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Another fatal fire in MoP

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC Jan. 19, 2019 Another fire erupted in the early morning hours of Jan. 19 in Breckenridge. It’s the third fatal

Posting stirs controversy

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2019 An online advertisement for a job posting at Shawville’s newly opened abattoir has stirred controversy online. The Kijiji ad

Oh-ver the moon

CHRIS LOWREY OTTAWA Jan. 14, 2019 It was a big night for Ottawa native Sandra Oh at the 76th annual Golden Globes awards as the

A disgrace

Dear Editor, Late this past week, several National radio, television stations and newspapers in Ontario and Quebec have reported that Quebec Premier Francois Legault, does

The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 19, 1994 25 Years Ago Fires destroy three buildings in Pontiac: Fire has taken its toll on three Pontiac families

Family Literacy Day

by Shelley Heaphy Read, read, read. This should be every parents’ motto in their home. Being literate unlocks so many important doors for our children.

Walking a new way

My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on

Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

The weather is really fluctuating this winter. It was 3°C on Wednesday and on Friday it was -22°C and -33°C with the wind chill. They

Another fatal fire in MoP

CHRIS LOWREY MUN. OF PONTIAC Jan. 19, 2019 Another fire erupted in the early morning hours of Jan. 19 in Breckenridge. It’s the third fatal fire in less than two months in the Municipality of Pontiac. Firefighters got the call

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Posting stirs controversy

CHRIS LOWREY SHAWVILLE Jan. 16, 2019 An online advertisement for a job posting at Shawville’s newly opened abattoir has stirred controversy online. The Kijiji ad said the Abattoir les Viandes du Pontiac was looking for a Halal butcher. The ad

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Oh-ver the moon

CHRIS LOWREY OTTAWA Jan. 14, 2019 It was a big night for Ottawa native Sandra Oh at the 76th annual Golden Globes awards as the actress took on hosting duties – and also took home an award. Oh won the

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A disgrace

Dear Editor, Late this past week, several National radio, television stations and newspapers in Ontario and Quebec have reported that Quebec Premier Francois Legault, does not see the importance of having bilingual signs and will be removing the English versions

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The Way We Were

Compiled by Bonnie Chevrier Jan. 19, 1994 25 Years Ago Fires destroy three buildings in Pontiac: Fire has taken its toll on three Pontiac families this week. Since Sunday, three fires have destroyed property in Campbell’s Bay, outside of Quyon

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Family Literacy Day

by Shelley Heaphy Read, read, read. This should be every parents’ motto in their home. Being literate unlocks so many important doors for our children. Each year, on Jan. 27 we celebrate Family Literacy Day. In our fast-paced world it

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Walking a new way

My Christmas cactus has been looking sickly for months. Actually up until just a few days ago, I thought, it’s dying. Leaves fell off on the floor until there was hardly anything left. I tried a lot of things through

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Waltham HELEN PERRY 819-689-2652

The weather is really fluctuating this winter. It was 3°C on Wednesday and on Friday it was -22°C and -33°C with the wind chill. They were sayings, on the radio that Ottawa was the coldest capital in the world on

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