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Getting to Know Ewe

Leystone Farms sits in idyllic surroundings. Protected by the Gatineau mountain ridge, the area is enveloped by stunning, resplendent landscape. The quiet farmhouse situated at

Year in Review – October 2021

Venue restrictions lifted across Quebec At a Sept. 30 press conference, Quebec Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé announced a further relaxation of public

Year in Review – November 2021

House fire Friday night, zero injured On Oct. 29 the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department arrived at C62 Fourth Concession to extinguish a burning log house. At

Year in Review – December 2021

Women’s Institute seeks support to reopen obstetrics unit Nine first-time mayors and nine re-elected mayors gathered at the Lions Hall in Bryson on Wednesday evening

Donation to minor hockey

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Jan. 14, 2022 On Friday, Shawville Giant Tiger made a donation of $1,300 to SDMHA (Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association). The

Democratic deficit

An unfortunately weak resolution on the proposed Chalk River nuclear dump was passed at the December meeting of the Pontiac Council of Mayors, and the

Quebec Public Health Director Resigns

Nikki Buechler Pontiac Jan. 11 2022 Dr. Horacio Arruda has resigned from his post as Quebec’s public health director, a position he has occupied for

Getting to Know Ewe

Leystone Farms sits in idyllic surroundings. Protected by the Gatineau mountain ridge, the area is enveloped by stunning, resplendent landscape. The quiet farmhouse situated at the edge of the Pontiac is the home of Karri Munn-Venn. A busy senior policy

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Year in Review – October 2021

Venue restrictions lifted across Quebec At a Sept. 30 press conference, Quebec Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé announced a further relaxation of public health safety measures in Quebec in response to the increasingly positive outlook in the Province.

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Year in Review – November 2021

House fire Friday night, zero injured On Oct. 29 the Shawville-Clarendon Fire Department arrived at C62 Fourth Concession to extinguish a burning log house. At around 8:50 p.m. four firetrucks with about 16 firefighters arrived to find the house “engulfed

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Year in Review – December 2021

Women’s Institute seeks support to reopen obstetrics unit Nine first-time mayors and nine re-elected mayors gathered at the Lions Hall in Bryson on Wednesday evening for the first public meeting of the Pontiac MRC Council of Mayors since the November

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Donation to minor hockey

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Jan. 14, 2022 On Friday, Shawville Giant Tiger made a donation of $1,300 to SDMHA (Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association). The sizable donation was graciously accepted by SDMHA board member, Craig McCormick, who said, “We .

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Winter leaves its mark on the Pontiac

Nikki Buechler Shawville Jan. 17, 2022 A winter storm coated the Pontiac in a thick blanket of snow on Tuesday. Although it had been expected, with storm warnings and school closures announced in . . .

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Democratic deficit

An unfortunately weak resolution on the proposed Chalk River nuclear dump was passed at the December meeting of the Pontiac Council of Mayors, and the question is why. The plan being advanced by Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) is to locate

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Quebec Public Health Director Resigns

Nikki Buechler Pontiac Jan. 11 2022 Dr. Horacio Arruda has resigned from his post as Quebec’s public health director, a position he has occupied for almost 12 years. His letter of resignation, which was accepted by Premier Francios Legault on

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