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Spreading holiday cheer

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville January 2, 2022 To spread a little holiday cheer and give back to the community one local helped collect gifts that were

Year in Review – August

It’s a me, Mario Walking down Centre St. in Shawville, it is hard to miss the giant mural of Mario & Luigi on the walls

Year in Review – May

Public meeting on Chalk River: Majority of speakers concerned about site MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller hosted a public forum in Fort Coulonge on April

Year in Review – June

Community Rally against Bill 96 About 20 or so concerned citizens gathered on the corner of Hwy 148 and Centre Street to rally against the

Year in Review – July

River search operation ends well A search operation on the Ottawa River for an individual who was thought to be missing was launched on June

The Way We Were

Dec. 31, 1997 – 25 Years Ago SQ looking for home, mayor’s remuneration capped: Pontiac MRC mayors met Monday evening, Dec. 22 to deal with

Vacationing with kids

Have you ever brought your kids on vacation? Afraid to? Anxious? Don’t know where to start? I’m certainly not a pro, but we have done

To tax or not to tax

With the arrival of budget time across the Pontiac, many municipalities and the MRC have reportedly been put under strain to balance their budgets. The

The Year in Review – April

Mayor of MoP proposes resolution supporting MRC Pontiac resolution on Chalk River dump site. Mayor Roger Larose of the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) says he

1,367 lbs of food and $2,750 raised for Bouffe

Brett Thoms Shawville January 9, 2022 In response to rising food prices, a local business teamed up with students from Pontiac High School to raise money for Bouffe Pontiac. Logs End, a hardwood floor company based in Bristol, pledged to

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Spreading holiday cheer

Zainab Al-Mehdar Shawville January 2, 2022 To spread a little holiday cheer and give back to the community one local helped collect gifts that were donated and organized a group of third and sixth graders from Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary

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Year in Review – August

It’s a me, Mario Walking down Centre St. in Shawville, it is hard to miss the giant mural of Mario & Luigi on the walls of the Renaissance Variety building emblematic of their store. Celebrating their 20th anniversary of being

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Year in Review – May

Public meeting on Chalk River: Majority of speakers concerned about site MRC Pontiac warden Jane Toller hosted a public forum in Fort Coulonge on April 26 for residents of the region to express their views on the proposal to build

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Year in Review – June

Community Rally against Bill 96 About 20 or so concerned citizens gathered on the corner of Hwy 148 and Centre Street to rally against the passing of Bill 96 by the CAQ. Organizer and concerned citizen Doreen Lloyd said as

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Year in Review – July

River search operation ends well A search operation on the Ottawa River for an individual who was thought to be missing was launched on June 30 after a woman’s belongings were found on a dock in Campbell’s Bay. After a

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The Way We Were

Dec. 31, 1997 – 25 Years Ago SQ looking for home, mayor’s remuneration capped: Pontiac MRC mayors met Monday evening, Dec. 22 to deal with a 42-item agenda. Topics of importance were the following: Denis Lamothe, commander of the Campbell’s

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Vacationing with kids

Have you ever brought your kids on vacation? Afraid to? Anxious? Don’t know where to start? I’m certainly not a pro, but we have done it a few times with our kids at different stages of their childhood. Here are

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To tax or not to tax

With the arrival of budget time across the Pontiac, many municipalities and the MRC have reportedly been put under strain to balance their budgets. The recent increase in inflation across the economy and the prospect of a looming recession make

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The Year in Review – April

Mayor of MoP proposes resolution supporting MRC Pontiac resolution on Chalk River dump site. Mayor Roger Larose of the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) says he is concerned about the proposed near-surface dump site for low-level radioactive waste at Chalk River.

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