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February 18, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

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

In-person council meetings return

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 19, 2020 MRC Pontiac held their first in-person council meeting since February on Aug. 19, opting for the spacious RA

Repairs close road

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Aug. 24, 2020 The Ministry of Transport is advising motorists that a section chemin Front in Clarendon, between chemin Heath and chemin

Papa takes off for CHEO

CALEB NICKERSON BEACHBURG Aug. 24, 2020 A Beachburg man that grew up in the Pontiac began his journey of more than 100 km on Monday

Local vet bids farewell

CALEB NICKERSON A local veterinarian has decided that she will be hanging up her scrubs at the end of the month, after more than 40

Not the sharpest Toole

If this column seems more disjointed and meandering than usual, it’s because I made the mistake of watching the finale of the Conservative Party’s leadership

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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In-person council meetings return

CALEB NICKERSON CAMPBELL’S BAY Aug. 19, 2020 MRC Pontiac held their first in-person council meeting since February on Aug. 19, opting for the spacious RA Hall in Campbell’s Bay rather than the Elsie Gibbons Room at their offices. The mayors,

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Repairs close road

CALEB NICKERSON CLARENDON Aug. 24, 2020 The Ministry of Transport is advising motorists that a section chemin Front in Clarendon, between chemin Heath and chemin Sand Bay will be closed for bridge repairs on Aug. 24. The work will begin

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Papa takes off for CHEO

CALEB NICKERSON BEACHBURG Aug. 24, 2020 A Beachburg man that grew up in the Pontiac began his journey of more than 100 km on Monday morning. Russell Mackay, 82, is walking to raise money for the Children’s Hospital of Eastern

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Local vet bids farewell

CALEB NICKERSON A local veterinarian has decided that she will be hanging up her scrubs at the end of the month, after more than 40 years of work in the community. Dr. Alida Jong has worked in the region since

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Not the sharpest Toole

If this column seems more disjointed and meandering than usual, it’s because I made the mistake of watching the finale of the Conservative Party’s leadership race and I am currently running on fumes. Originally scheduled to start early Sunday evening,

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