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One hundred years and counting

Dear Editor, Sand Bay is a friendly community surrounded by nature, forest and sandy beach with its waterfront on the Ottawa River. This gem has

Fear working

Fear is a very powerful emotion. When I thought I saw a cougar last fall as a friend and I walked our dogs, I felt

The Way We Were

May 17, 1995 — 25 Years Ago The Little Hearts Club: The Little Hearts Club of Quyon, through sponsors, submitted messages to their moms. The

Biking

We love biking. One thing that we’ve done a lot of since we’ve been home and in isolation is biking. It’s something that we can

Elementary schools opened

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 School boards in the region have revealed their health safety measures on premises, as well as the expected attendances

Printing protection against COVID-19

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 A man from Breckenridge is putting together homemade face shields to distribute to any essential workers and nonprofit organizations

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

What a horrible Mother’s Day weekend weather wise. People couldn’t sit outside and do social distancing because of the weather. I can’t remember when we

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Congratulations go out to Jonathan Michaud and Carly McDonald on the arrival of their baby boy on May 8. Proud grandparents are Timmy and Gail

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Henderson and Hicks families on the loss of Shirley Ann on May 5, 2020 in Shawville. She was the wife

One hundred years and counting

Dear Editor, Sand Bay is a friendly community surrounded by nature, forest and sandy beach with its waterfront on the Ottawa River. This gem has a long, steadfast history with its rural roots and beloved pioneers. Protecting its heritage, identity,

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Fear working

Fear is a very powerful emotion. When I thought I saw a cougar last fall as a friend and I walked our dogs, I felt fear rise in me. I began immediately thinking about how I might escape from the

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The Way We Were

May 17, 1995 — 25 Years Ago The Little Hearts Club: The Little Hearts Club of Quyon, through sponsors, submitted messages to their moms. The following are some excerpts of their Mother’s Day tributes: “You are my favourite mom in

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Biking

We love biking. One thing that we’ve done a lot of since we’ve been home and in isolation is biking. It’s something that we can all do together now that our youngest has dropped the training wheels. It feels so

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Elementary schools opened

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 School boards in the region have revealed their health safety measures on premises, as well as the expected attendances in accordance with the reopening of elementary schools this week. Each Western Quebec School Board

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Retired CTV weatherman has Shawville connection

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE May 13, 2020 A fixture on Ottawa televisions at supper time will no longer grace the region’s TV screens as CTV Ottawa’s long-time weather anchor, J.J. Clarke, announced his retirement on May 4. Ironically, the name he’s

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Printing protection against COVID-19

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI PONTIAC May 13 2020 A man from Breckenridge is putting together homemade face shields to distribute to any essential workers and nonprofit organizations that are in need of them. Patrick Toulouse is using his tools and production materials

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Vinton: Diane Boisvert

What a horrible Mother’s Day weekend weather wise. People couldn’t sit outside and do social distancing because of the weather. I can’t remember when we had snow on this special weekend. I hope you were at least able to FaceTime

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Congratulations go out to Jonathan Michaud and Carly McDonald on the arrival of their baby boy on May 8. Proud grandparents are Timmy and Gail McDonald and Frank and Sue Michaud. Birthday greetings and best wishes go out to Terry

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Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Henderson and Hicks families on the loss of Shirley Ann on May 5, 2020 in Shawville. She was the wife of the late Joseph Henderson. Shirley was the mother of Joseph (Louise), Pamela (Sterling Welch),

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