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August 13, 2026

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy belated birthday congratulations to Lila Dale who celebrated her 97th birthday on Jan. 17 in Newfoundland. Your family and friends wish you the best

Quyon: Jill Young

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Hal Young who passed away on Jan. 14. The thoughts and prayers of the community are with his

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the families of Leona Ouellette (née Darcy) who passed away suddenly on Jan. 11, at the age

Waltham: Helen Perry

I apologize for misspelling a name in my column last week. It should have read Lisa Liebeck (nee Archambault). Warm birthday wishes are extended to

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

The world is anxiously watching to see how this inauguration is going to go down. Even after the inauguration there is still going to be

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Happy belated birthday congratulations to Lila Dale who celebrated her 97th birthday on Jan. 17 in Newfoundland. Your family and friends wish you the best for the upcoming year. Happy belated 65th birthday to William Rowat who . . .

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Quyon: Jill Young

Our deepest sympathy to the family of Hal Young who passed away on Jan. 14. The thoughts and prayers of the community are with his wife Muriel and all of his loved ones at this sad time. I also saw

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the families of Leona Ouellette (née Darcy) who passed away suddenly on Jan. 11, at the age of 78. She was born in Sheenboro, Que., into a large and loving, musically gifted,

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Waltham: Helen Perry

I apologize for misspelling a name in my column last week. It should have read Lisa Liebeck (nee Archambault). Warm birthday wishes are extended to Jean Pelletier who is celebrating his birthday on Jan. 21. All the best of health

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

The world is anxiously watching to see how this inauguration is going to go down. Even after the inauguration there is still going to be a rough road ahead. How much more civil unrest will the Americans have? Well, we

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Third protest against lockdown measures

EMILY HSUEH SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2021 For the third weekend in a row, protestors took to the streets on Jan. 16, this time in Shawville, with handpainted signs to voice their disdain for the lockdown. Some of the signs were

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Warden Toller outlines 2021 priorities

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Jan. 8, 2021 The following interview with MRC Warden Jane Toller was conducted on Jan. 8. These answers have been edited for the purpose of clarity. THE EQUITY: Let’s talk about your top priorities going into the

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