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Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 4.0 magnitude earthquake took place 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville just after 12:30 p.m. on Apr. 14.
Earthquakes Canada located the earthquake 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville, just east of Ladysmith, Que.
Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 4.0 magnitude earthquake took place 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville just after 12:30 p.m. on Apr. 14.
Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 4.0 magnitude earthquake took place 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville just after 12:30 p.m. on Apr. 14.
Earthquakes Canada located the earthquake 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville, just east of Ladysmith, Que.
Earthquakes Canada is reporting a 4.0 magnitude earthquake took place 20 kilometres northeast of Shawville just after 12:30 p.m. on Apr. 14.

Next gen of Alarys still sweet on maple syrup production

Claudine and Thomas Alary don’t mess around when it comes to maple syrup.  As the pair are selling the last of this spring’s syrup at Luskville’s Sucrerie Alary, they are also in the middle of a bittersweet transition. The young

Golf simulator coming to Fort-Coulonge

Avid Pontiac golfers will soon have a second local option for extending their season beyond the first snowfall.  The Knights of Columbus of Fort-Coulonge have almost raised the money needed to purchase a golf simulator for their community hall. Currently

Next gen of Alarys still sweet on maple syrup production

Claudine and Thomas Alary don’t mess around when it comes to maple syrup.  As the pair are selling the last of this spring’s syrup at Luskville’s Sucrerie Alary, they are also in the middle of a bittersweet transition. The young

Golf simulator coming to Fort-Coulonge

Avid Pontiac golfers will soon have a second local option for extending their season beyond the first snowfall.  The Knights of Columbus of Fort-Coulonge have almost raised the money needed to purchase a golf simulator for their community hall. Currently

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Canadians woke up Tuesday morning to a Liberal majority, albeit a slim one, after the party won all three of Monday’s byelections. The party’s two Toronto candidates, one of which was previously Deputy Leader of the Ontario NDP, won with landslides, as predicted, and a third candidate won a tight

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April 4, 2001

Local wine bottles:  Residents of Pontiac can be proud of their heritage with limited edition wine bottles with the labels

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April 7, 1976

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