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Ecofest events go virtual

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI L’ISLE-AUX-ALLUMETTES June 17 2020 Ecofest, an event held every year at L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, brought its events online this year amid . . .

Golf courses reopen in Pontiac

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC June 10 2020 Since late May, Quebec’s deconfinement plan allowed golf courses to reopen in Pontiac under certain conditions. This was part

Seed planting

Last fall, after all my canning was done I thought, ‘No more gardening for me!’ Then the spring came. My garden is bigger than ever.

$300,000 for Outaouais conservation efforts

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC June 5, 2020 The federal government announced on Friday that two local environmental conservation organizations will be getting $300,000 in funding. The

The Way We Were

June 14, 1995 25 Years Ago Milk producers join pool: Milk producers across the province are breathing a sigh of relief. At the last meeting,

Gardening with kids

With all this time at home, and in these weird, uncertain times (flash back to March when the shelves in our stores were bare), planting

Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Ann Taylor who retired from the Pontiac Printshop. May you be blessed with many years of health and

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers for the Benoit and Rodgers families on the loss of Michael (Mike) after his battle with leukemia on May 29. He

Local garden experiences post-pandemic bloom

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI QUYON June 17, 2020 The Community and Collective Garden at the Quyon Women’s Institute is now open to the public again, following measures set in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Silviana Geoffray, director at Pontiac Community

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Ecofest events go virtual

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI L’ISLE-AUX-ALLUMETTES June 17 2020 Ecofest, an event held every year at L’Isle-aux-Allumettes, brought its events online this year amid . . .

Read More »

Golf courses reopen in Pontiac

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC June 10 2020 Since late May, Quebec’s deconfinement plan allowed golf courses to reopen in Pontiac under certain conditions. This was part of the third phase which gave the go-ahead to individual outdoor sports and leisure activities.

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Seed planting

Last fall, after all my canning was done I thought, ‘No more gardening for me!’ Then the spring came. My garden is bigger than ever. I have planted many types of . . .

Read More »

The Way We Were

June 14, 1995 25 Years Ago Milk producers join pool: Milk producers across the province are breathing a sigh of relief. At the last meeting, the Quebec Federation of Milk Producers voted to join five other provinces in forming one

Read More »

Gardening with kids

With all this time at home, and in these weird, uncertain times (flash back to March when the shelves in our stores were bare), planting a garden seems like a fun, necessary idea. Gardening will teach our children how to

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Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations and best wishes are extended to Ann Taylor who retired from the Pontiac Printshop. May you be blessed with many years of health and happiness. There seems to be a lot of bear sightings . . .

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