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August 13, 2026

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A call for fair elections

Last month the prime minister went city-hopping through Canada making a $10 a day child care deal with British Columbia and another one in Newfoundland

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse (August 4)

Happy first birthday to our grandson, Simon, celebrating in Larder Lake on Aug. 2, 2021.  Happy 31st birthday to our daughter Marie-Michelle Lacourse on Aug.

Waltham: Helen Perry (August 4)

Happy belated wedding anniversary wishes are extended to Hazel and Chuck Chassie, who celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Aug. 1st. May you share many

Vinton: Diane Boisvert (August 4)

That hailstorm we had last Sunday caused a lot of damage in Fort Coulonge and Mansfield.   They received golf ball sized hail which damaged

Quyon: Jill Young (August 4)

A week ago Sunday, a storm went through our area that was very damaging for some folks, with trees down, gardens ruined, and crops destroyed. 

A call for fair elections

Last month the prime minister went city-hopping through Canada making a $10 a day child care deal with British Columbia and another one in Newfoundland and Labrador soon after and billions more to address the shortfalls in N.L.’s Muskrat Falls.

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse (August 4)

Happy first birthday to our grandson, Simon, celebrating in Larder Lake on Aug. 2, 2021.  Happy 31st birthday to our daughter Marie-Michelle Lacourse on Aug. 3, and our niece Samantha Lacourse on Aug. 7. 

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Waltham: Helen Perry (August 4)

Happy belated wedding anniversary wishes are extended to Hazel and Chuck Chassie, who celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary on Aug. 1st. May you share many more years of God’s richest blessings.

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert (August 4)

That hailstorm we had last Sunday caused a lot of damage in Fort Coulonge and Mansfield.   They received golf ball sized hail which damaged a lot of cars and destroyed gardens. They got hit a lot worse than Vinton.

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Quyon: Jill Young (August 4)

A week ago Sunday, a storm went through our area that was very damaging for some folks, with trees down, gardens ruined, and crops destroyed.  Our thoughts are with all who were affected by this natural disaster, especially the farmers

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What you need to know about Bill 96

Eva Baldi Pontiac July 28, 2021  Bill 96, a new amendment to the Charter of the French Language is likely to be passed in the fall. The 100 page long bill is surrounded with much confusion and many misconceptions. What

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Pontiac Museum working to appeal to francophones

Julien St-Jean Shawville July 23, 2021 The Pontiac Historical Society is looking to make the Pontiac Museum more accessible to French speakers through the development of a bilingual museum guidebook. Glen Ansell, the museum curator and member of the Pontiac

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