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November 19, 2025

The Equity

Healthcare workers get a reprieve

Jorge Maria Pontiac Oct. 20, 2021  Two days before the deadline for all health practitioners to be fully vaccinated, the province extended the deadline from

Letters: Major potholes

Dear Editor, Major potholes along route 148 at the entrance to the Luskville Mall have not been fixed. They have been there at least a

The Way We Were (Oct. 20)

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Oct. 23, 1996  25 Years Ago Jiu-Jitsu students earn four medals at national competition:  Three members of the Pontiac Jiu-Jitsu club

Parents’ Voice: Halloween

When are children too old to trick-or-treat? This is a topic that often resurfaces close to Halloween. There are definitely two sides to this argument

Life brings change

I don’t carry anything heavy anymore. So, when our new pastor, his wife and family moved here, mostly the younger people carried boxes, beds and

Municipal democracy: What is it good for?

The official start of Quebec’s municipal elections for 2021 was Sept. 17, but the actual race began on Oct. 1 after the Sept. 30 deadline for nominations. By that first day, more than 50 per cent of all mayors won

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Letters: Major potholes

Dear Editor, Major potholes along route 148 at the entrance to the Luskville Mall have not been fixed. They have been there at least a year. These potholes are dangerous to cars and cyclists who use the road’s shoulder. It

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The Way We Were (Oct. 20)

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Oct. 23, 1996  25 Years Ago Jiu-Jitsu students earn four medals at national competition:  Three members of the Pontiac Jiu-Jitsu club fought their way to four medals at the first-ever Canadian Championships open to all martial

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Parents’ Voice: Halloween

When are children too old to trick-or-treat? This is a topic that often resurfaces close to Halloween. There are definitely two sides to this argument but I truly believe that children should stay young for as long as possible.  As

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Pontiac Legion President, Ronald Woodstock and Vice-president Oscar Beaudoin hold up a poppy quilt to be auctioned off at the end of the poppy drive on Nov. 11.

Pontiac Legion begins poppy charity drive

Jorge Maria Campbell’s Bay Oct. 20, 2021  Last Thursday the Pontiac Legion celebrated the opening of its poppy drive by making donations to several worthy causes. The Poppy committee decided to donate a cheque for $500.00 to Squadron 653 Air

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Life brings change

I don’t carry anything heavy anymore. So, when our new pastor, his wife and family moved here, mostly the younger people carried boxes, beds and dressers. I made sandwiches. I can do that easily and with joy. 

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