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January 14, 2026

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Waltham: Helen Perry

I hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather on the Victoria long weekend and observed physical distancing. The Municipality of Waltham and the Waltham Fire

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cpt. Jennifer Casey from Halifax who died tragically yesterday as part of the Canadian Snowbirds flyby.

Canada cares

Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we

May 24, 1995  25 Years Ago March against women’s poverty: Women in Pontiac are being rallied to support women throughout Quebec. A march, billed as

Kids in the kitchen

I’m not sure if everyone else is doing a lot of kitchen work with their kids during this isolation time, but we sure have been.

Shawville Ford donates face shields

On Wednesday, Shawville Ford donated 200 face shields, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company’s US plants, to health care workers in Pontiac, with 150 going

A hard shell

A former colleague I worked with phoned to tell me she had wheat buds and knowing I like to make bread, would grind the buds

Fair goes virtual

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI SHAWVILLE May 20, 2020  Last week, Dr. S.E. McDowell elementary school in Shawville announced on social media they will be holding a virtual

The birth of a local liqueur

Louis Brizard was born in the County of Macquinoné in 1798 and came to Calumet Island in 1820. He married an Algonquin maiden, Marie Lavigne,

Waltham: Helen Perry

I hope that everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather on the Victoria long weekend and observed physical distancing. The Municipality of Waltham and the Waltham Fire Department would like to remind everyone that much of west Quebec is under a complete

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Cpt. Jennifer Casey from Halifax who died tragically yesterday as part of the Canadian Snowbirds flyby. The second person was injured and our thoughts and prayers are with them and their

Read More »

Canada cares

Dear Editor, I am thrilled with the announcement by the Federal Government of support to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance. If there is something that we have learned from the Covid crisis, it is the need to come up with global

Read More »

May 24, 1995  25 Years Ago March against women’s poverty: Women in Pontiac are being rallied to support women throughout Quebec. A march, billed as the “bread and Roses Women’s March”, whose purpose is to increase the general awareness of

Read More »

Kids in the kitchen

I’m not sure if everyone else is doing a lot of kitchen work with their kids during this isolation time, but we sure have been. In the first month it felt like we cooked or baked something each day (hence

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Shawville Ford donates face shields

On Wednesday, Shawville Ford donated 200 face shields, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company’s US plants, to health care workers in Pontiac, with 150 going to the Pontiac Community Hospital and 50 distrubuted to local nursing homes. The shields were

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A hard shell

A former colleague I worked with phoned to tell me she had wheat buds and knowing I like to make bread, would grind the buds and give me the flour. Wheat buds are hard kernels of wheat and in that

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Fair goes virtual

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI SHAWVILLE May 20, 2020  Last week, Dr. S.E. McDowell elementary school in Shawville announced on social media they will be holding a virtual spring fair this year.  Students, at home or attending class, are asked to complete a

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The birth of a local liqueur

Louis Brizard was born in the County of Macquinoné in 1798 and came to Calumet Island in 1820. He married an Algonquin maiden, Marie Lavigne, in a traditional native ceremony. As a wedding gift, Marie’s brothers gave her a name

Read More »

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