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Carnival highlights the season

Darius Shahheydari Fort-Coulonge March 6-7, 2020 This year’s Fort Coulonge and Mansfield Winter Carnival took place at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge

Quyon: Jill Young

The Quyon Lions Club had a busy week in our community. They held the traditional pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday at the Quyon Legion with

Waltham: Helen Perry

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear uncle Leo Spence of L’Isle -Aux-Allumettes, Que. He was the beloved

Shawville: Lyse Lacourse

Our deepest condolences to the Binder and McCleary families on the loss of Robert on Feb. 23. Our thoughts and prayers are with the .

Vinton: Diane Boisvert

I would like to wish the following people a very happy birthday: Jodie Frost on March 4, Paul Haldeman, Karen Quinn on . . .

Midget Comets dethrone Lumber Kings

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Feb. 29, 2020 The Fort Coulonge Midget B Comets cruised to victory in a dominant performance from start to finish as they

Teething tips

There comes a time in each baby’s life when they are totally unhappy, even if they’re the happiest of babies who rarely cry – teething

The Way We Were

Mar. 8, 1995 25 Years Ago Pulp Mill landfill now open: It’s called a park and it will cost nine million dollars to build but

Carnival highlights the season

Darius Shahheydari Fort-Coulonge March 6-7, 2020 This year’s Fort Coulonge and Mansfield Winter Carnival took place at the Centre des Loisirs des Draveurs in Fort-Coulonge over the weekend. Several events were on offer throughout Friday and Saturday. Talent Contest Folks

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Open house at the Pontiac Community Hospital

DARIUS SHAHHEYDARI SHAWVILLE March 4, 2020 Nursing manager Natalie Romain and assistant director Nicole Chaput greeted the guests at a table set up by the main doors at the Pontiac Hospital, where they ran an open house Wednesday. According to

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Quyon: Jill Young

The Quyon Lions Club had a busy week in our community. They held the traditional pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday at the Quyon Legion with a great . . .

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Waltham: Helen Perry

It is with a heavy heart that I announce the passing of my dear uncle Leo Spence of L’Isle -Aux-Allumettes, Que. He was the beloved husband of the late (Mary Hymes). He was the last living sibling of my mother’s

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Midget Comets dethrone Lumber Kings

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Feb. 29, 2020 The Fort Coulonge Midget B Comets cruised to victory in a dominant performance from start to finish as they defeated the visiting Pembroke Lumber Kings 7-0 in a fiery affair. The Comets opened .

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Pontiac crime story captivates the nation

It was a murder that made headlines across the country. The Pontiac has been raving since “Allumette Island Massacre” and Three Other Canadian Crime Stories, written by Keith Landry, hit the shelves in September 2019. Landry first heard about the

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Teething tips

There comes a time in each baby’s life when they are totally unhappy, even if they’re the happiest of babies who rarely cry – teething really can have that effect on a baby – it hurts. I can remember with

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The Way We Were

Mar. 8, 1995 25 Years Ago Pulp Mill landfill now open: It’s called a park and it will cost nine million dollars to build but it won’t have grass and trees in it for another 50 years. “Bioparc” is the

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