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November 19, 2025

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SQ issues thousands of tickets

Jorge Maria Pontiac August 11, 2021  Sûreté du Québec (SQ)  reported several arrests during the two-week construction holiday and continued to make headway cracking down

Heat advisories

Jorge Maria Pontiac August 11, 2021 Federal and Quebec government departments requested the public take special precautions as a heatwave hits the area. Monday afternoon,

The way we were (August 11)

Aug. 14,1996  25 Years Ago St. Alphonsus 150th draws 1,000: Well over 1,000 people attended Sunday’s activities celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Alphonsus parish.

Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental

Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148.

Treacherous threshold

We live in fractious times. We need leadership and policies that will bring us together. Bill 96 promises to do the exact opposite. We appreciate

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger (August 11)

Our condolences to the Edmonds and Miller families on the passing of Ronald (Ron) Edmonds of Ottawa, Ont. He passed away peacefully in hospital Aug.

Five generations believing in tomorrow

Eva Baldi Lindsay Hamilton is taking her knowledge and passion for gardening to the next level by announcing her plans to open a greenhouse in the spring of next year.  Gardening is more than just a hobby for Hamilton, agriculture

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SQ issues thousands of tickets

Jorge Maria Pontiac August 11, 2021  Sûreté du Québec (SQ)  reported several arrests during the two-week construction holiday and continued to make headway cracking down on dangerous boating during Ontario’s August long weekend. During the long weekend, Operation Zero Alcohol

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Heat advisories

Jorge Maria Pontiac August 11, 2021 Federal and Quebec government departments requested the public take special precautions as a heatwave hits the area. Monday afternoon, Environment Canada issued a special weather advisory after a mass of hot and humid air

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Organization for a new school year

I can’t quite believe we will soon be packing up backpacks and getting ready to meet the bus once again. I find August to be the month when it all starts to fly by. We have yet to complete our

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The way we were (August 11)

Aug. 14,1996  25 Years Ago St. Alphonsus 150th draws 1,000: Well over 1,000 people attended Sunday’s activities celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Alphonsus parish. From high on a hill overlooking the Ottawa River, the tolling of the church bells

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Minority government

Dear Editor, Political observers indicate that we will soon be entering into a federal election season. Here’s one way in which Canada has a governmental structural advantage over the United States, multi-party campaigns and the possibility of a functioning minority

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Pontiac friends

Dear Editor, For the last six months or so, I’ve sat watching out of my picture window or in the breeze way at Highway 148. Because of COVID-19 and the quarantine, like everyone else, it left me with very little

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Treacherous threshold

We live in fractious times. We need leadership and policies that will bring us together. Bill 96 promises to do the exact opposite. We appreciate and support the intent to protect the French language and culture of Quebec. But just

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger (August 11)

Our condolences to the Edmonds and Miller families on the passing of Ronald (Ron) Edmonds of Ottawa, Ont. He passed away peacefully in hospital Aug. 3 at the age of 79. Beloved husband for 32 years to Roberta Miller and

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