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November 26, 2025

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Distinctions

I walk my pup on McCoy Road with a friend and lately I park my car at Bensons, a local car parts business. On my

Allowances

Wow! The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. With summer coming up it may be the time

Time to mobilize

Going from a once-in-25-year ice storm to summer temperatures like we did last week is jarring. However, bizarre weather like this shouldn’t be unexpected. The

Rollin’ on the river

Sitting atop your group’s inflatable raft, you and the others in your boat look upon each other nervously. Paddle in hand and clad in your

Lions Club hosts trivia night

Brett Thoms Shawville April 15, 2023 How many points are on the maple leaf featured on the Canadian flag? What is the common 4-letter term

Pontiac Summer job fair returns

Brett Thoms Shawville April 12, 2023 Carrefour Jeunesse held a Pontiac Summer Job Fair last Wednseday. The event was held both in-person and virtually, with

“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the

Distinctions

I walk my pup on McCoy Road with a friend and lately I park my car at Bensons, a local car parts business. On my way back I noticed that a truck had parked close to mine. Both vehicles appeared

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Allowances

Wow! The debate on whether or not children should receive allowances for chores is pretty extensive. With summer coming up it may be the time to consider instilling some kind of system with your school aged children, especially if they

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Time to mobilize

Going from a once-in-25-year ice storm to summer temperatures like we did last week is jarring. However, bizarre weather like this shouldn’t be unexpected. The scientific consensus is that over the coming years, weather patterns worldwide will become increasingly erratic

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Rollin’ on the river

Sitting atop your group’s inflatable raft, you and the others in your boat look upon each other nervously. Paddle in hand and clad in your brightly coloured life jacket and helmet, a shared sense of anticipation and excitement overtakes you.

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Lions Club hosts trivia night

Brett Thoms Shawville April 15, 2023 How many points are on the maple leaf featured on the Canadian flag? What is the common 4-letter term for an ordinary hexahedron? How many famous men with the first name John can you

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Zion Lutheran Church hosts pancake supper

Connor Lalande Thorne April 15, 2023 Who doesn’t love breakfast for dinner every once in a while? That was certainly the philosophy of the organizers of Zion Lutheran Church’s pancake supper event this past Saturday. An annual event that had

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Pontiac Summer job fair returns

Brett Thoms Shawville April 12, 2023 Carrefour Jeunesse held a Pontiac Summer Job Fair last Wednseday. The event was held both in-person and virtually, with over a dozen employers conducting interviews with 142 job seekers. The event used the software

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“Major flooding” expected

Brett Thoms Pontiac April 17, 2023 The Ottawa River Regulation Planning Board (ORRPB), the intergovernmental organization charged with managing and monitoring the conditions of the Ottawa River, has warned of major flooding of the Ottawa River from Lake Coulonge to

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