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January 14, 2026

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A little bit of country

Nikki Buechler Shawville Dec. 21, 2021 Eldon Ostrom started playing in his family’s band at the age of nine. That was a while ago: “2021

Year in Review – January 2021

Ghost town: province enacts curfew The provincial government implemented an overnight curfew to go along with its extension of lockdown conditions for four weeks, until

Year in Review – February 2021

Énergie Davidson project awaits approval The Énergie Davidson project was introduced early in 2021 and was in the hands of provincial authorities. At the time

Year in Review – March 2021

Allumettes residents experience landline outages Allumettes Island has experienced power outages over the years, and although they have slightly subsided, in the past year they

Algonquin elder receives high school diploma

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Dec. 17 Seventy-one-year old former Quyon resident Albert Dumont has recently received his high school diploma from Ottawa’s Hillcrest High School. Dumont,

School raises funds for local family

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Dec. 22 Dr. S.E. McDowell School organized fundraising events in support of a local family who were recently impacted by a severe

A little bit of country

Nikki Buechler Shawville Dec. 21, 2021 Eldon Ostrom started playing in his family’s band at the age of nine. That was a while ago: “2021 marks my 50th year of playing traditional country music, and calling square dances in the

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Year in Review – January 2021

Ghost town: province enacts curfew The provincial government implemented an overnight curfew to go along with its extension of lockdown conditions for four weeks, until Feb. 8. The previous lockdown was set to run out on Jan. 11, but in

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Year in Review – February 2021

Énergie Davidson project awaits approval The Énergie Davidson project was introduced early in 2021 and was in the hands of provincial authorities. At the time MRC Warden Jane Toller provided an update on the conditions surrounding the potential reopening of

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Year in Review – March 2021

Allumettes residents experience landline outages Allumettes Island has experienced power outages over the years, and although they have slightly subsided, in the past year they have been facing issues with breaks in their telephone service. Allumette’s farmer David Gillespie has

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Algonquin elder receives high school diploma

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac Dec. 17 Seventy-one-year old former Quyon resident Albert Dumont has recently received his high school diploma from Ottawa’s Hillcrest High School. Dumont, a human rights activist, did not attend Hillcrest but has taken up public speaking engagements

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School raises funds for local family

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Dec. 22 Dr. S.E. McDowell School organized fundraising events in support of a local family who were recently impacted by a severe vehicle accident. In October, a coin drive was held at the school as a first

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