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November 26, 2025

The Equity

The Way We Were – April 3, 2024

25 Years Ago – March 31, 1999 Silver Maple changes hands: No, the Silver Maple Hotel in Ladysmith is not being torn down. Rather, the

Social Notes – April 3, 2024

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse There will be a public meeting at the Shawville United Church hall Wed. Apr. 3 at 7:00 p.m. The speaker will

Carrier leaves CHIP

François Carrier, General Manager of CHIP FM since 2012, has left his position at the Pontiac radio station to take on a new challenge with

The Way We Were – April 3, 2024

25 Years Ago – March 31, 1999 Silver Maple changes hands: No, the Silver Maple Hotel in Ladysmith is not being torn down. Rather, the new owners, Greg and Sylvie Bretzlaff of Ladysmith are aiming to restore the building to

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Letters to the Editor – April 3, 2024

The incinerator Dear Editor, I believe that virtually all politicians start out with the best interests of their voters in mind. But at some point, usually after completing a term or two, maybe after graduating to become Mayors, many reach

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Social Notes – April 3, 2024

Shawville – Lyse Lacourse There will be a public meeting at the Shawville United Church hall Wed. Apr. 3 at 7:00 p.m. The speaker will be Corey Spence, the mayor of Allumettes Island, on the subject of turning energy from

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Quyon Library hosts annual Easter egg hunt

by Charles dickson Quyon Mar. 30, 2024 Four hundred and fifty plastic eggs, packed with candies and trinkets by volunteer librarian Glenda Nitschke and her sisters Theresa and Nancy Provost, were spread across the backyard of the Quyon Library in

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Convoy heads to Ottawa to protest carbon tax

by Charles Dickson Shawville Apr. 1, 2024 Twenty-one people in a nine-vehicle convoy left Shawville just after 9 a.m. on Monday, heading for Ottawa to register a complaint with the federal government over the carbon tax increase which came into

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Carrier leaves CHIP

François Carrier, General Manager of CHIP FM since 2012, has left his position at the Pontiac radio station to take on a new challenge with Le Droit newspaper. Carrier made the shift to his new role as General Manager and

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