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April 30, 2026

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Resignations in the MoP and MRC

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 6 2022 The director general of the Municipality of Pontiac and the economic development director of the MRC Pontiac both announced

Dragged back in: Queens
return to the Pontiac

Jeremy Morse Fort-Coulonge May 7, 2022 The Pontiac’s drag scene continues to defy expectations with Saturday’s sold-out show at Fort-Coulonge’s Café Downtown. The three-hour event

The Way We Were

Apr. 30,1997 25 Years Ago Donating organs helps family deal with child’s death: The parents of Carole Trudeau are still trying to cope with the

Horse sense

A few years ago, a young veterinarian from the U.K. chose to settle in the Pontiac. Of all the places in the world she could

NSDF: A modern solution to an old problem

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is proposing the construction of an engineered facility for the permanent disposal of low-level waste at Chalk River Laboratories. The proposal is

Resignations in the MoP and MRC

Brett Thoms Pontiac May 6 2022 The director general of the Municipality of Pontiac and the economic development director of the MRC Pontiac both announced they will be resigning their positions. Pierre Said, director general of the Municipality of Pontiac

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Dragged back in: Queens
return to the Pontiac

Jeremy Morse Fort-Coulonge May 7, 2022 The Pontiac’s drag scene continues to defy expectations with Saturday’s sold-out show at Fort-Coulonge’s Café Downtown. The three-hour event featured Ottawa-based queens Kiki Coe, Kimmy Couture, Vera and Karamilk performing everything from. . .

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The Way We Were

Apr. 30,1997 25 Years Ago Donating organs helps family deal with child’s death: The parents of Carole Trudeau are still trying to cope with the sudden death of their nine-year-old daughter who passed away two week’s ago on April 15.

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Dealing with anaphylactic allergies

Growing up, I only knew one child with allergies and I always felt she was singled out because of it. Parents and teachers alike would blame that child for not being able to send certain foods. When I grew up

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Horse sense

A few years ago, a young veterinarian from the U.K. chose to settle in the Pontiac. Of all the places in the world she could have gone, she came here. It was our great good fortune that she made it

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NSDF: A modern solution to an old problem

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is proposing the construction of an engineered facility for the permanent disposal of low-level waste at Chalk River Laboratories. The proposal is now before Canada’s nuclear regulator, which will make a final decision following public hearings that

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Curling season wraps up in Shawville

Brett Thoms Shawville April 30, 2021 The curling season was wrapped up at the Shawville Curling Club for both the senior daytime group and the competitive nighttime group last week. The curling season was short this year due to a

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