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November 19, 2025

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60 years and still running

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 10, 2019 While chatting at the dinner table around a month ago, local resident John Tracy reminded his wife Gail Proudfoot

The Way We Were

July 13, 1994 25 Years Ago First person to shoot the chute: Aside the majesty of the descending white water of the falls, the concrete

Dealing with “I’m bored”

Figuring out how to beat boredom is a crucial life skill that kids have to learn. For little kids there’s really absolutely no reason they

When critics take the reins

The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) is still in the infancy of it’s first time leading the provincial government, and does it ever show. On June

A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on

Strong message

Dear Editor, Thank you to everyone who attended last Thursday night’s meeting in Campbell’s Bay. The room was packed with 350 people and we sent

Film festival announces 2019 lineup

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE July 4, 2019 On July 4, the Fort Coulonge International Female Film Festival’s organizing committee officially announced its programming for this

Gardening workshop for budding green thumbs

J.D. Potié LITCHFIELD July 6, 2019 On July 6, a group of local planting apprentices gathered at the Jardin Educatif du Pontiac in Litchfield for the second part of an interactive workshop on home gardening courtesy of a local agricultural

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60 years and still running

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE July 10, 2019 While chatting at the dinner table around a month ago, local resident John Tracy reminded his wife Gail Proudfoot that they had been graduated from Shawville High School (SHS) for 60 years – quite

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The Way We Were

July 13, 1994 25 Years Ago First person to shoot the chute: Aside the majesty of the descending white water of the falls, the concrete log ramp stands ignored and redundent. Its era is over. No longer do countless tons

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Dealing with “I’m bored”

Figuring out how to beat boredom is a crucial life skill that kids have to learn. For little kids there’s really absolutely no reason they should be bored. We have so much at our fingertips these days that engaging them

Read More »

When critics take the reins

The Coalition Avenir Quebec (CAQ) is still in the infancy of it’s first time leading the provincial government, and does it ever show. On June 17, the province revealed a revised map of the flood plains throughout the province, which

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A helping hand

The weather has turned hot. I’m not complaining! Not after such a long, cold winter, but my pup is feeling the heat. We were on our way home one morning and all of a sudden I noticed he wasn’t at

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Strong message

Dear Editor, Thank you to everyone who attended last Thursday night’s meeting in Campbell’s Bay. The room was packed with 350 people and we sent a strong message to Quebec City. André Fortin, our mayors and MRC staff made it

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Film festival announces 2019 lineup

J.D. Potié FORT COULONGE July 4, 2019 On July 4, the Fort Coulonge International Female Film Festival’s organizing committee officially announced its programming for this year’s event, via the group’s Facebook page. With a star-studded list of independent flicks coming

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