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May 21, 2026

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Helen Perry

Waltham notes

 I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful long weekend that we had. My brother Brian of Cornwall came on Sunday. We had a lovely

Waltham notes

Spring and eventually summer weather is slowly dawning on the Pontiac. With warming weather, comes the renewed threat of forest fires. In the past few

Waltham notes

The Ottawa River is still rising and residents on chemin du Traversier can only access their homes by boat. We are hoping and praying the

Waltham notes

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Larry Gleason in the recent passing of his dearly loved wife, Nancy Lapierre-Gleason. Nancy and Larry lived

Waltham notes

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Nicole Turner, of Waltham. She was the dearly loved daughter of Francis (Frankie) Turner and the

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Birthday wishes are extended to Julie Romain and Sally Duff, who are celebrating their birthdays on Apr. 16. We hope that you both enjoy your

Waltham notes

I sure hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter with their family and friends. Jodi, Mike and family were here on Sunday. We enjoyed a

Waltham notes

On Sunday morning, we enjoyed a tasty brunch at Magnum Outfitters Restaurant. We celebrated three 80th birthdays, Margaret Pilon, Jean Pilon and Leo Lafremiere.  Everyone

Waltham Notes

Happy Spring everyone! It sure doesn’t feel like it with all the snow that we have been getting in the last couple of days. Although

Waltham notes

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day. The ice storm that we had in our area this past week was not as bad

Waltham notes

 I sure hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful long weekend that we had. My brother Brian of Cornwall came on Sunday. We had a lovely visit and we got caught up on the family news. Happy birthday is wished to

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Waltham notes

Spring and eventually summer weather is slowly dawning on the Pontiac. With warming weather, comes the renewed threat of forest fires. In the past few years, Canada has been experiencing more severe forest fires. Consequently, local fire departments have been

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Waltham notes

The Ottawa River is still rising and residents on chemin du Traversier can only access their homes by boat. We are hoping and praying the northern waters will not increase the water levels too much higher. On Saturday, we met

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Waltham notes

Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Larry Gleason in the recent passing of his dearly loved wife, Nancy Lapierre-Gleason. Nancy and Larry lived in Sheenboro.  Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Connie Levesque and the Levesque-Belec

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Waltham notes

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Nicole Turner, of Waltham. She was the dearly loved daughter of Francis (Frankie) Turner and the late Colleen Venasse. Her pride and joy was her daughter Cara-Lynne, son-in-law Korey and adored

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Waltham notes

Birthday wishes are extended to Julie Romain and Sally Duff, who are celebrating their birthdays on Apr. 16. We hope that you both enjoy your special day. Happy birthday wishes also go out to Owen Duff and to Heidi Chaput-Tabram,

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Waltham notes

I sure hope that everyone had a wonderful Easter with their family and friends. Jodi, Mike and family were here on Sunday. We enjoyed a tasty brunch and spent a lovely afternoon at Rhonda and Mark’s. We had an Easter

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Waltham notes

On Sunday morning, we enjoyed a tasty brunch at Magnum Outfitters Restaurant. We celebrated three 80th birthdays, Margaret Pilon, Jean Pilon and Leo Lafremiere.  Everyone extended their love and best wishes to them and a lovely birthday cake was served. 

Read More »

Waltham Notes

Happy Spring everyone! It sure doesn’t feel like it with all the snow that we have been getting in the last couple of days. Although we should count our blessings, as in the northern parts of Quebec and Ontario they

Read More »

Waltham notes

I sure hope that everyone enjoyed St. Patrick’s Day. The ice storm that we had in our area this past week was not as bad as they had predicted. Although everyone took precautionary measures, buses were cancelled, schools and government

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