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November 19, 2025

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Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and

Oops, we did it again

It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling

Practicing at home

Dear parents here is a public service announcement from yours truly — once your child shows interest in holding a crayon and or pencil, there

The way we were (Sept. 22)

Sept. 25,1996  25 Years Ago Antique boats travel Ottawa River bypass:  You’d be forgiven if you thought you had stepped back in time at Fort

Waltham: Helen Perry (Sept. 21)

We are now welcoming the beautiful fall season. With its annual display of panoramic colours and cooler weather. The apple trees are dropping their ripe

Quyon: Jill Young (Sept. 22)

Birthday wishes are going out to Tiffany Young on Sept. 22, to Jeff Campbell on Sept. 23 and to Rolly Bernier on Sept. 26. Happy

Vinton: Diane Boisvert (Sept. 22)

Happy birthday wishes go out to: Dennis Sauriol, Chloe Meilleur, Mariann Frost and Lois Smith on Sept. 22, to Daryl Hill on Sept. 23, to

A craftsman’s tune

Julien St-Jean Shawville July 21, 2021 When Dennis Alexander comes to the Pontiac, he always makes sure he has a fiddle with him. “It wouldn’t

Good for a change

For the 40th year in a row, locals laced up and took off for the Pontiac Terry Fox Run, traveling along roads and trails and engaging in other forms of exercise in support of “a dream as big as our

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Oops, we did it again

It was like a Jerry Seinfeld episode, an election about nothing. Then it started to revolve around the pandemic, with criticism of Trudeau for calling an election while a fourth wave was washing over the country, and of O’Toole for

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Practicing at home

Dear parents here is a public service announcement from yours truly — once your child shows interest in holding a crayon and or pencil, there is no harm in teaching them letters. Start with the letters of their name and

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The way we were (Sept. 22)

Sept. 25,1996  25 Years Ago Antique boats travel Ottawa River bypass:  You’d be forgiven if you thought you had stepped back in time at Fort William last Sunday. The beach was packed with about 25 antique boats, the oldest one

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Waltham: Helen Perry (Sept. 21)

We are now welcoming the beautiful fall season. With its annual display of panoramic colours and cooler weather. The apple trees are dropping their ripe fruit to be collected for all kinds of apple treats and preserves. Hunters are preparing

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse (Sept. 21)

Our thoughts and prayers for the Stafford family on the loss of Dorothy on Sept. 14 at the age of 77. She was the wife of the late Oswald. Dorothy was the mother of Tammy (Steven Jacobs), Robyn and Cindy

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Quyon: Jill Young (Sept. 22)

Birthday wishes are going out to Tiffany Young on Sept. 22, to Jeff Campbell on Sept. 23 and to Rolly Bernier on Sept. 26. Happy birthday also to Mason Howarth who is turning two on Sept. 28 and to his

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert (Sept. 22)

Happy birthday wishes go out to: Dennis Sauriol, Chloe Meilleur, Mariann Frost and Lois Smith on Sept. 22, to Daryl Hill on Sept. 23, to Ashley Strong on Sept. 24, to Holly Hewitson, Chris Castonguay, Brooke Leach and Travis Pepin

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A craftsman’s tune

Julien St-Jean Shawville July 21, 2021 When Dennis Alexander comes to the Pontiac, he always makes sure he has a fiddle with him. “It wouldn’t feel right otherwise,” he explained.  Alexander is a Luthier, he hand crafts instruments, such as

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