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May 7, 2026

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Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination as the party’s candidate in the upcoming provincial election.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin speaks at his nomination event in Quyon on Saturday. Photo: Caleb Nickerson.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination as the party’s candidate in the upcoming provincial election.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination as the party’s candidate in the upcoming provincial election.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin speaks at his nomination event in Quyon on Saturday. Photo: Caleb Nickerson.
Pontiac MNA André Fortin was joined by Quebec Liberal Party leader Charles Milliard at Onslow Elementary School in Quyon on Saturday for Fortin’s official nomination as the party’s candidate in the upcoming provincial election.

Trumpeter swan sightings on the rise

When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was.  Known for its sheer size – exceeding five feet in length and weighing about the same as a two-year-old child –

Trumpeter swan sightings on the rise

When local birder Deb Powell first saw a trumpeter swan, she was struck by just how big it was.  Known for its sheer size – exceeding five feet in length and weighing about the same as a two-year-old child –

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Crowds gather at the Shawville fairgrounds for the annual demolition derby on Monday.

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First responders get demoted

The province of Quebec has effectively benched its first responders.  Since September, new rules from Santé Québec mean that dispatchers have stopped deploying first responders to calls in which there is no evident immediate danger to the caller’s life.  According to reporting from Radio-Canada last week, medical situations no longer

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A yellow trout lily emerging in early May — a reliable sign that the forest floor is waking up.

May 5, 2026

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Chris Judd
Chris Judd is a farmer in Clarendon on land that has been in his family for generations.

Good things take time

How many times have we witnessed major projects get announced and started with little thought about the planning or the

Cause before cure

The most expensive lessons are never forgotten. Ask an old farmer. Did you ever look out the plane window at

Read the signs

Have you ever paid a speeding ticket? There are the regular maximum speed signs on most roads, but then there

The rule of threes

A couple decades ago, I had a life altering experience. One Friday morning in late November I had a stroke

25 YEARS AGO

April 25, 2001

Protesters greet MP Robert Bertrand in Coulonge, express several concerns about free trade agreement: “Fair trade, not free trade” was

April 25, 2001

Protesters greet MP Robert Bertrand in Coulonge, express several concerns about free trade agreement: “Fair trade, not free trade” was

50 YEARS AGO

April 28, 1976

Pay raise for Pontiac councillors challenged but not defeated: At Luskville Town Hall Monday night 88 irate ratepayers in the

April 28, 1976

Pay raise for Pontiac councillors challenged but not defeated: At Luskville Town Hall Monday night 88 irate ratepayers in the

75 YEARS AGO

April 26, 1951

A little of this and that: Invitation of the week . . .  J. Nelson McLellan, former mayor of Bristol,

April 26, 1951

A little of this and that: Invitation of the week . . .  J. Nelson McLellan, former mayor of Bristol,

100 YEARS AGO

April 29, 1926

Local news: Mr. Clifton N. Woodley, recently appointed postmaster for Shawville, entered upon his duties on Tuesday. Mr. Cliff Hobbs

April 29, 1926

Local news: Mr. Clifton N. Woodley, recently appointed postmaster for Shawville, entered upon his duties on Tuesday. Mr. Cliff Hobbs

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125 YEARS AGO

April 25, 1901

Local news: Mr. G. F. Hodgins proposes putting up a building this spring on the site between his store and

April 25, 1901

Local news: Mr. G. F. Hodgins proposes putting up a building this spring on the site between his store and

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