
The long road to recovery: Lance Orr opens up about his amputation journey
On a cold day in March, Lance Orr sits in a trailer on a construction site in downtown Arnprior. He

On a cold day in March, Lance Orr sits in a trailer on a construction site in downtown Arnprior. He

Some 350 people packed the community hall on Mar. 28 for the annual feast.

On a cold day in March, Lance Orr sits in a trailer on a construction site in downtown Arnprior. He

Some 350 people packed the community hall on Mar. 28 for the annual feast.

Saturday may not have brought the warmer weather typically associated with the return of the growing season, but that did not stop a small group of spring hopefuls from gathering in a windy, snow-covered Bristol field for a lesson on

A swarm of children carrying Easter egg baskets spread over the Bryson RA grounds in Sunday morning’s sun as they raced, some panicked, to collect as many of Easter eggs as possible in the RA’s annual hunt. While the kids

The municipalities of Sheenboro, Chichester and L’Isle-aux-Allumettes have received a provincial grant to help them design a plan to share key municipal services. Quebec’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) is awarding the municipalities $525,000 to be used for

Saturday may not have brought the warmer weather typically associated with the return of the growing season, but that did not stop a small group of spring hopefuls from gathering in a windy, snow-covered Bristol field for a lesson on

A swarm of children carrying Easter egg baskets spread over the Bryson RA grounds in Sunday morning’s sun as they raced, some panicked, to collect as many of Easter eggs as possible in the RA’s annual hunt. While the kids

The municipalities of Sheenboro, Chichester and L’Isle-aux-Allumettes have received a provincial grant to help them design a plan to share key municipal services. Quebec’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAMH) is awarding the municipalities $525,000 to be used for
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The CAQ’s darling (so-called) secularism bill has had its day in court. Well it’s four days, to be precise. Bill 21, first passed by a majority vote (73-35) in Quebec’s National Assembly in 2019, bans some public sector workers in the province – teachers, police officers, people in positions of
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Police find student threat untrue: The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec investigated an alleged threat between two students at St.

Police find student threat untrue: The Pontiac MRC Sûreté du Québec investigated an alleged threat between two students at St.

Barrie Murray’s pacer wins at Blue Bonnets: Noble Hartack, a 3 year old brown pacing horse, owned by Barrie Murray

Barrie Murray’s pacer wins at Blue Bonnets: Noble Hartack, a 3 year old brown pacing horse, owned by Barrie Murray

A little of this and that: The egg of the week . . . One of Mrs. H. N. Hodgins’

A little of this and that: The egg of the week . . . One of Mrs. H. N. Hodgins’

Local news: Mr. Thos. Dale, who was engaged in one of Gillies Bros’. camps on the Coulonge during the Winter

Local news: Mr. Thos. Dale, who was engaged in one of Gillies Bros’. camps on the Coulonge during the Winter

Local news: Dr. Beaudry, of Montreal, Provincial Health Inspector, spent a few days in this locality investigating the smallpox cases.

Local news: Dr. Beaudry, of Montreal, Provincial Health Inspector, spent a few days in this locality investigating the smallpox cases.
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