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April 30, 2026

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A prime cut of ribbon

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 14, 2019 Farmers and dignitaries got a chance to get a look inside the Pontiac’s new abattoir as Abattoir les Viandes

Nature survey results

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 9, 2019 The results to a survey asking Pontiac residents how nature improves their lives are in and the PhD candidate

Running life by your own rules

Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the

The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 12, 1994 25 Years Ago PPHS junior boys lose to RCI: If Pontiac High’s junior boys’ basketball team had committed

Time for a look in the mirror

As Canadians, we like to remind ourselves that hockey is OUR game and WE invented it. Because Canada is the gold standard for hockey success,

Winter fun

by Shelley Heaphy This is always one of my favourite articles to write. I absolutely love the time we get to spend outside together in

Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas and New Year’s. On Christmas Day, Sharon Crawford and Bruce Hodgins and my cousin, Heather Boyd and my cousin Bob

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

Well, the Christmas holidays are over, the decorations and lights are being taken down and stored away in bins and bags where they will reside

A prime cut of ribbon

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 14, 2019 Farmers and dignitaries got a chance to get a look inside the Pontiac’s new abattoir as Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 14. It was an opportunity for

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Nature survey results

CHRIS LOWREY PONTIAC Jan. 9, 2019 The results to a survey asking Pontiac residents how nature improves their lives are in and the PhD candidate responsible for it hopes the results can be used in future land planning. The survey,

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Running life by your own rules

Recently, a number of us gathered at the church for our annual get-together. We play games, eat lots of unhealthy snacks and ring in the New Year together. I decided to play Scrabble and a friend and her husband joined

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The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 12, 1994 25 Years Ago PPHS junior boys lose to RCI: If Pontiac High’s junior boys’ basketball team had committed fewer fouls, they would have won the game against Renfrew Jan. 6. Fifteen points, one

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Time for a look in the mirror

As Canadians, we like to remind ourselves that hockey is OUR game and WE invented it. Because Canada is the gold standard for hockey success, anything but a gold medal is seen as a failure. The World Junior Hockey Championships

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Winter fun

by Shelley Heaphy This is always one of my favourite articles to write. I absolutely love the time we get to spend outside together in the winter. The cold that comes before Christmas always has a feel of excitement and

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Vinton DIANE BOISVERT 819-921-5296

I hope everyone enjoyed Christmas and New Year’s. On Christmas Day, Sharon Crawford and Bruce Hodgins and my cousin, Heather Boyd and my cousin Bob Mayhew from Oshawa, Ont. spent the day with me. We had a wonderful time playing

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

Well, the Christmas holidays are over, the decorations and lights are being taken down and stored away in bins and bags where they will reside in dusty corners until next year. As every day life resets its rhythm of familiar

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