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November 19, 2025

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Dr. Wilbert Keon School

J-D Potié, The Equity On June 22, grade 11 students from Dr. Wilbert Keon School in Chapeau gathered at St. Alphonsus Parish dressed in their

Lynne Hanson live at the LRW

The Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon was packed on Sunday evening for an intimate performance by acclaimed Ottawa singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson, accompanied by guitarist

Awesome stunt, wrong venue

Dear Editor, I saw a young fellow on a motorbike — actually, I heard him first because it was one of those off-road bikes with

The Way We Were

compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 29, 1994 25 Years Ago MTQ will restrict heavy trucks: To better manage provincial highways, certain routes in Pontiac will

You haven’t failed them

By Shelley Heaphy I recently read an article of the same title by a blogger named Amanda Ledbetter and was struck by its truth. I

Dr. Wilbert Keon School

J-D Potié, The Equity On June 22, grade 11 students from Dr. Wilbert Keon School in Chapeau gathered at St. Alphonsus Parish dressed in their Sunday best to celebrate their long-awaited graduation.

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Lynne Hanson live at the LRW

The Little Red Wagon Winery in Clarendon was packed on Sunday evening for an intimate performance by acclaimed Ottawa singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson, accompanied by guitarist Blair Hogan. The crowd was enthralled with Hogan’s melodic playing combined with Hanson’s soulful lyrics

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Awesome stunt, wrong venue

Dear Editor, I saw a young fellow on a motorbike — actually, I heard him first because it was one of those off-road bikes with not much of a muffler. He popped a wheelie from down the hill beyond my

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Conservatives announce real environment plan

Dear Editor, Canadians know that when it comes to the environment, Liberals are all talk and no action. Justin Trudeau’s Carbon Tax is not an environmental plan. Trudeau gave big polluters a special deal, while forcing families to pay more

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Ninety kilometres of the Route Verte at risk

Dear Editor, This past April, the MRC de Pontiac (MRC) initiated a plan to convert Cycloparc PPJ into an off-road vehicle (quad) trail. Cycloparc PPJ has been part of Quebec’s Route Verte since 2008. Because of this, the MRC was

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The Way We Were

compiled by Bonnie Chevrier June 29, 1994 25 Years Ago MTQ will restrict heavy trucks: To better manage provincial highways, certain routes in Pontiac will be designated as approved thoroughfares for heavy trucks. Other roads will be off-limits. Officials from

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You haven’t failed them

By Shelley Heaphy I recently read an article of the same title by a blogger named Amanda Ledbetter and was struck by its truth. I could certainly relate to her thoughts and you possibly can to. Have you ever had

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The province needs to get out of its own way

Residents of Allumettes Island and the Municipality of Pontiac had a chance to vent their frustrations about a lack of responsiveness in the wake of the floods that have pummelled the Pontiac over the last three years. The first meeting

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SADC Pontiac to receive over $2.3 million grant

J.D. Potié PONTIAC June 20, 2019 On June 20, Pontiac MP Will Amos announced, on behalf of federal Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, that the federal government would be allocating $7.3 million to Pontiac, Papineau and

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