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August 13, 2026

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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

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

An insult to all Canadians

Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided

The Way we were (Oct. 6)

Oct. 9, 1996  25 Years Ago Oktoberfest attendance up: For a population of about 100, Ladysmith sure knows how to put on an Oktoberfest party.

Be thankful: Parents Voice (Oct. 6)

Thanksgiving has become my favourite holiday. I love taking the chance to sit down with family to enjoy a meal together as well as each

Ashley Hodgins setting her assembly line of cut pieces of wool and fleece in order to get the product ready for sewing.

Warming up with winter woolies

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Sept. 30, 2021  What began as a hobby for Sewing Sistas, Ashley and Breanna Hodgins in 2016 has now turned into a

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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An insult to all Canadians

Dear Editor, Well, it appears that Justin Trudeau has done it again; on the new National Day of Reconciliation where was he? Apparently, he decided that a beach in Tofino, B.C. was a better place to be. This is an

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The Way we were (Oct. 6)

Oct. 9, 1996  25 Years Ago Oktoberfest attendance up: For a population of about 100, Ladysmith sure knows how to put on an Oktoberfest party. An estimated crowd of 8,000 – 80 times the village’s population, walked through the gates

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Be thankful: Parents Voice (Oct. 6)

Thanksgiving has become my favourite holiday. I love taking the chance to sit down with family to enjoy a meal together as well as each other’s company without the hoopla of gifts, sweets or hunts (don’t get me wrong I

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Thirty years at the Pontiac Terry Fox run

Volunteers for the Try Like Terry run that have been involved the decades-long run for the past 30 years or more Left to right: Rick Valin, Margeurite Carmichael, Darleen Murphy, Janey Orr MacDougall, Dorothy Cowley, Linda Smart and Janice Richardson

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Ashley Hodgins setting her assembly line of cut pieces of wool and fleece in order to get the product ready for sewing.

Warming up with winter woolies

Carole St-Aubin Shawville Sept. 30, 2021  What began as a hobby for Sewing Sistas, Ashley and Breanna Hodgins in 2016 has now turned into a successful recycling and upcycling venture for these busy medical field workers. “It all began with

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