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Waltham – Helen Perry

Happy birthday is wished to our dear neighbour Megan Kelly-Rochon, and little PJ Romain who are celebrating birthdays on Feb. 27. Enjoy your special day.Warm

You don’t know

I decided to do a little touch-up on my kitchen cupboards this month. I’m pretty well stuck inside, my kitchen is small, so I thought

Civilizations come and go

Dear Editor, I’ve been taking an informal course of study of long-gone civilizations via YouTube University. Today, I watched a linguist tell of the language

Nature is cruel

Dear Editor, That’s what I thought on Sunday. Y’see, I’d spent three days shovelling my driveway and digging out what remains of my firewood supply,

Democratic malaise

Dear Editor, I wish to thank you for bringing continued awareness to a subject that I am very passionate about and have referenced several times

Expressions

I just heard a person say, “It’s stinkin’ cold.” I knew exactly what they were feeling. I cannot say I enjoy the continuous cold, but

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

We have received a couple of huge storms, hope everyone is staying safe as you shovel out. A good Samaritan shovelled Mrs. Doreen Davis’s walkway

Quyon – Jillian Young

Hello to all! I am home from a wonderful week in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. My friend Lindsay Hamilton and I travelled there

Waltham – Helen Perry

The past week and on the weekend, we received a significant amount of snow. We hope that everyone weathered it safely. Hats off to our

Community Outreach Specialist

Location: Shawville, Quebec (Hybrid Possible)Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month Contract (with potential for extension)Salary: $50,000 per year ($27.50/hour @ 35 hours per week) About the Role

Waltham – Helen Perry

Happy birthday is wished to our dear neighbour Megan Kelly-Rochon, and little PJ Romain who are celebrating birthdays on Feb. 27. Enjoy your special day.Warm birthday wishes are extended to Diane McKnight and Cynthia Belaire, who are celebrating their birthdays

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You don’t know

I decided to do a little touch-up on my kitchen cupboards this month. I’m pretty well stuck inside, my kitchen is small, so I thought it won’t be too hard. Really? Little did I know what it would entail. Lots

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Civilizations come and go

Dear Editor, I’ve been taking an informal course of study of long-gone civilizations via YouTube University. Today, I watched a linguist tell of the language of the Hittite culture, once a thriving empire, centred around what is now Turkey. Little

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Nature is cruel

Dear Editor, That’s what I thought on Sunday. Y’see, I’d spent three days shovelling my driveway and digging out what remains of my firewood supply, only to awaken Sunday to see my hard work erased. I could have imagined that

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Democratic malaise

Dear Editor, I wish to thank you for bringing continued awareness to a subject that I am very passionate about and have referenced several times in the last few years in letters to this paper. Last week’s editorial concerning the

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Expressions

I just heard a person say, “It’s stinkin’ cold.” I knew exactly what they were feeling. I cannot say I enjoy the continuous cold, but as I thought about it, I remembered that God wasn’t pleased when His people complained

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

We have received a couple of huge storms, hope everyone is staying safe as you shovel out. A good Samaritan shovelled Mrs. Doreen Davis’s walkway after the snowstorm over the weekend. She tried to catch up with the person but

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Hello to all! I am home from a wonderful week in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. My friend Lindsay Hamilton and I travelled there for the week with a big group of family and friends to the Majestic Elegance

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Waltham – Helen Perry

The past week and on the weekend, we received a significant amount of snow. We hope that everyone weathered it safely. Hats off to our snow plow operators, who work tirelessly to clean our roads and highways. Influenza and respiratory

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Community Outreach Specialist

Location: Shawville, Quebec (Hybrid Possible)Job Type: Full-Time, 12-Month Contract (with potential for extension)Salary: $50,000 per year ($27.50/hour @ 35 hours per week) About the Role The Community Outreach Specialist will be the bridge between The Equity and the Pontiac community,

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