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The Way We Were

June 11,1997 25 Years Ago Soft Landing: Workers from Montreal flying company made plans to remove their plane from the bush after it crashed about

Summer is here

The end of the school year is a favourite time of year for kids, teachers and parents. Everyone has worked so hard all year long,

Problematic Polling

Doug Ford’s recent electoral victory across the river highlights some glaring flaws in the democratic process and the media in this country, and probably foreshadows

Putting Pontiac on the map through music

Zainab Al-Mehdar Fort-Coulonge June 3, 2022 Bringing the country to Pontiac, Carole Faubert and Phil Denault celebrated their fifth anniversary of the Country Music Festival

The Way We Were

June 11,1997 25 Years Ago Soft Landing: Workers from Montreal flying company made plans to remove their plane from the bush after it crashed about 9 pm Friday night. While spraying for spruce budworm, the plane’s engine blew, covering the

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Summer is here

The end of the school year is a favourite time of year for kids, teachers and parents. Everyone has worked so hard all year long, this long awaited break is certainly deserved. For some, summer vacation is a stressful time

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Problematic Polling

Doug Ford’s recent electoral victory across the river highlights some glaring flaws in the democratic process and the media in this country, and probably foreshadows what will happen this October in Quebec. All the Progressive Conservative party of Ontario needed

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Putting Pontiac on the map through music

Zainab Al-Mehdar Fort-Coulonge June 3, 2022 Bringing the country to Pontiac, Carole Faubert and Phil Denault celebrated their fifth anniversary of the Country Music Festival in Fort-Coulonge and Mansfield. The couple hosted one of the biggest music festivals in the

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First ever Pride event held in the Pontiac

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge June 11, 2022 The inaugural LGBTQ pride event was held in the Pontiac on Saturday at Le Patro in Fort-Coulonge. The event, which was hosted by Pontiac Pride, was titled the Youth and Community Pride festival. During

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New archaeology project announced
in the MoP

Brett Thoms Fort-Coulonge June 8, 2022 The Friends of Chat Falls, a heritage and environmental conservation group based in the Municipality of Pontiac (MoP) MRC des Collines and others to start the work on a long-term archeology project in the

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