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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

The Christmas tree lighting event this past Friday was again a success. Congratulations to the Shawville Lions Club for organizing a great Parade of Lights

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Basil Belland, as he passed away on Nov. 25. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved

Transparency in government

Dear Editor, Transparency in government: often promised, seldom delivered. Some folks are agitating to have public plenary sessions of the MRC council. My feeling is

Really letting go

I hired a person to clean the leaves out of my eavestroughs recently. It’s a pretty easy job and I’ve done it by myself all

Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended to Melanie Cloutier who celebrated her birthday on Nov. 25. We hope that you enjoyed your special day Mel. Birthday wishes

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers are going out to the Hill family on the loss of Mark on Nov. 17, the Gagne and Forget families on

Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to Lee Robinson and her family, as her mother Irene Tapper passed away on Nov. 21 at the age of 102.

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

The Christmas tree lighting event this past Friday was again a success. Congratulations to the Shawville Lions Club for organizing a great Parade of Lights held this past Saturday. Thank you to all who participated. Our deepest condolences to the

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to the family of Basil Belland, as he passed away on Nov. 25. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones at this sad time. Our community is thinking of Glenna Campbell, as she lost

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Transparency in government

Dear Editor, Transparency in government: often promised, seldom delivered. Some folks are agitating to have public plenary sessions of the MRC council. My feeling is you would be disillusioned more than informed upon seeing what’s behind the curtain. Having sat

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Really letting go

I hired a person to clean the leaves out of my eavestroughs recently. It’s a pretty easy job and I’ve done it by myself all along. It means going up and down a ladder, which is also simple, except, when

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Waltham – Helen Perry

Birthday wishes are extended to Melanie Cloutier who celebrated her birthday on Nov. 25. We hope that you enjoyed your special day Mel. Birthday wishes and love is wished to my sister Susan Pilon, of Casselman, Ont., who is celebrating

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Shawville – Lyse Lacourse

Our thoughts and prayers are going out to the Hill family on the loss of Mark on Nov. 17, the Gagne and Forget families on the loss of Nicole on Nov. 15, the Villeneuve family on the loss of Carmen

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Quyon – Jillian Young

Deepest sympathy is extended to Lee Robinson and her family, as her mother Irene Tapper passed away on Nov. 21 at the age of 102. “Granny” was well known and loved by many in our community. Our hearts are with

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