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November 19, 2025

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House fire on L’Île du Grand Calumet

Firefighters from L’Île du Grand Calumet, Campbell’s Bay, Portage du Fort and Shawville-Clarendon arrived to the scene of a house fire in L’Île du Grand

Air rescue services for TNO?

Jorge Maria Pontiac July 21, 2021  The MRC Pontiac launched a survey of TNO population last week as a preliminary step to providing air rescue

The way we were (July 28)

July 31,1996  25 Years Ago Parents reject proposal for new hockey league:  The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association is facing major hurdles in getting

First year of school

By Shelley Heaphy  If you’re preparing a kiddo for school, the countdown is on, one more month. I remember worrying about preparing my kids for

No reconciliation without justice

Flags at all Federal buildings across the country are flying at half-mast. A government website that keeps track of these sorts of things says they

Quyon: Jill Young (July 28)

Congratulations to Michael Baker and Meghan Smith on the arrival of their baby boy, Mack David. He arrived on July 15 and he is a

House fire on L’Île du Grand Calumet

Firefighters from L’Île du Grand Calumet, Campbell’s Bay, Portage du Fort and Shawville-Clarendon arrived to the scene of a house fire in L’Île du Grand Calumet on Friday. The fire took much of the afternoon to extinguish.

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Military exercises play out near Sheenboro

Jorge Maria Sheenboro July 28, 2021 Last Sunday and Monday, Canadian Special Operations Forces conducted training exercises near Sheenboro. A small group of no more than 50, which included a training audience, staff and support, were in the area to

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Air rescue services for TNO?

Jorge Maria Pontiac July 21, 2021  The MRC Pontiac launched a survey of TNO population last week as a preliminary step to providing air rescue services to residents living in the remote region.

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The way we were (July 28)

July 31,1996  25 Years Ago Parents reject proposal for new hockey league:  The Shawville and District Minor Hockey Association is facing major hurdles in getting the 96-97 hockey season off the ground – or on the ice. At a meeting

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First year of school

By Shelley Heaphy  If you’re preparing a kiddo for school, the countdown is on, one more month. I remember worrying about preparing my kids for the big transition of going from home to school, and I’m certain I’m not alone.

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No reconciliation without justice

Flags at all Federal buildings across the country are flying at half-mast. A government website that keeps track of these sorts of things says they will fly this way for the foreseeable future.  After the graves of 215 Indigenous children

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Quyon: Jill Young (July 28)

Congratulations to Michael Baker and Meghan Smith on the arrival of their baby boy, Mack David. He arrived on July 15 and he is a little brother for Cooper. Wishing the whole family all the best as they settle in

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