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April 2, 2026

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Caleb Nickerson

Inspirational women sought

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 22, 2020 A local theatre company is looking for the public to nominate a female role model from Shawville to be

The big reveal

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 17-19, 2020 Over the weekend, the Shawville Arena was packed with youngsters and their parents as the fifth annual Pontiac Provincial

Police seek suspects in burglary

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Dec. 20, 2019 The MRC des Collines Police is seeking information from the public regarding a home invasion that took place in

Best laid plans

The best laid plans of mice and men go often awry – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (paraphrased) If there’s one thing that can be said

Health care overtime by the numbers

CALEB NICKERSON PONTIAC Jan. 15, 2020 The Equity published data back on Dec. 4, 2019 showing that overtime hours and compensation at the . .

MNA Fortin denounces lack of agreement

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 9, 2020 Pontiac’s MNA caused a stir last week when he questioned whether a deal had been struck between the provincial

The big reveal

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 17-19, 2020 Over the weekend, the Shawville Arena was packed with youngsters and their parents as the fifth annual Pontiac Provincial Atom/Peewee tournament rolled into town. This year’s action started a little differently than those previous,

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Police seek suspects in burglary

CALEB NICKERSON QUYON Dec. 20, 2019 The MRC des Collines Police is seeking information from the public regarding a home invasion that took place in Quyon on Dec. 20. At approximately 5:45 p.m. that day, police say . . .

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Best laid plans

The best laid plans of mice and men go often awry – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (paraphrased) If there’s one thing that can be said about the job of a small-town newspaper editor, it’s that . . .

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MNA Fortin denounces lack of agreement

CALEB NICKERSON SHAWVILLE Jan. 9, 2020 Pontiac’s MNA caused a stir last week when he questioned whether a deal had been struck between the provincial government and Quebec’s federation of specialist doctors (FMSQ). On Jan. 8, it was announced that

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