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Elections underway

Compiled by Jorge Maria Pontiac Oct. 5, 2021  With the municipal elections fast approaching on Nov. 7, more than 200 people put their names forward

The importance of breast cancer screening

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac October 6, 2021  Along with non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is among the most common of cancers afflicting Canadian women.  And in

And they’re off!

Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates

Shooting the messenger

In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation

Elections underway

Compiled by Jorge Maria Pontiac Oct. 5, 2021  With the municipal elections fast approaching on Nov. 7, more than 200 people put their names forward to seek municipal office in MRC Pontiac, all competing for 125 possible seats. Seven mayors

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The importance of breast cancer screening

Carole St-Aubin Pontiac October 6, 2021  Along with non-melanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is among the most common of cancers afflicting Canadian women.  And in Quebec alone, more than 6,600 cases are diagnosed each year, of which 1,000 cases are

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Two vehicles were involved in a head-on collision on Hwy. 148 in Clarendon Monday afternoon. The Sûreté du Québec had to close down the stretch of road for hours to investigate.

Head-on collision on Hwy. 148 in Clarendon

Carole St-Aubin Shawville October 4, 2021   A head-on collision involving two vehicles occurred on Hwy. 148 east on Oct. 4, at approximately 4:00 p.m., near the 6th concession road in Clarendon. According to Shawville-Clarendon fire department chief Lee Laframboise, two

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And they’re off!

Candidates vying for election as councillors, mayors and wardens throughout the Pontiac are now off and running. In the Municipality of Pontiac, the three candidates for mayor have all had the job before and are back for more. Same with

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Shooting the messenger

In the final throes of the recent federal election, a question asked during the English-language leaders’ debate shed some troubling light on the current situation in Quebec politics. It began when host and moderator Shachi Kurl posed her now famous

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