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Asbestos at the centre

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

New chairman appointed to WQSB

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

Fun times at Le Patro

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

Infraction inaction

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

A diagnosis

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

The Way We Were

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

Beware the big deal

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

Asbestos at the centre

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

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New chairman appointed to WQSB

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

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Fun times at Le Patro

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

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Infraction inaction

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

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A diagnosis

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

Read More »

The Way We Were

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

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Beware the big deal

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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