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November 5, 2026

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The years go by

Our church just celebrated 36 years together. I can hardly believe it! They’ve flown by, much like my whole life. It seems like that’s what

Waltham notes

I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween. We had about 50 trick or treaters. Mother Nature co-operated and it was a lovely evening for the trick or

Important Election

Dear Editor There’s an important election coming up this week. It’s not a Canadian election, but it will affect us all. There seems to be

Protecting the Gatineau Park

Dear Editor For the umpteenth time since it opened, the Ottawa Citizen has put a picture of the Gatineau Park on its front page. And

Halloween gets a head start

Halloween festivities kicked off early in the Pontiac, with recreation associations and parents groups across the region throwing spooky parties and dances over the weekend,

Holding on

Most of my house plants are gone, or partially destroyed. Almost all my ornaments are packed away in a box. I made the choice to

Good neighbours

Dear Editor Everyone hopes to have a good relationship with their neighbours so that, if there is a problem, they can find a mutually agreeable

Some good news

Dear Editor The Pontiac Historical Society was recently gifted a batch of glass-plate negatives – photographs by Shawville’s master photographer of the late nineteenth and

The years go by

Our church just celebrated 36 years together. I can hardly believe it! They’ve flown by, much like my whole life. It seems like that’s what happens when you get older, but, thankfully I do have memories and pictures too. It

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Waltham notes

I hope everyone enjoyed Halloween. We had about 50 trick or treaters. Mother Nature co-operated and it was a lovely evening for the trick or treaters to go around. The costumes were really cute. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers

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Important Election

Dear Editor There’s an important election coming up this week. It’s not a Canadian election, but it will affect us all. There seems to be a decent chance that the midterm elections will replace the laggard House of Representatives with

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Protecting the Gatineau Park

Dear Editor For the umpteenth time since it opened, the Ottawa Citizen has put a picture of the Gatineau Park on its front page. And no wonder. Rain or shine, spring or fall, or in the shimmering summer heat, those

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Halloween gets a head start

Halloween festivities kicked off early in the Pontiac, with recreation associations and parents groups across the region throwing spooky parties and dances over the weekend, offering kids an opportunity to test-run their costumes before the big night. The spooktacular weekend

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Holding on

Most of my house plants are gone, or partially destroyed. Almost all my ornaments are packed away in a box. I made the choice to get two kittens, but I had no idea there would be so much destruction. How

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Good neighbours

Dear Editor Everyone hopes to have a good relationship with their neighbours so that, if there is a problem, they can find a mutually agreeable solution. I own a property that backs onto Langford’s Grocery. I recently spoke with owner

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Avi Lewis wants to build a coalition

Editor,  On Oct. 19, I was able to take in a talk in Gatineau by Avi Lewis, the NDP federal leader, who was speaking to supporters and anyone interested in critical issues that concern people. I even had a chance

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Some good news

Dear Editor The Pontiac Historical Society was recently gifted a batch of glass-plate negatives – photographs by Shawville’s master photographer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Harry Imison. I was able to go through the procedures of making

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