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I sat in a meeting physically, but my mind was miles away. Earlier that morning my doggy had disappeared from view on our morning walk.

The Way We Were

Feb. 11,1998 25 Years Ago Sunny skies for Luskville carnival: Carnival organizers couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend. Sunny skies attracted hundreds to

The Log Driver’s Dinner returns

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge Feb. 10, 2023 Billed as “A Night of Memories and Hope for the Future,” the annual lumberjack dinner was hosted at Spruceholme

Valentine’s weekend in Bryson

Brett Thoms Shawville February 10-13, 2023 As Bryson 150 celebrations continue, events kept on happening in the village. The Bryson RA hosted two dances, the

Introducing Quyon’s new minister

Brett Thoms Quyon February 12, 2023 The Quyon and Beechgrove United churches have a new minister, Patricia Power. Officially, Patricia, who also works full-time for

Skating rink shed “ransacked” according to MoP

Brett Thoms Luskville February 9, 2023 The Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) announced last Thursday that the skating rink in Luskville was vandalized by three unidentified young people. The door of the skate cabin was knocked down and the electric radiators

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Letters to the Editor – Feb. 15, 2023

Thank you for explaining Dear Editor, Thank you for your editorial on page 4 (Feb.8, 2023). Thank you for explaining again the pinch that the encroaching French-first language laws are bringing against bilingualism in Quebec. Trusting that I may respond

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Waste management: Tons of opportunities for our MRC

Managing garbage is not sexy. You probably won’t get elected for having the best waste management strategy. The reality is that we cannot indefinitely use the taxpayers’ money to support a residual waste management plan that is not performing especially

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Reality

I sat in a meeting physically, but my mind was miles away. Earlier that morning my doggy had disappeared from view on our morning walk. I called and called but there was no response. As my imagination took over, I

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The Way We Were

Feb. 11,1998 25 Years Ago Sunny skies for Luskville carnival: Carnival organizers couldn’t have asked for a more perfect weekend. Sunny skies attracted hundreds to Luskville’s five-day carnival. About 250 attended the supper and closing ceremonies Sunday. Many others participated

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The Log Driver’s Dinner returns

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge Feb. 10, 2023 Billed as “A Night of Memories and Hope for the Future,” the annual lumberjack dinner was hosted at Spruceholme Inn by owner and MRC Pontiac Warden Jane Toller last Friday night. The night was

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Valentine’s weekend in Bryson

Brett Thoms Shawville February 10-13, 2023 As Bryson 150 celebrations continue, events kept on happening in the village. The Bryson RA hosted two dances, the first was a Father-Daughter Dance on Friday night and the second was the Mother-Son dance

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Introducing Quyon’s new minister

Brett Thoms Quyon February 12, 2023 The Quyon and Beechgrove United churches have a new minister, Patricia Power. Officially, Patricia, who also works full-time for the federal government, is the congregational minister at the Quyon Pastoral Charge, which combines the

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