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CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Feb. 13, 2019 Last month, the Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with more than $40,000 in fines by the Quebec Ministry of


CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Feb. 13, 2019 Last month, the Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with more than $40,000 in fines by the Quebec Ministry of


For most, time spent in the garden is a hobby, a trip south is for tanning and social media is a quick distraction from the
Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC Feb. 13, 2019 The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has appointed a new chairman to the council of commissioners, after the seat


Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 4, 2019 Young anglers and hockey pros in training took advantage of Monday’s warm weather, as they descended upon Le


Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Feb. 2, 2019 Seeing as there seems to be no end to winter in sight, one group at Shawville United Church decided
The Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with a $40,000 fine last week for non-compliance with provincial environmental regulations. The infractions ranged from storing asphalt shingles
By Shelley Heaphy In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 9, 1994 25 Years Ago Fishing derby lures families onto Black Bay: The tenth annual Romeo Belisle Ice Fishing Derby
Dear Editor, It usually starts like this, some politician quotes statistics that show “Pontiac is the poorest region in Quebec.” But don’t you worry; politicians




CHRIS LOWREY LITCHFIELD Feb. 13, 2019 Last month, the Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with more than $40,000 in fines by the Quebec Ministry of the Environment for several non-compliance issues. Among those issues were the storage of asphalt shingles


For most, time spent in the garden is a hobby, a trip south is for tanning and social media is a quick distraction from the workload growing high. But for one chef raised in Bryson, social media is an opportunity
Donald Teuma-Castelletti PONTIAC Feb. 13, 2019 The Western Quebec School Board (WQSB) has appointed a new chairman to the council of commissioners, after the seat had been vacant for one month. Alain Guy was chosen as the new chairperson for


Donald Teuma-Castelletti FORT COULONGE Feb. 4, 2019 Young anglers and hockey pros in training took advantage of Monday’s warm weather, as they descended upon Le Patro’s canal location for all sorts of winter fun. With professional hockey lessons and a


Donald Teuma-Castelletti SHAWVILLE Feb. 2, 2019 Seeing as there seems to be no end to winter in sight, one group at Shawville United Church decided it best to bring the beach indoors on Saturday at an annual tea fundraiser. With
The Pontiac Sorting Centre was hit with a $40,000 fine last week for non-compliance with provincial environmental regulations. The infractions ranged from storing asphalt shingles outside to failing to waterproof the sorting area with concrete slabs. But one infraction jumps
By Shelley Heaphy In this crazy ride called parenting, we often come face to face with differences in our children that we may not have seen in other children. It can be in the way they write, play, the way
Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Feb. 9, 1994 25 Years Ago Fishing derby lures families onto Black Bay: The tenth annual Romeo Belisle Ice Fishing Derby took place in Black Bay last weekend. The event attracted 1,042 fishermen from Eastern Ontario
Dear Editor, It usually starts like this, some politician quotes statistics that show “Pontiac is the poorest region in Quebec.” But don’t you worry; politicians have the answer – find efficiencies, put our noses to the grindstone and create jobs,


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