out a nearby brush fire. The call came in at 2:21 p.m. and according to firefighter Caroline Gagné, they were on scene by 2:41 p.m. and had the blaze under control by […]

The newly created Pontiac North Fire Department, which merged the crews from Thorne and Otter Lake, is seeking help from local resident to design their new logo, with a grand prize of two weekend passes to this year’s Shawville Fair. Firefighter Caroline Gagné explained that since the two departments officially merged earlier this year, they […]