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November 26, 2025

Caleb Nickerson

Balling for minor hockey

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Sept. 4-6, 2020 Amyotte Park in Mansfield et Pontefract was busy over the weekend for a ball tournament in support

A sendoff for the Clarkes

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 5, 2020 Even torrential rain couldn’t dampen spirits Saturday afternoon, as a local couple got a hearty send off after spending

Norway Bay garage sale continues

Caleb Nickerson, The Great Norway Bay Garage Sale continued this past weekend, though it was a little different this year. Organizer Lana Cowley invited vendors

Homecraft, horticulture and more

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 3, 2020 The Pontiac Agricultural Society managed to hold their homecraft, horticulture and produce divisions this year, though there was a

A labour of love

Ah, Labour Day weekend, the “official” end of summer and the return of routine.Normally this week, folks around these parts would be coming off a

Back to school

It’s that time of year again, time to pack your offspring on a big yellow bus and hope that for the duration of the day

Balling for minor hockey

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Sept. 4-6, 2020 Amyotte Park in Mansfield et Pontefract was busy over the weekend for a ball tournament in support of . . .

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A sendoff for the Clarkes

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 5, 2020 Even torrential rain couldn’t dampen spirits Saturday afternoon, as a local couple got a hearty send off after spending nearly two decades in the Pontiac. Simon and Julia Clarke came to the region .

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Norway Bay garage sale continues

Caleb Nickerson, The Great Norway Bay Garage Sale continued this past weekend, though it was a little different this year. Organizer Lana Cowley invited vendors to join the crew from the Bristol Market at their location on chemin Wharf, in

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Homecraft, horticulture and more

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Sept. 3, 2020 The Pontiac Agricultural Society managed to hold their homecraft, horticulture and produce divisions this year, though there was a decline in entries due to COVID-19. The results were as follows:

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A labour of love

Ah, Labour Day weekend, the “official” end of summer and the return of routine.Normally this week, folks around these parts would be coming off a high from the Shawville Fair with memories of lineups, livestock and for the adults, plenty

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Masks still an issue for local businesses

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 Despite masks being mandatory in indoor public spaces for more than a month, local business owners are still dealing with headaches from policing the public health rules. At Langford’s Grocery in Shawville, manager Christine

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Illegal garbage dumping angers Quyon resident

CALEB NICKERSON MUNICIPALITY OF PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 People dumping garbage illegally outside of a former dump site in the Municipality of Pontiac has raised the ire of one nearby resident. Vladimir Tolstoy has lived a few kilometres up the

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Rural health care in crisis: Part one

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Sept. 2, 2020 Note: In this article, I am attempting to cover some of the region’s health care issues in a way that goes beyond the surface level and provides a nuanced look at what needs to

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Back to school

It’s that time of year again, time to pack your offspring on a big yellow bus and hope that for the duration of the day that they are learning something. With everything that’s been going on for these past few

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