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January 14, 2026

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Waste disposal webinars update public

STEPHEN RICCIO CHALK RIVER Sept. 16, 2020 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) hosted quarterly webinars on the progress of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF)

PHS students to hit the green

STEPHEN RICCIO SHAWVILLE Sept. 23, 2020 A new golf program is teeing off at Pontiac High School (PHS) as teachers look to provide activities for

Senior hockey benched until 2021

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 9, 2020 The Pontiac Comets will not be hitting the ice for regular season games this fall, head coach Danick Boisvert

War is over (we demand it)

Dear Editor, No matter what party is in power, when they decide how to spend money, the opposition will surely contest it as being a

Ready to learn

Staying focused when doing homework or in class isn’t the easiest task for most students. There is a lot going on around that looks and

The way we were

Sept. 27,1995 25 Years Ago Mayors decline to endors plans to restore Culbute locks: Pontiac’s mayors took a walk through one of Pontiac’s forgotten historic

Responding together

Dear Editor, As we safely restart our economy in the midst of a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic keeps transforming Canadian society, imposing day-to-day

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Fall has officially arrived. It began yesterday, Sept. 22. The colours of the trees are changing. There is a . . .

Quyon: Jill Young

Happy 80th birthday to Bruce McKay. He celebrated this milestone occasion on Sept. 20. Wishing you all the best, Bruce. We also have birthday wishes

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

We send our condolences out to the Fleury and Davidson families on the passing of Cathy Fleury Davidson (Sheldon) on Sept. 13. She was the

Waste disposal webinars update public

STEPHEN RICCIO CHALK RIVER Sept. 16, 2020 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) hosted quarterly webinars on the progress of the proposed Near Surface Disposal Facility (NSDF) in Chalk River and the status of the Nuclear Power Demonstration (NPD) closure in Rolphton

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PHS students to hit the green

STEPHEN RICCIO SHAWVILLE Sept. 23, 2020 A new golf program is teeing off at Pontiac High School (PHS) as teachers look to provide activities for students while still following COVID-19 health guidelines. Darcy Findlay, who teaches phys ed. and ethics

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Senior hockey benched until 2021

STEPHEN RICCIO PONTIAC Sept. 9, 2020 The Pontiac Comets will not be hitting the ice for regular season games this fall, head coach Danick Boisvert announced on Sept. 9. Boisvert released a press release with an explanation of where the

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War is over (we demand it)

Dear Editor, No matter what party is in power, when they decide how to spend money, the opposition will surely contest it as being a frivolous waste, when something else is obviously more important. With a federal election a looming

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Ready to learn

Staying focused when doing homework or in class isn’t the easiest task for most students. There is a lot going on around that looks and sounds a lot more fun and interesting. A lot of what I am going to

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The way we were

Sept. 27,1995 25 Years Ago Mayors decline to endors plans to restore Culbute locks: Pontiac’s mayors took a walk through one of Pontiac’s forgotten historic sites Monday. But, in the end, they refused to get involved in any . .

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Responding together

Dear Editor, As we safely restart our economy in the midst of a global health crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic keeps transforming Canadian society, imposing day-to-day governance decisions to support people and businesses. With vaccines still months away, the fight against

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Quyon: Jill Young

Happy 80th birthday to Bruce McKay. He celebrated this milestone occasion on Sept. 20. Wishing you all the best, Bruce. We also have birthday wishes going out to . . .

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

We send our condolences out to the Fleury and Davidson families on the passing of Cathy Fleury Davidson (Sheldon) on Sept. 13. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Marion Fleury (nee Fitzpatrick) of Chapeau, Que. She will

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