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January 14, 2026

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The Way We Were – May 29, 2024

25 Years Ago – May 26, 1999 Viactive walk attracts 400 seniors to PPJ Cyclopark: Norbert Tetu walks because he wants “to live to be

Corriveau dance performance

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Mansfield and Pontefract May 23, 2024 At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, half an hour before the Corriveau School of Dance’s

Dumoine’s Tote Road trail complete

Non-profit working to create safe backcountry experience Late last August, a group of canoe enthusiasts, some paddling veterans and others total beginners, piled into two

The Way We Were – May 29, 2024

25 Years Ago – May 26, 1999 Viactive walk attracts 400 seniors to PPJ Cyclopark: Norbert Tetu walks because he wants “to live to be 99.” Lorraine Sabourin walks to get to know people in her area. Whatever their reason,

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Two imperatives: climate action and affordability

Can we simultaneously address both? The federal carbon pricing system has sparked vigorous debate in the Pontiac. Many of you have written to me on this subject, expressing views on whether to maintain, modify, or scrap it altogether. Initially, it

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Connexions hosts Alzheimer’s doctor in Shawville

Connexions Resource Centre hosted an information session on diagnosing and preventing Alzheimer’s disease at the St. Paul’s Anglican Church hall in Shawville on Thursday morning, the second talk on the subject the non-profit group has organized this spring. While the

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Annual homecoming for Quyon Breakfast Club

Gentlemen of the nearly three decades old Quyon Breakfast Club gathered at the Clarendon Street Café on Highway 148 on Wednesday in a grand return to their hometown for their breakfast meetup. The monthly gathering, which normally takes place at

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Bristol hosts first spring cleanup weekend

A team of volunteers spread themselves across Bristol over the weekend to help roll out what was the municipality’s first spring clean-up event. Volunteers were set up at stations in Norway Bay, Pontiac Station, Caldwell, and at Bristol town hall,

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Corriveau dance performance

by Sophie Kuijper Dickson Mansfield and Pontefract May 23, 2024 At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, half an hour before the Corriveau School of Dance’s annual performance was set to take the stage at École secondaire Sieur de Coulonge, the

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Dumoine’s Tote Road trail complete

Non-profit working to create safe backcountry experience Late last August, a group of canoe enthusiasts, some paddling veterans and others total beginners, piled into two dozen canoes and spent the day meandering their way down the Dumoine, MRC Pontiac’s western-most

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