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April 2, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

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

Suspected vandalism temporarily closes park

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD Aug. 12, 2020 Suspected tampering to an internet transmission tower at the Litchfield Halte caused the recreation area to be closed temporarily

Manufactured outrage

Quebec’s language police published a report last week that gasp people are speaking English on the job in La Belle Province. The Office of the

New storage business in Litchfield

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD Aug. 12, 2020 A new storage business is slowly carving out a spot for itself along Rte. 301-S in Litchfield. Denis Doiron

Fastpitch returns to Shawville

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Aug. 6, 2020 The Shawville Men’s Fastpitch League kicked off their season on Aug. 6, with players trying to recoup what remains

ATV run introduces Pontiac to Ontarians

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 8, 2020 The parking lot of J&A Bowers Restaurant in Mansfield et Pontefract was packed with ATVs and side-by-sides

Stone School debuts new exhibits

CALEB NICKERSON PORTAGE DU FORT Aug. 7, 2020 The Stone School Gallery in Portage du Fort was bustling on Friday night for the first vernissage

Deadly week on the Coulonge

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 5, 2020 Emergency crews were kept busy last week following two separate incidents on the Coulonge River in Mansfield

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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Suspected vandalism temporarily closes park

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD Aug. 12, 2020 Suspected tampering to an internet transmission tower at the Litchfield Halte caused the recreation area to be closed temporarily last week. WePC co-owner Scott Lemay said that they were notified that . . .

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Manufactured outrage

Quebec’s language police published a report last week that gasp people are speaking English on the job in La Belle Province. The Office of the French Language released the 75-page document, which they commissioned from the Institut de la statistique

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John Atkinson, a man of the people

CALEB NICKERSON John Atkinson was a man of the people. Whether it was from behind the bar at his watering hole on Hwy. 148 or coaching youth sports, he always knew how to put a smile on people’s faces and

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New storage business in Litchfield

CALEB NICKERSON LITCHFIELD Aug. 12, 2020 A new storage business is slowly carving out a spot for itself along Rte. 301-S in Litchfield. Denis Doiron is in the process of building his new business Entrepôt 301 Storage Inc., which he

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Fastpitch returns to Shawville

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Aug. 6, 2020 The Shawville Men’s Fastpitch League kicked off their season on Aug. 6, with players trying to recoup what remains of the summer of 2020. Organizer Matt Greer said that the shutdown of the Greater

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ATV run introduces Pontiac to Ontarians

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 8, 2020 The parking lot of J&A Bowers Restaurant in Mansfield et Pontefract was packed with ATVs and side-by-sides on Saturday morning as local off-road enthusiasts showed off the region to riders from Ontario.

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Stone School debuts new exhibits

CALEB NICKERSON PORTAGE DU FORT Aug. 7, 2020 The Stone School Gallery in Portage du Fort was bustling on Friday night for the first vernissage the group has hosted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The typical spread of

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Deadly week on the Coulonge

CALEB NICKERSON MANSFIELD ET PONTEFRACT Aug. 5, 2020 Emergency crews were kept busy last week following two separate incidents on the Coulonge River in Mansfield et Pontefract. On Aug. 5 at 3:45 p.m., police received a call that a man

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