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November 19, 2025

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Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the Morris family on the passing of Eloise Morris (née Burger) of South Porcupine, Ont., on June

Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations are extended to Gracie Duff, Tanner Pilon and their classmates, who recently received the sacrament of Confirmation. Fr. Tim Moyle administered the sacrament. Our

Community icon commemorated at McDowell

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE June 13, 2019 On June 13, hundreds of local residents and notable outsiders crowded the gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary in

Summer’s here

By Shelley Heaphy After a long winter and spring I feel everyone can finally rejoice and welcome the summer months. The end of the school

The Way We Were

June 15, 1994 25 Years Ago Eight records broken at McDowell: Track stars at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville continued their yearly tradition

Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down

Sheenboro: Doris Ranger

Our condolences and deepest sympathies go out to the Morris family on the passing of Eloise Morris (née Burger) of South Porcupine, Ont., on June 8, 2019. She was married to the late George Morris and was a dear sister-in-law

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Waltham: Helen Perry

Congratulations are extended to Gracie Duff, Tanner Pilon and their classmates, who recently received the sacrament of Confirmation. Fr. Tim Moyle administered the sacrament. Our heartfelt sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with Monique Harrington (née St. Cyr) and family and

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Conservation work on Lady Head monument

PORTAGE DU FORT June 19, 2019 A team of conservator-restorers has begun work on a project to preserve the Lady Head monument in Portage-du-Fort, one of the oldest and most important heritage sites in the MRC Pontiac. The monument was

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Continuing Ed. students return from Dominican

SHAWVILLE June 19, 2019 Thanks to the generosity of the Pontiac community, the health care students and teachers of Pontiac Continuing Education Centre were able to complete a fifteen-day Humanitarian Mission in San Jose de Ocoa, DR. During our journey,

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Community icon commemorated at McDowell

J.D. Potié SHAWVILLE June 13, 2019 On June 13, hundreds of local residents and notable outsiders crowded the gymnasium at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary in Shawville for a special celebration in honour of a local icon. A plan in the

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Summer’s here

By Shelley Heaphy After a long winter and spring I feel everyone can finally rejoice and welcome the summer months. The end of the school year is absolutely a favourite time of year for kids, teachers and parents. Everyone has

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The Way We Were

June 15, 1994 25 Years Ago Eight records broken at McDowell: Track stars at Dr. S.E. McDowell Elementary School in Shawville continued their yearly tradition of breaking their own records in last week’s school meet. In the junior boys hardball

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Insanity

Dear Editor, To anyone taking a quick tour of Quyon, it soon becomes evident that there is a wall of sand and stone running down a street just like the Great Wall of China. It was feverishly erected at a

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